Adams County, Iowa Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Adams County Courthouse 500 9th St. Corning, IA 50841

(515) 322-4711

Adams County

Parent County
1851--Adams County was created 15 January 1851 Pottawattamie County. The county was organized 7 March 1853. County seat: Corning

Record Loss
February 1, 1888 -- 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

Populated Places
For a list of cities and townships go to hometownlocator.com or wikipedia.org.

Neighboring Counties
Adair | Cass | Montgomery | Page | Ringgold | Taylor | Union

Local Histories
Biographical History of Montgomery and Adams Counties, Iowa

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

Societies and Libraries

 * Adams County Genealogy Genealogical Society West Union, Ohio

Websites
Family History Library Catalog