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

Description
The County was named for Fredrika Bremer. The County has Waverly as its seat and the County was created 1851. The County is located in the northeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Bremer County Courthouse 415 E. Bremer Avenue Waverly, IA 50677 Phone: (319) 352-5661 Bremer County Website Bremer County Courthouse 415 E. Bremer Avenue Waverly, IA 50677 (319) 352-5661 Bremer County

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:

Census Records
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.

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

Church Records

 * FamilySearch Places

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

St. John's Lutheran Church, Plainfield
 * Records of the St. John's Lutheran Church, Plainfield, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Waverly
 * Records of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Waverly, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Local Histories

 * Grawe, J. F. History of Bremer County, Iowa a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement. Chicago S.J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1914.
 * *Vol 1 Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * *Vol 2 Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * History of Butler and Bremer counties, Iowa together with sketches of their towns, villages and townships, educational, civil, military and political history ; portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens History of Iowa, embracing accounts of the prehistoric race, and a brief review of its civil, political, and military history. Springfield, Illinois Union Pub. Co., 1883.
 * Lucas, W. V. Pioneer days of Bremer County, Iowa. Waverly, Iowa Waverly Democrat, 1918.
 * *Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * Iowa Indexes at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Iowa
 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
 * Michael Fox Map Collection at Iowa Historical Society — browse by type or date, overlays for Google Earth.
 * Iowa Maps at David Rumsey Map Collections

Military Records

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


 * - 9th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company G

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * 1859-1990 at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers

 * Sumner Public Library Archives, Bremer County has the Sumner Gazette (1881-2008) available online.
 * NewspaperArchive.com ($) has historical newspapers online including Waterloo newspapers that may have included Bremer County residents. This database is free at some libraries.
 * Iowa Digital Newspaper Hub at Iowa Historical Society — narrow by county, sort by Publication Date, Title, and Search for surname.

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Tax Records

 * 1934-1958 at FamilySearch — index

Vital Records

 * Iowa Birth Records, 1900-1934 and Death Records, 1904-2001 at Iowa Historical Society — search by name, date, a related surname, or county.

Birth

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

Marriage

 * 1518-1996 Iowa, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index ($)
 * 1809-1992 Iowa, Marriages, 1809-1992 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * 1836-1926 Iowa, Marriages, 1836 - 1926 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * 1838-1934 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1885-present Iowa Official Marriage System at IA.gov — search by county, name or date, and request copy.
 * 1970-2003 Iowa Marriage Records Index, 1970-2003 at Archives.com ($)

Death

 * 1850-1990 at FamilySearch - index
 * 1880-1992 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1900-1939 Iowa Death Index, 1900-1939 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * 1904-1951 at FamilySearch — index and images

Divorce

 * 1970-2003 Iowa Divorce Records Index, 1970-2003 at Archives.com ($)

Libraries
Bremer County Iowa Genealogical Society 426 Washington Street Denver, IA 5062 Membership: 2392 Hilton Avenue Waverly, IA 50677-9033 Website Bremer County Historical Society 402 W. Bremer Ave Waverly, IA 50677 Telephone:319.352.1309 E-mail: [mailto:bremercountyhistoricalsociety@gmail.com bremercountyhistoricalsociety@gmail.com] Website

Websites
www.karensgen.com/buch/projects/projiowa.php
 * The Internet site, Genealogy Projects and Links, Bremer County, Iowa has Waverly Newspaper German Obituaries, burials of German immigrants in Bremer County, Bremer County 1875 Atlas Township Maps, the contents of some local church records and a list of Bremer County Iowa men registered for World War II draft.
 * Iowa People Records Search at Iowa Historical Society —  search by name, date, related name or county; — See also MHS Wiki Page


 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.