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 ($).

Civil War

 * - 1st Regiment, Iowa Infantry (3 months, 1861), Company B
 * - 2nd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company H
 * - 6th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Companies I and M
 * - 6th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company G
 * - 22nd Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Companies A, B, F, G, H, I and K
 * - 24th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company D
 * - 28th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company E
 * - 44th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company D
 * - 47th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company G

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



 * Iowa City Iowa Family History Center 2730 Bradford Dr., Iowa City, IA 52240 United States Location Map


 * Mount Vernon Iowa Family History Center Scobey Road, Mount Vernon, IA 52314 United States Location Map

Web Sites

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