Cass County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Cass County

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

County Courthouse
Cass County Courthouse 7th St. Courthouse Atlantic, IA 50022

(712) 243-2105

Cass County

Parent County
1851--Cass County was created 15 January 1851 from Pottawattamie County and organized 7 March 1853. County seat: Atlantic

Record Loss
March 1932 -- 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 | Adams | Audubon | Guthrie | Montgomery | Pottawattamie | Shelby

Census
Iowa recorded not only the federal census but state census through out the years too. The state census contains very valuable genealogical information. Where the census information can be found, what years it was taken, mortality schedules, census substitutions and much more is discussed in the very informative Iowa Census article.

Maps
David Rumsey Map Collection is a large online collection of rare, old, antique historical atlases, globes, maps, charts plus other cartographic treasures. This collection features the city of Cass County.

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


 * 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
 * Atlantic Iowa Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Cass County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Cass County, IAGenweb Project
 * Cass County, Iowagravestones Photo Project
 * WPA Graves Registration Survey for Cass County, IA
 * WPA Graves Registration Survey for Cass County, IA

Sources and Footnotes
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