Montgomery County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa Montgomery County

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

Parent County
1851--Montgomery County was created 15 January 1851 from Pottawattamie County. it was attached to Adams County prior to organization 5 August 1853. County seat: Red Oak

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
Adams • Cass • Fremont • Mills • Page • Pottawattamie • Taylor

Cemeteries

 * Hewitt Cemetery, Red Oak BillionGraves
 * Walnut Cemetery, Emerson BillionGraves

Local Histories
Biographical History of Montgomery and Adams Counties, Iowa


 * A history of the County of Montgomery from the earliest days to 1906. By W. W. Merritt. Red Oak, Ia. : Express Pub., 1906. Online at:, Internet Archive, HathiTrust;.

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Iowa

Vital Records

 * Montgomery County, Iowa Obituary Collection Free from GenealogyBuff.com. From Various Funeral Homes in the Red Oak, Villisca, Elliott, Stanton, and Grant areas.

Societies and Libraries
See also a List of Iowa Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies