Hamilton County, Iowa Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for William W. Hamilton. The County has Webster City as its seat and the County was created 1856. The County is located in the centre area of the state.

Parent County
1857--Hamilton County was created 8 January 1857 from Webster County. County seat:  Webster City

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Neighboring Counties
Boone • Franklin •  Hardin •  Story •  Webster •  Wright

Biography

 * A Biographical record of Hamilton County, Iowa at Ancestry.com ($)

Cemeteries
Cass Center Cemetery, Webster City BillionGraves. Google shows this one as 'Cass Creek Cemetery'.

Census
State Census
 * 1895 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1905 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1915 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1925 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Lutheran
Bethesda


 * Records of the Bethesda Lutheran Church, Hamilton County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Elim Lutheran Church, Randall


 * Records of the Elim Lutheran Church, Randall, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Stanhope


 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Stanhope, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Local Histories

 * A Biographical record of Hamilton County, Iowa. New York : S.J. Clarke, 1902.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free) and at Ancestry.com ($)
 * Lee, Jesse W. History of Hamilton County, Iowa. Chicago : S.J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1912.
 * Vol 1 Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * Vol 2 Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * Biographical Record and Portrait Album of Webster and Hamilton Counties, Iowa. Chicago, IL, USA: Lewis Publishing, 1888. Online at: Ancestry.com ($)

Military

 * 1835-1998 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1949 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1862-1910 - at FamilySearch — index

Civil War

 * - 2nd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company F

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1859-1990 - at FamilySearch — index and images

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


 * Daily Freeman Journal. 1957. Webster City, 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 $

Taxation

 * 1934-1958 - at FamilySearch — index

Births

 * 1850-1939 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1921-1942 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Marriages

 * 1518-1996 - Iowa, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1838-1934 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Deaths

 * 1850-1990 - at FamilySearch - index
 * 1880-1992 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1904-1951 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Societies and Libraries
Hamilton Heritage Hunters Genealogical Society 943 First Street Webster City, Iowa 50595-2001 Website

Family History Centers

 * Logan Iowa Family History Center