Carroll County, Iowa Genealogy

Guide to Carroll 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 in honor of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, signer of the Declaration of Independence. The County has Carroll as its seat and the County was created 1851. The County is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Carroll County Courthouse 114 E. 6th St. Carroll, Iowa 51401

(712) 792-4327

Carroll County

History


The county is named after Charles Carroll (1737-1832), a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Parent County
1851--Carroll County was created 15 January 1851 from Pottawattamie County. It was attached to Shelby and Guthrie Counties prior to organization 17 August 1855. County seat:  Carroll

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
1886 Courthouse was damaged by fire.

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog

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
Audubon • Calhoun •  Crawford •  Greene •  Guthrie •  Sac •  Shelby

Cemeteries

 * Cemeteries of Carroll, Iowa
 * Index of Grave Stone Photos and more
 * Oak Hill Cemetery
 * Old Carrollton Cemetery & 2012 update & Veterans
 * Union Township Cemetery
 * Gravestone pictures I have [mailto:salonvaunt@gmail.com email me] in Carroll County Iowa: Arcadia Cemetery, Saint Johns Cemetery, Our Lady of Mount, Carmel Cemetery, Saint Bernard's Cemetery, Holy Family Cemetery, East Liberty Cemetery, Immanuel Cemetery, Holy Angels Cemetery, Saint Augustine Cemetery, Saint Francis Cemetery, Oak Hill Cemetery, Old Carrollton Cemetery, Union Cemetery, Dedham Cemetery, McCurdy Cemetery, Saint Josephs Cemetery, Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Dickson Cemetery, West Lawn Cemetery, Lanesboro Cemetery, Salisbury Cemetery, Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery, Elba Cemetery, Sacred Heart Cemetery, and Wheatland Cemetery.

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.

State Census


 * 1885 - Iowa State Census, 1885 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1895 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1905 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1915 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1925 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Local Histories

 * Maclean, Paul.History of Carroll County, Iowa; Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1912. Online at: Worldcat - record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement of Carroll County, Iowa.
 * Vol 1 Online at FamilySearch (Free) and at Googlebooks (Free)and at Hathitrust (Free)
 * Vol 2 Online at FamilySearch (Free) and at Hathitrust (Free)

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

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1859-1990 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers

 * Carroll Public Library Archives, Carroll County (1884-1997)


 * NewspaperArchive.com ($) has a large collection of digitized Iowa newspapers online. This database is sometimes free at libraries.
 * Manning Monitor. 1956 Manning, IA, USA. Online at: Ancestry.com ($)

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 - index
 * 1880-1992 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1904-1951 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Societies and Libraries
Carroll County Genealogical Society Mailing address:P.O. Box 21, Carroll, IA 51401-0021 Physical location:Glidden Public Library, 110 Idaho St., Glidden, IA 51443 Telephone:712-659-3781 Website

Glidden Public Library 110 Idaho St. PO Box 345 Glidden, IA 51443 Telephone:712-659-3781 Website