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Death Index  (1880-1921)  

Record of Deaths (1897-1907) some additional deaths from above index. Future addition to site.

Early Marriages (1860-1870) (off-site link)

Combined Probate Docket 1  

What's ?

WPA Grave Registration Surname List Click on a name, add a post-em note, do statewide searches

Lookups

Hamilton County Old Postcards  

Scandinavian:

Norwegian Obituary List  

Swedish Roots

German-Russian Community

Black Sea German Research 

Churches

Mt. Zion Church History

Cemeteries:

IAGenWeb Gravestone Photo Project 

GPP Surname Directory  

E-Podunk.com cemetery list

Boe Cemetery Records  

Community Church of Kamrar Cemetery  

Greenwood Cemetery  

Old Homer Cemetery Records 

Homewood Cemetery Records  

Lawn Hill Cemetery  

Liberty Township Cemetery   

Mamrelund Cemetery  

Mamrelund Cemetery  full description (Excel) 

Mt. Olive Cemetery  Northside added 

Danish Cemetery  

Saratoga Cemetery   

Cass Center Cemetery (partial 2002) (off-site link)

Zion Cemetery  

Hamilton County Iowa "Cold Case"   (Know of other unsolved cases? Contact Iowa Cold Cases)

Iowa in the Civil War  

Civil War- Soldiers & Sailors (Searchable database-click on  word "soldier", etc.)  

Ham.Co.  Civ.War Soldiers-1  

Ham.Co.Civ.War Soldiers-2  

Ham.Co.Civ.War Soldiers-3  

1878-1890 Royal Arch Masons Chapter #88 Hope      

Webster City Directory 1866  

Webster City Directory 1869  

Webster City Directory 1881  

Webster City Directory 1896  

Webster City Directory 1904 

Hamilton County Farmers Directory 1962  

History of Hamilton Co.  

Andreas' Patrons List, 1875  

More Military:

SoldiersBuriedHam.Co.-otherWars

Cyndislist of Iowa Military Links

WW II Enlistments Surnames  A-G  H-P  R-Z  (off-site links)

WW II List of Dead & Missing  (off-site link)

Pensioners 1883   

Homer School and Early Settlers of Homer   

Lake View School Dist No.5 1912 

Lake View School Dist No. 5 1917  

Athletic Souvenir Program up to 1943 

1923 Kamrar Sand Burr Yearbook

1931 Torch Yearbook-Webster City   

1961 Ellsworth Eagle Yearbook    

1962 Ellsworth Eagle Yearbook   

1963 South Hamilton Hawk Yearbook 

1964 South Hamilton Hawk Yearbook 

Census:

1880 Federal Census (Family Search) 

State Census: 1885: 1885 Blairsburg Twp , 1885 Cass Twp, 1885 Clear Lake Twp  

StateCensus:                                                    1905 Complete:  1905 Blairsburg Town ,  1905 Blairsburg Twp , 1905 Cass Twp , 1905 Clear Lake Twp ,1905 Ellsworth Town , 1905 Ellsworth Twp ,1905 Freedom Twp ,1905 Fremont Twp ,1905 Hamilton Twp , 1905 Independence Twp , 1905 Jewell Town ,  1905 Kamrar Town , 1905 Liberty Twp ,  1905 Lincoln Twp , 1905 Lyon Twp , 1905 Marion Twp , 1905 Rose Grove Twp , 1905 Scott Twp , 1905 Stanhope Town , 1905 Stratford Town , 1905 Webster Twp , 1905 Webster City Wards 1-2-3 , 1905 Webster City Wards 4-5 , 1905 Williams Town  

State Historical Society of Iowa-Professional Researchers List  

Online Newspaper Sites:  Wikipedia Online Newspaper Archives  

 Newspaper Archive.com site   (Subscription)

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County Formation

Family Tree Websites  

Vital Records  

Daily Freeman Journal newspaper (current). All old newspapers available via the KY Library microfilms.

Newspapers of the county, past & present   Library of Congress  

Kendall Young Library  1201 Willson Ave.  Webster City, Iowa 50595  515-832-9100. On this library link, type "Genealogy" for listing of their genealogical holdings.  

Hamilton Heritage Hunters Genealogy Society (research requests)

Publications (through IGS)  Scroll down to Hamilton Co.

Books Relevant to Hamilton County  

1896 Hamilton County Plat Map 

1918 Hamilton County Plat Map 

1918 Farm Owner Index  

Township Map

TownshipMap 1918  

Miscellaneous Tools:

Mocavo Genealogy Search Engine  

County Finder (type in city, state)  

Gravestone Birth Date Calculator  

"Orphan Train Genealogy" 

More links via Cyndi's List  

New York Foundling Hospital  (see Resources, then Adoption and Foster Care Records) 

Iowa Orphan Trains