Cedar County, Iowa Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Cedar County Courthouse 400 Cedar Street Tipton, IA 52772

(563) 886-2230

Cedar County

History
For more on the history of Cedar County, see the 1910 A Topical History of Cedar County, Iowa Also, see the 1878 publication of History of Cedar County, Iowa

Parent County
1837--Cedar County was created 21 December 1837 from Dubuque County. County seat: Tipton

Neighboring Counties
Clinton | Johnson | Jones | Linn | Muscatine | Scott

Cemeteries
See FindAGrave for pictures of individual graves.

For even more transcribed headstones, see WPA's website.

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.

Maps
David Rumsey Map Collectionis a large online collection of rare, old, antique historical atlases, globes, maps, charts plus other cartographic treasures. This Collections features the city of Oskaloosa and Avoca.

Societies and Libraries
Cedar County, Iowa Genealogical Society

Web Sites

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