Allamakee County, Iowa Genealogy

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

Description
The County named is debated, some believing it was the name of an Indian chief, others think it was named for Allen Magee, an early historic trader. The County has Waukon as its seat and the County was created 1847. The County is located in the northeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Allamakee County Courthouse 110 Allamakee St. P.O. Box 248 Waukon, IA 52172-1794 Phone:(563) 568-6351

Parent County
1847 - Allamakee County was created 20 February 1847, from unorganized territory. The county was attached to Clayton County prior to organization on 6 March 1849.
 * County seat:  Waukon

Boundary Changes
1816-1872 - 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



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:

Neighboring Counties
Clayton • Fayette •  Winneshiek •  Crawford County, Wisconsin •  Vernon County, Wisconsin •  Houston County, Minnesota

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

 * History of Winneshiek and Allamakee Counties, Iowa
 * Past and Present of Aalamakee County, Iowa
 * Hancock, Ellery M. Past and present of Allamakee County, Iowa : a record of settlement, organization, progress, and achievement. Reprint of the 1913 ed. published by S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago.
 * Vol. 2 Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * Past and present of Allamakee County, Iowa : a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement at Ancestry.com ($)

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Iowa
 * David Rumsey Map Collectionis 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

Civil War

 * - 1st Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company K
 * - 5th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company K
 * - 6th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company F
 * - 12th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company B
 * - 27th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Companies A, B and I

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1859-1990 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers

 * Online Obituaries at Newspaper Archive


 * NewspaperArchive.com ($) has a large collection of Iowa newspapers online. This database is sometimes free at libraries under the name AccessNewspaperArchive.

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
 * 1880-1935 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 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
Allamakee County Historical Society Museum and Genealogy Research 121 Allamakee Street PO Box 95 Waukon, Iowa 52172 Telephone:563.568.2954 Website


 * Extensive list of family trees