Adams County, IAGenWeb

Welcome to the Adams County IAGenWeb Project a free genealogy resource. We hope your visit is both enjoyable and successful in your research. Our mission is to preserve the history of Adams County, Iowa and its people. If you have historical or genealogical information to share, or if you are interested in volunteering, please contact Karyn, the Temporary Coordinator.

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WPA Mural, “Band Concert” by Marion Gilmore in 1941, Corning Post Office Lobby A Little History
Adams County lies wholly upon the Missouri River drainage slope. The area remained a part of Pottawattamie County until 15 January 1851. Adams County was named in honor of President John Quincy Adams.

Early histories regard Elizah Walters, a Daniel Boone type of settler, as the first white man to locate in the county in 1849. Coming from Missouri, he established a claim and built a log cabin, about two miles south of Quincy. Walters is credited for establishing the first grist mill on the Middle Nodaway River known as Walters Mill. Adams county contains four hundred and thirty-two square miles, comprising no less than twelve congressional townships.

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