Black Hawk County, Iowa Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Black Hawk County Courthouse 316 E. 5th St. Waterloo, IA 50703-4774

(319) 833-3012

Black Hawk County

Parent County
1843--Black Hawk County was created 17 February 1843 from Buchanan County. Black Hawk County was attached to Buchanan, Benton, and Delaware Counties prior to organization 17 August 1853. County seat: Black Hawk

Populated Places
For a list of cities and townships go to hometownlocator.com or wikipedia.org.

Neighboring Counties
Benton | Bremer | Buchanan | Butler | Fayette | Grundy | Tama

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

 * Iowa USGS Topographic Choose Airport, Bridge, Building, Cemetery, Church, Civil, Hospital, Lake, Locale, Park, Populated Place, Post Office, School, Stream, Summit, Trail http://www.topozone.com/states/Iowa.asp?county=Black+Hawk

Newspapers

 * NewspaperArchive.com ($) has historical newspapers online including Waterloo newspapers that covered local news on Black Hawk County residents. This database is free at some libraries.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Cedar Falls/Waterloo Iowa Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Northeast Iowa Genealogical Society
 * Black Hawk County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Black Hawk County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)