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Iowa Area Key to Genealogical Records
Introduction
One of the necessary tasks for all family history researcher is to learn about the
history and the records for the States and Counties where their ancestors lived.
My mother called this developing an "Area Key". In other words you need to know
the territory. This page represents what I have located for an Area Key for Iowa
so far.
Area Keys
need to contain a little history, how the area began to be settled and
organized, beginning dates of counties and parent
counties, maps, a list of towns,
information about the state records including when various types of records such
as vital records began to be kept, a list of repositories
such as archives, libraries, and internet sources that contain records,
publications and databases for the state and how we can gain access to them, and
other statewide collections such as for church organizations and lineage
societies.
If you have ancestors in Iowa, you would be wise to
make this make this Area Key one of your favorites so you can come back often. I
hope you will find these pages helpful in locating your ancestors.
Sincerely, Donna K. Clark
Iowa Statewide Genealogy Publications
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The following census links at Ancestry.com
take you to the page where you can enter your ancestor's name and search
for that ancestor. To search the original census page by page, scroll down
to the bottom, click on the desired state, then county, and then township. |
1840 U.S. Census
 - online at Ancestry.com |
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1850 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
1850-1880 U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules
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1860 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1870 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1880 U. S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1885
Iowa State Census 1885
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1890 -
Iowa does not have an 1890 census or veteran census. |
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1895
Iowa State Census 1895
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online at Ancestry.com |
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1900 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1910 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1920 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1930 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
Iowa Family History
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RATHLOFF
The descendants of Conrad and Anna Maria (Preussel) Rathloff, John and Henry Moeller, John Martin families, 1844-1969 : and of John Lawrence
and Anna J.M. (Molln) Martin, 1864-1969
- online at Ancestry.com |
Iowa
History
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Pub. 1901
Northwest History and Men of Progress
- online at Ancestry.com |
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Pub. 1903
Iowa History up to the 20th Century
- online at Ancestry.com |
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pub. 1918
Iowa History and Its Foremost Citizens
- online at Ancestry.com |
Iowa Land
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1864-1918
U.S. County Land Ownership Atlases, c. 1864-1918
- online at Ancestry.com |
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World-wide
www.FamilySearch.org - free index
online by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
The largest collection of genealogy records is in Salt
Lake City, Utah. Their web site includes a free index to an online database
currently called the Ancestral File and other major collections including
the 1880 US Census and the 1881 United Kingdom Census.
The web site also
contains an online catalog to their massive genealogy collection. Local,
state, and country records have been gathered throughout the world. Individual lists of
U.S. statewide records can be viewed online
including one for
Iowa. If the record has been microfilmed it can be rented and viewed
at a Family History Center near you. Hours and addresses are available on
the Find
a Family History Center Near You web page. Access is open to everyone. |
World-wide
Iowa State Database
- online at Ancestry.com
Ancestry.com began gathering, indexing, and placing
genealogical records on the internet in the 1990's. Their collection not
includes thousands of genealogical records and publications. Compared to
how much they have and what you pay, the cost is reasonable. It is a great
pleasure to find your ancestors in their databases. And now with their
Free Family Tree that you
can establish on their site, their search engine can and will Search Billions of Names at Ancestry.com.
All you have to do is enter a few names and a few dates and your on your
way to discovering your ancestors. It is so easy, it is just plain fun. |
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1895
U.S. 1895 Atlas (Iowa Map) - free online |
2000
Iowa
State Map Collection - free online at geology.com
This page shows county outlines, elevations, rivers
with names, a political map showing 99 counties with county names, and a
road map with the numbers of major highways. |
Iowa
Military
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1861-1865
Iowa Civil War Soldier Burial Records
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1861-1865
Iowa Regiments in the Civil War
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1885
Iowa Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines, 1885
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1917-1918
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Can search by given name, even middle name)
- online at Ancestry.com |
Iowa
Vital
Records
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1937-present
Social Security Death Index
- at Ancestry.com |
A B
C D E F
G H
I J
K L M N
O P Q R S T U V
W X Y Z
A
Albia, Monroe, Iowa, USA
B
Burlington, Des
Moines, Iowa, USA
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Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa,
USA
Centerville,
Appanoose, Iowa, USA
Creston, Union, Iowa, USA
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Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
G
Guthrie Center,
Guthrie, Iowa, USA
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Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa,
USA
K
Kellogg, Jasper, Iowa, USA
O
Ogden, Boone, Iowa, USA
P
Perry, Dallas, Iowa, USA
W
Waverly, Bremer, Iowa, USA
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