Keokuk County, Iowa Genealogy

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

Parent County
1837--Keokuk County was created 21 December 1837 from Dubuque County. It was attached to Johnson, Washington, and Cedar Counties prior to organization 1 March 1844. County seat:  Sigourney

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.

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Neighboring Counties
Iowa • Jefferson •  Mahaska •  Poweshiek •  Wapello •  Washington

Biography

 * The History of Keokuk County, Iowa : containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, &amp;c., a biographical directory of it at Ancestry.com ($)

Census
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

 * The History of Keokuk County, Iowa : containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, &amp;c., a biographical directory of its citizens, war records of its volunteers in the late rebellion, history of the Northwest, history of Iowa, map of Keokuk County...constituition of the state of Iowa...&amp;c.. Des Moines, Iowa : Union Historical Co., 1880.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * Miller, Cap E. Keokuk County : the home of the Keokuks. Sigourney, Iowa : [s.n.], 1904.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * The History of Keokuk County, Iowa : containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, &amp;c., a biographical directory of it at Ancestry.com ($)

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Iowa

Military

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

Civil War

 * - 1st Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company I
 * - 3rd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company C
 * - 5th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company F
 * - 7th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company I
 * - 8th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company F
 * - 13th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company D
 * - 18th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company D
 * - 47th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company H

Probate
Online Probate Records


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

Births

 * 1850-1939 - 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
 * 1921-1940 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Societies and Libaries
Keo-Mah Genealogical Society 209 A Ave East Oskaloosa, IA 52577-2807 Telephone:641-673-9373 E-mail: [mailto:keomahgenealogy@mahaska.org keomahgenealogy@mahaska.org] Website

Keokuk County Historical Society &amp; Museum PO Box 123 East &amp; Elm Streets Sigourney IA 52591 Telephone:641-622-3005 Website