Iowa County, Iowa Genealogy


 * This article is about a southeastern county of Iowa. For other uses, see Iowa (disambiguation).

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

Parent County
1843--Iowa County was created 17 February 1843 from Keokuk County. It was attached to Poweshiek and Johnson Counties prior to organization 1 July 1845. County seat: Marengo

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

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog

Neighboring Counties
Benton • Johnson • Keokuk • Linn • Poweshiek • Tama • Washington

Cemeteries

 * Oak Hill Cemetery, Williamsburg BillionGraves

Local Histories

 * History of Iowa County, Iowa, and its people at Ancestry.com ($) and Vol.1 at FamilySearch (Free) and Vol.2 at FamilySearch (Free)

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Iowa

Civil War

 * - 7th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company G
 * - 8th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company G
 * - 11th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company B
 * - 13th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company I
 * - 18th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company D
 * - 24th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company E
 * - 28th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Companies B, G and I
 * - 11th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company B :- 13th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company I :- 18th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company D :- 24th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company E :- 28th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company B :- 28th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company G :- 28th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company I :- 6th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company E :- 7th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company G :- 8th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company G

Newspapers
*NewspaperArchive.com ($) has historical newspapers online including Cedar Rapids newspapers that may have included Iowa 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

 * Osceola Iowa Family History Center