Louisa County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Louisa County

Parent County
1836--Louisa County was created 7 December 1836 from Des Moines County. County seat:  Wapello

Neighboring Counties
Des Moines | Henry | Johnson | Muscatine | Washington | Henderson County, Illinois | Mercer County, Illinois | Rock Island County, Illinois

Local Histories

 * History of Louisa County Iowa: From Its Earliest Settlement to 1912 Vol. 1

by Arthur Springer

S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1914

http://books.google.com/books?id=S4EUAAAAYAAJ&amp;pg=PA247&amp;dq=butler+co+iowa&amp;lr=&amp;as_brr=1&amp;client=firefox-a#PPR3,M1

Civil War

 * - 5th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company C
 * - 8th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company K
 * - 11th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company C
 * - 17th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company D
 * - 19th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Companies F and G
 * - 25th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company F
 * - 45th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company H

Newspapers
*NewspaperArchive.com ($) has historical newspapers online including Burlington newspapers dating back to the 1840's that may have included Louisa County residents. This database is free at some libraries.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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