Franklin County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Franklin County

Guide to Franklin County Iowa genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Parent County
1851--Franklin County was created 15 January 1851 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Chickasaw, Fayette, and Hardin Counties prior to organization 3 March 1856. County seat: Hampton

Cities and towns
Ackley

Alexander

Coulter

Dows

Geneva

Hampton

Hansell

Latimer



Popejoy

Sheffield

Unincorporated communities

Bradford Chapin

Neighboring Counties
Butler | Cerro Gordo | Floyd | Grundy | Hamilton | Hancock | Hardin | Wright

Lutheran

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

Local Histories
1883 Biographies

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=Franklin

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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