Delaware County, Iowa Genealogy


 * This article is about an central-east county of Iowa. For other uses, see Delaware (disambiguation).

United States Iowa  Delaware County

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

County Courthouse
Delaware County Courthouse 301 E. Main P. O. Box 527 Manchester, IA 52057-0527

(319) 927-4942

Parent County
1837--Delaware County was created 21 December 1837 from Dubuque County. It was organized 19 November 1841. County seat:  Manchester

Neighboring Counties
Buchanan | Clayton | Dubuque | Fayette | Jones | Linn

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.

Lutheran

 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Delaware County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Newspapers

 * NewspaperArchive.com ($) has historical newspapers online including Cedar Rapids newspapers that may have included Delaware County residents. This database is free at some libraries.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Delaware County, IAGenWeb
 * Delaware County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Delaware County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)