Fremont County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Fremont County

Guide to Fremont County Iowa genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Parent County
1847--Fremont County was created 24 February 1847 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Appanoose County prior to organization 10 September 1849. County seat:  Sidney

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Iowa boundary changes.

Record Loss
1863 and 1888 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research in FamilySearch Wiki
 * Michael John Neill, Burned Counties in Family History Circle

Neighboring Counties
Mills | Montgomery | Page | Atchison County, Missouri | Cass County, Nebraska | Otoe County, Nebraska

Cemeteries

 * Mount Calvary Cemetery, Imogene BillionGraves
 * Thurman Cemetery, Thurman BillionGraves

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Plum Hollow

Migration
Early migration routes to and from for European settlers included:


 * Missouri River
 * Oregon Trail 1830s from western Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon
 * California Trail 1846 from western Missouri to northern California
 * Mormon Trail 1846 from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah

Newspapers
NewspaperArchive.com ($) has a large collection of digitized Iowa newspapers online. This database is sometimes free at libraries.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Shenandoah Iowa Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Fremont County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Fremont County IaGenWeb
 * Fremont County IaGenWeb