Audubon County, Iowa Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for John James Audubon. The County has Audubon as its seat and the County was created 1851. The County is located in the west central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Audubon County Courthouse 319 Leroy St Audubon, IA 50025

(712) 563-4275

Audubon County

Parent County
1851--Audubon County was created 15 January 1851 from Pottawattamie County. Audubon was attached to Cass and Black Hawk Counties prior to organization 9 July 1855. County seat:  Audubon

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Iowa County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Iowa County Boundary Maps" (1816-1872) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this 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:

Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Neighboring Counties
Adair • Carroll •  Cass •  Crawford •  Guthrie •  Shelby

Biographies

 * Shelby and Audubon Counties, Iowa Biographical Dictionary at Ancestry.com ($)
 * Biographical history of Shelby and Audubon Counties, Iowa : containing portraits of all the presidents of the United States fro at Ancestry.com ($)

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.

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

Local Histories

 * Andrews, H. F. (Henry Franklin), 1844-1919. History of Audubon County, Iowa : its people, industries, and institutions ; with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families. Indianapolis, Indiana : B.F. Bowen, 1915.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)


 * Biographical history of Shelby and Audubon counties, Iowa : containing portraits of all the presidents of the United States from Washington to Harrison, with accompanying biographies of each; portraits and biographies of the governors of the state; engravings of prominent citizens in Shelby and Audubon counties, with personal histories of many of the early settlers and leading families; a concise history of the counties, and the cities and townships. Chicago : W. S. Dunbar &amp; Co., 1889.
 * Online at Internetarchive (Free)
 * Biographical history of Shelby and Audubon Counties, Iowa : containing portraits of all the presidents of the United States fro at Ancestry.com ($)
 * History of Audubon County, Iowa : its people, industries, and institutions at Ancestry.com ($)

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Iowa
 * David Rumsey Map Collection is a large online collection of rare, old, antique historical atlases, globes, maps, charts plus other cartographic treasures.

Military

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

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1859-1990 - at FamilySearch — index and images

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

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1758 - 1997 Iowa Wills and Probate Records 1758-1997 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Taxation

 * 1934-1958 - at FamilySearch — index

Births

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

Marriages

 * 1518-1996 - Iowa, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1838-1934 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Deaths

 * 1850-1990 - at FamilySearch - index
 * 1880-1992 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1904-1951 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Societies and Libraries
Audubon County Genealogical Society 505 Brayton Street Audubon, IA 50025-1301 E-mail: [mailto:webmaster@auduboncounty.net webmaster@auduboncounty.net]