Johnson County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Johnson County

Parent County
1837--Johnson County was created 21 December 1837 from Dubuque, Cook, and Muscatine Counties. It was attached to Cedar County prior to organization 4 July 1838. County seat: Iowa City

Neighboring Counties
Benton | Cedar | Iowa | Linn | Louisa | Muscatine | Washington

Lutheran

 * Records of the Zion Lutheran Church, Iowa City, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Newspapers

 * Daily Iowan Newspaper Collection -- access to digitized versions of The Daily Iowan and its predecessors: the University Reporter (1868-81), the Vidette (1879-81), the Vidette-Reporter (1881-1901) and the University Mirror (1881). The newspaper editions are full text searchable.
 * NewspaperArchive.com ($) has historical newspapers online including Cedar Rapids newspapers that may have included Johnson County residents. This database is free at some libraries.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Iowa City Iowa Family History Center
 * Mount Vernon Iowa Family History Center

Web Sites

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