Muscatine County, Iowa Genealogy

Guide to Muscatine County, Iowa ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Parent County
1836--Muscatine County was created 7 December 1836 from Des Moines County. County seat:  Muscatine

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Iowa County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Iowa County Boundary Maps" (1816-1872) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
1864 Courthouse was destroyed by fire, but no records were reported lost.

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Neighboring Counties
Cedar • Johnson •  Louisa •  Scott •  Mercer County, Illinois •  Rock Island County, Illinois

Biography

 * Portrait and biographical album of Muscatine County, Iowa : containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of promine at Ancestry.com ($)

Census
State Census
 * 1895 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1905 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1915 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1925 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Lutheran
Zion Lutheran Church


 * Records of the Zion Lutheran Church, Muscatine County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Directories

 * Muscatine, Iowa Directory, 1891-93 at Ancestry.com ($)

Local Histories

 * Early recollections of Bloomington and its surroundings. By Josiah Proctor Walton. [S.l. : s.n., 1887]. Online at: ;.


 * History of Muscatine County, Iowa : from the earliest settlements to the present time. By Irving B. Richman. Chicago, Illinois : S. J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1911. Online at:, Internet Archive, HathiTrust;.


 * Log cabin history of the settlement of Wapsinonoc, Pike and Springdale townships. By L. O. Mosher. West Liberty, Iowa : Enterprise Printing House, 1903. Online at: ;.


 * Portrait and biographical album of Muscatine County, Iowa : containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of promine at Ancestry.com ($)

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Iowa
 * Township Map of 1875 Muscatine County, Iowa with enlarged views of each township (My Genealogy Hound)

Military

 * 1835-1998 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1949 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Civil War

 * - 1st Regiment, Iowa Infantry (3 months, 1861), Company A
 * - 1st Regiment, Iowa Infantry (3 months, 1861), Company C
 * - 2nd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company A
 * - 2nd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company G
 * - 7th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company A
 * - 11th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company A
 * - 11th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company D
 * - 11th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company H
 * - 11th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company I
 * - 16th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company C
 * - 18th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company E
 * - 18th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company K
 * - 44th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company B


 * Muscatine County, Iowa Civil War Soldiers at Ancestry.com ($)

Newspapers

 * The Muscatine Journal. 1940 and 1952. Muscatine, IA, USA. Online at: Ancestry.com ($)

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1758 - 1997 Iowa Wills and Probate Records 1758-1997 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Births

 * 1850-1939 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Marriages

 * 1518-1996 - Iowa, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1838-1934 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Deaths

 * 1850-1990 - at FamilySearch - index
 * 1880-1992 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1921-1940 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Societies and Libraries
Muscatine County Genealogical Society 323 Main Muscatine IA 52761-3867 E-mail: [mailto:ebmccleary@machlink.com ebmccleary@machlink.com] Website

Family History Centers



 * Muscatine Iowa Family History Center 2902 Lucas St., Muscatine, IA 52761 United States Location Map