Madison County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Madison County

County Courthouse
112 N John Wayne Dr. Winterset, Iowa 50273

Parent County
1846--Madison County was created 13 January 1846 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Mahaska County prior to organization 19 February 1849. County seat: Winterset

For an early history of the county go to the following link:

http://iagenweb.org/madison/county_history/county_history_first.html

Record Loss
1875 -- 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
Adair | Clarke | Dallas | Guthrie | Polk | Union | Warren

Cemeteries
iagenweb.org/madison/cemetery_records/cemetery_index.html (U.S. GenWeb)

Newspapers

 * Altoona Public Library Archives, Polk County (1876-2000)
 * Johnston Historical Society Archive, Polk County (1970-2007)
 * NewspaperArchive.com ($) has historical newspapers online including Des Moines newspapers. This database is free at some libraries.

Probate
iagenweb.org/madison/probate_records/probate_index.html (U.S. GenWeb)

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Madison County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * iagenweb.org/madison/ (Madison Co., Iowa U.S.GenWeb)
 * iagenweb.org/madison/ (Madison Co., Iowa U.S.GenWeb)