Johnson County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Johnson County

Parent County
1837--Johnson County was created 21 December 1837 from Dubuque, Cook, and Muscatine Counties. It was attached to Cedar County prior to organization 4 July 1838. County seat: Iowa City

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
For a list of record loss in Iowa Counties see: Iowa Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties
Benton • Cedar • Iowa • Linn • Louisa • Muscatine • Washington

Lutheran

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

Directories

 * Iowa City, Iowa Semi-Centennial Directory, 1840-90 at Ancestry.com ($)

Local Histories

 * Aurner, Clarence Ray. Leading events in Johnson County, Iowa history. Cedar Rapids, Iowa : Western Hist. Press, 1912-1913.
 * Vol. 1 Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * Vol. 2 Online at Internetarchive (Free)
 * Iowa City Board of Trade. Sketch of Johnson County, Iowa : with a review of its early history and subsequent development, its educational, manufacturing, agricultural, and other interests. Iowa City, Iowa : Board of Trade, 1880.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Iowa

Civil War

 * - 1st Regiment, Iowa Infantry (3 months, 1861), Company B
 * - 2nd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company H
 * - 6th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Companies I and M
 * - 6th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company G
 * - 22nd Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Companies A, B, F, G, H, I and K
 * - 24th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company D
 * - 28th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company E
 * - 44th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company D
 * - 47th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company G
 * - 1st Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company F :- 1st Regiment, Iowa Infantry (3 months, 1861), Company B :- 22nd Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company A :- 22nd Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company B :- 22nd Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company F :- 22nd Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company G :- 22nd Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company H :- 22nd Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company I :- 22nd Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company K :- 24th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company D :- 28th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company E :- 2nd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company H :- 44th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company D :- 47th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company G :- 6th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company I :- 6th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company M :- 6th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company G

Newspapers
*Daily Iowan Newspaper Collection -- access to digitized versions of The Daily Iowan and its predecessors: the University Reporter (1868-81), the Vidette (1879-81), the Vidette-Reporter (1881-1901) and the University Mirror (1881). The newspaper editions are full text searchable. *NewspaperArchive.com ($) has historical newspapers online including Cedar Rapids newspapers that may have included Johnson County residents. This database is free at some libraries.

Societies and Libraries
See also a List of Iowa Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers



 * Iowa City Iowa Family History Center 2730 Bradford Dr., Iowa City, IA 52240 United States Location Map


 * Mount Vernon Iowa Family History Center Scobey Road, Mount Vernon, IA 52314 United States Location Map