Clarke County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Clarke County

Guide to Clarke County Iowa genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Clarke County Courthouse 100 S. Main Osceola, IA 50213

(641) 342-3313

Clarke County

Parent County
1846--Clarke County was created 13 January 1846 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Lucas Kishkekosh Counties prior to organization 21 August 1851. County seat:  Osceola

Boundary Changes
Clarke County, like its neighbor Lucas County, spanned five townships from east to west in 1846. Both counties shrank to four townships across in 1847, requiring Clarke County's eastern border to shift six miles east while its western border shifted twelve miles east. The area vacated by Clarke County, including Mt. Pisgah and its cemetery, was non-county area until it became part of Union County in 1851.

Neighboring Counties
Decatur | Lucas | Madison | Ringgold | Union | Warren | Wayne

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.

Migration
Early migration routes to and from for European settlers included:


 * Mormon Trail 1846 from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Osceola Iowa Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Clarke County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Clarke County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)