Iowa County: Formed 1843, organized 1847. County seat
is Marengo.
Research Help
Resources and guidance for Iowa county genealogy and history researchers. Be sure to visit your local resources (libraries) and other organization's websites for additional searches.
Iowa County Resources
- Obtaining County Courthouse Records - vital records, etc.
- Obtaining Records Local to Iowa County
- Iowa Co. Books & Library Holdings
Your Local Resources
- Finding Records Near You - * Great tips for additional searches!
Search Partner Sites
Ask Volunteers
- Submit a Query
(Old Surname Registry. Post new surnames to Queries; see above.) - Join the Iowa County Mailing List Share questions and information about your Iowa County roots with other Iowa County researchers.
(view older rootsweb archive Looking at older posts may help in your research. This list was discontinued March 2, 2020, but the archive can still be viewed.) - Join the Iowa State
Mailing List
(view older rootsweb archive View older posts. This list was discontinued March 2, 2020, but the archive can still be viewed.) - Ask a Lookup Volunteer
Note
Links to other research websites and IAGenWeb projects, are located within each of the Records categories.
Free Online Records
- Family Search Project (records added all the time)
Organizations
- Williamsburg Historical Society
- Amana Historical Society
- Amana Family Tree (large database of Amana families)
- Iowa Co. Genealogy Society
- Iowa Co. Historical Society
- Iowa Co. Museums
- Iowa County Pioneer Cemetery Commission (see sidebar for contact person)