Washington County, Iowa Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for George Washington. The County has Washington as its seat and the County was created 1838. The County is located in the southeast area of the state.

Parent County
1838--Washington County was created 18 January 1838 from Henry, Louisa, and Muscatine Counties. It was formerly named Slaughter County, but the name changed to Washington County 25 January 1839. County seat: Washington

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Neighboring Counties
Henry • Iowa •  Jefferson •  Johnson •  Keokuk •  Louisa

Biographies

 * Washington County, Iowa Biographical Dictionary at Ancestry.com ($)


 * Portrait and biographical album of Washington County, Iowa : containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of promin 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

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

Local Histories
The History of Washington County, Iowa


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

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Iowa

Military

 * 1835-1998 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1949 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1862-1910 - at FamilySearch — index

Civil War
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 * - 1st Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company F
 * - 2nd Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company H
 * - 7th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company H
 * - 8th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company C
 * - 10th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company E
 * - 11th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company F
 * - 13th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company I
 * - 13th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company K
 * - 17th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company D
 * - 18th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company I
 * - 19th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company C
 * - 25th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company A
 * - 25th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company I
 * - 30th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company E
 * - 30th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company K
 * - 31st Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company K
 * - 45th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company B

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1859-1990 - at FamilySearch — index and images

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


 * 1939 — Wellman Advance at Ancestry.com ($) — Wellman, IA, USA
 * 1949 — Evening Journal Farm Edition at Ancestry.com ($) — Washington, IA, USA

Probate
Online Probate Records


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

Taxation

 * 1934-1958 - at FamilySearch — index

Births

 * 1850-1939 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1921-1942 - 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
 * 1880-1992 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1904-1951 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Societies and Libraries
Washington County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 446 Washington IA 52353-0446

Washington County Historical Society P.O. Box 924 Washington, Iowa 52353 Telephone:319-653-4329 Website

Websites

 * Washington County, IA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Iowa Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Iowa Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Washington County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Washington County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)