Iowa Historical Records

Iowa, a landlocked state in the Midwestern U.S., is bordered by the Mississippi River to the east, the Missouri and Big Sioux Rivers to the west, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota. Known for its rolling plains and cornfields, its capital, Des Moines, features landmarks like the gold-domed State Capitol Building, Pappajohn Sculpture Park, and the Des Moines Art Center.

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Iowa vital records Iowa, Marriages, 1809-1992 5,022,115 records available Iowa, Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 691,134 records available Iowa Death Index, 1900-1939 567,006 records available Iowa, Marriages, 1836 - 1926 490,196 records available Polk County, Iowa Obituaries 355,713 records available Iowa, Births 325,445 records available Scott County, Iowa Obituaries 296,633 records available Pottawattamie County, Iowa Obituaries 242,282 records available Polk County, Iowa, Des Moines Burials 143,888 records available Keokuk County, Iowa, Cemeteries 632 records available See the entire collection catalog of vital records in Iowa	Iowa histories, memories and biographies Journal of History And Politics, Volume 4 (1906) 1,382 records available Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa and Lafayette, Wisconsin, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, and of Many of the Early Settled Families 1,242 records available Pioneer History of Pocahontas County, Iowa (1904) 1,053 records available History of Davenport And Scott County, Iowa, Volume 1 (1910) 1,036 records records available History of Harrison County, Iowa, Volume 1 (1915) 1,004 records available Biographical And Historical Record of Clarke County, Iowa (1886) 985 records available History of Iowa County, Wisconsin 948 records available History of Benton County, Iowa, Volume 1 896 records records available History of Mitchell And Worth Counties, Iowa 872 records available Past And Present of Shelby County, Iowa, Volume 2 (1915) 870 records available Past And Present of Sioux City And Woodbury County, Iowa 836 records available The History of Keokuk County, Iowa 832 records records available History of Linn County, Iowa, Volume 2, Part 2 (1911) 830 records available Portrait And Biographical Album of Polk County, Iowa (1890) 815 records available Illustrated History of the State of Iowa (1876) 767 records available History of Clinton County, Iowa, and its People 762 records records available Annals of Iowa, 1915 - 1921, Volume 12 762 records available History of Linn County, Iowa (1911) 743 records records available Biographical And Historical Record of Ringgold And Union Counties, Iowa, Volume 2 (1887) 730 records available Report of the Reunion of the Tri-State Old Settlers' Association of Illinois, Missouri And Iowa, 1884 714 records available Portrait and Biographical Album of Henry County, Iowa 709 records available Portrait and Biographical Album of Jefferson and Van Buren Counties, Iowa 681 records records available Historical And Reminiscences of Chickasaw County, Iowa (1894) 680 records available History of Western Iowa, Its Settlement And Growth (1882) 582 records available History of Osceola County, Iowa (1892) 552 records available See the entire collection catalog of histories, memories and biographies in Iowa
Iowa newspaper records Iowa Newspapers, 1837-2009 992,224 records available See the entire collection catalog of voter registration records in Iowa	Iowa immigration & travel records US Naturalization Record Index, Northern Illinois, 1840-1950 1,491,656 records available See the entire collection catalog of land records in Iowa
Iowa government, kand, court & wills records Iowa, State Employees 911,831 records available Courts And Legal Profession of Iowa, Volume 2 1,278 records available See the entire collection catalog of school and universities records in Iowa	Iowa directories, guides and references Directory of Harrison County, Iowa, 1905 962 records available United States Biographical Dictionary And Portrait Gallery of Eminent And Self Made Men. Iowa Volume 818 records available Portrait and Biographical Album of Jefferson and Van Buren Counties, Iowa 674 records available Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Iowa 646 records available See the entire collection catalog of directories, guides and references in Iowa
Iowa census records 1905 Iowa State Census 1,443,024 records available Census of Iowa For the Year 1895 (1896) 924 records available Census of Iowa For the Year 1895, Part 2 (1896) 890 records available See the entire collection catalog of census records in Iowa	Iowa military records History of the Fifteenth Regiment, Iowa Veteran Volunteer Infantry, From October, 1861, To August, 1865, When Disbanded at the End of the War 720 records available Roster And Record of Iowa Soldiers In the War of the Rebellion: Together With Historical Sketches of Volunteer Organizations, 1861 - 1866 936 records available List of Ex-Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Living in Iowa 786 records available Colonels And Regiments: History of Iowa Regiments In the War of the Rebellion 666 records available See the entire collection catalog of military records in Iowa

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