Taylor County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Taylor County

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

Parent County
1847 Taylor County was created 24 February 1847 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Appanoose County prior to organization 26 February 1851. County seat: Bedford

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
For a list of record loss in Iowa Counties see: Iowa Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties
Adams • Montgomery • Page • Ringgold • Union • Nodaway County, Missouri • Worth County, Missouri

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases & 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. This Collection features the city of Bedford.

Civil War

 * - 4th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company K
 * - 29th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Companies F and K
 * - 46th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company D

Societies and Libraries
See also a List of Iowa Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Taylor County, IA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Iowa Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Iowa Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Taylor County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Taylor County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)