Davis County, Iowa Genealogy

History and Tidbits
Davis County, Iowa was created in 1843 from Van Buren County. Its county seat is Bloomfield.

Neighboring Counties
Appanoose County, Iowa; Van Buren County, Iowa; Wapello County, Iowa; Schuyler County, Missouri; Scotland County, Missouri. Two other counties in Iowa touch Davis County at the northeast and northwest corners -- Jefferson and Monroe, respectively.

Cemeteries
A list of more than 100 cemeteries in Davis County was compiled by the Works Progress Administration in the 1930s and updated in 1993 by the Davis County Genealogical Society. A link to photographs of the tombstones of some of these cemeteries is available online.

Genealogy and History Websites
Important Links:

Davis County GenWeb