Hardin County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Hardin County

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

Parent County
1851--Hardin County was created 15 January 1851 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Marshall County prior to organization 2 March 1853. County seat:  Eldora

Record Loss
1856 -- 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

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Neighboring Counties
Butler • Franklin •  Grundy •  Hamilton •  Marshall •  Story •  Wright

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Coonville
 * Union

Local Histories

 * Moir, William J. Past and present of Hardin County, Iowa. Indianapolis : B. F. Bowen, 1911.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)

Maps

 * Iowa USGS Topographic

Choose Airport, Bridge, Building, Cemetery, Church, Civil, Hospital, Lake, Locale, Park, Populated Place, Post Office, School, Stream, Summit, Trail http://www.topozone.com/states/Iowa.asp?county=Hardin

Civil War

 * - 6th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company C
 * - 11th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company B
 * - 12th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company A
 * - 11th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company B :- 12th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company A :- 1st Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company G :- 6th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company C

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


 * Eldora Herald Ledger (Eldora, Iowa) at Ancestry.com ($)
 * Hardin County Index. 1949-50, 1953, and 1959. Eldora, IA, USA. Online at: Ancestry.com ($)
 * The Eldora Herald Ledger.1950. Eldora, IA, USA. Online at: Ancestry.com ($)
 * Iowa Falls Citizen Hardin County Times.1955. Iowa Falls, IA, USA. Online at: Ancestry.com ($)

Probate
Online Probate Records


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

Marriages

 * 1838-1934 at FamilySearch — index and images

Societies and Libraries
Hardin County Historical Society Washington Street Eldora, IA 50627 Lea Babcock, President Telephone:641-939-5137 E-mail: [mailto:dlbabcock@heartofiowa.net dlbabcock@heartofiowa.net] Website

Iowa Lakes Genealogical Society 600 West 11th Street Spencer IA 51301-3235 Website