Benton County Genealogy
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Benton Countywide Sources
1790-1940 U.S. Federal Census World Vital Records
1790-1940 United States Federal Census Archives
1850 Federal Census Index USGenWeb Archives
1850 Mortality Schedules, Benton County, Iowa US Gen Web
1852 State of Iowa Special Census, Benton County US Gen Web
1854 State of Iowa Special Census, Benton County US Gen Web
1860 Federal Census USGenWeb Archives
1860 Federal Census Surname Index USGenWeb Archives
1860 Mortality Schedules, Benton County, Iowa US Gen Web
1865 Federal Taxes of Benton County US Gen Web
1870 Mortality Schedules, Benton County, Iowa US Gen Web
1880 Mortality Schedules, Benton County, Iowa US Gen Web
1880 Reunion of Benton County Veterans of the Civil War US Gen Web
1880-1920 and 1940-present Iowa Birth Certificates (order here) Archives
1880-1920 and 1940-present Iowa Death Certificates (order here) Archives
1880-1920 and 1940-present Iowa Marriage Certificates (order here) Archives
1883 List of Pensioners, Benton County, Iowa US Gen Web
1884-5 IA Gazetteer and Business Directory US Gen Web
1901 Patrons Directory US Gen Web
1917 Farmers Directory US Gen Web
1938 Benton Co, Landowners Index Range 10 US Gen Web
1938 Benton Co, Landowners Index Range 11 US Gen Web
1938 Benton Co, Landowners Index Range 12 US Gen Web
1938 Benton Co, Landowners Index Range 9 US Gen Web
37th Historical Sketch Field and Staff Officers US Gen Web
Abstract of original entries, 1846-1862 Family History Library
Annual meeting reports, 1892-1920 (Disciples of Christ (Benton County, Iowa)) Family History Library
Atlas of Benton County, Iowa : drawn from actual surveys and the county records to which is added a railroad map of the state of Iowa Family History Library
Bear Creek Cemetery Harrison Twp, Benton Co. IA Family History Library
Benton Co, 1940 Who's Who Name Index US Gen Web
Benton Co., Iowa, cemeteries Family History Library
Benton Co., Iowa, map and short history Family History Library
Benton Co., Iowa, obituaries Family History Library
Benton County 1849 Census US Gen Web
Benton County Land Patent Index US Gen Web
Benton County record transcribed, 1848-1853 Family History Library
Benton County, IA Marriages 1858-1880 and Beyond US Gen Web
Benton County, Iowa 1850 Federal Census US Gen Web
Benton County, Iowa 1856 Federal Census Surname Index A-Z US Gen Web
Benton County, Iowa Officials 1893-1920 US Gen Web
Benton County, Iowa cemetery card file index, 1830-1976 Family History Library
Benton County, Iowa census, 1856 Iowa index Family History Library
Benton County, Iowa marriage records, 1851-1936; index, 1852-1950 Family History Library
Benton County, Iowa marriages : grooms index, brides index Family History Library
Benton County, Iowa, cemeteries along western border Family History Library
Benton County, Iowa, census, 1849-1850 Family History Library
BillionGraves Cemetery Records Index Family Search
Birth index and record, ca. 1936-1991, Benton County, Iowa Family History Library
Birth record index, Benton County Iowa : 1859-1935 Family History Library
Birth records, 1880-1939 Family History Library
Card file death index, 1880-1935 Family History Library
Card index to existing churches in Benton Co., Iowa Family History Library
Church histories, 1858-1958 (Parkers Grove Baptist Church (Benton County, Iowa)) Family History Library
Church records, 1839-1954 (United Brethren Church. Iowa Conference. Vinton Circuit) Family History Library
Church records, 1858-1958 (Prairie Creek Christian Church (Harrison Township, Iowa)) Family History Library
Church records, 1860-1974 (Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church (Fremont Township, Iowa)) Family History Library
Church records, 1882-1891 (United Brethren Church. Iowa Conference. Benton Circuit) Family History Library
Churches of Benton Co., Iowa Family History Library
Civil War Record of Benton County US Gen Web
Community Histories of Benton County, Iowa US Gen Web
Death records, 1880-1938 Family History Library
Deeds, 1847-1885; index, 1847-1902 Family History Library
Directory: Benton County Businesses US Gen Web Archives
Directory: Benton County Patrons US Gen Web Archives
Divorce records, 1906-1925 Family History Library
Election book, 1851-1866 Family History Library
Family maps of Benton County, Iowa : with homesteads, roads, waterways, towns, cemeteries, railroads and more Family History Library
Federal Land Patents Bureau of Land Management
Find A Grave Gravestone, Tombstone, and Memorial Photo Collection World Vital Records
History of Benton County, Iowa : from materials in the public archives, the Iowa Historical Society's collection, the newspapers and data of personal interviews; also containing sketches of representative men Family History Library
History of Churches of Christ, Benton County, Iowa Family History Library
History of Spencer's Grove Church and locality Family History Library
History: Benton County, Iowa US Gen Web Archives
Homestead record, 1860-1881 Family History Library
Iowa Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947
Iowa Births and Christenings, 1830-1950 Family Search
Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 Family Search
Iowa Marriage Records 1834 - 1900 Archives
Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992 Family Search
Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935 Family Search
Land atlas and plat book, Benton County, Iowa Family History Library
List of Ex-Soldiers, Sailors and Marines, Living in Iowa US Gen Web
Map of Benton County, Iowa Family History Library
Members of the Benton County, Iowa Veterans Association, 1910 US Gen Web
Mortgage index, 1858-1901 Family History Library
Naturalization records, 1860-1929 Family History Library
Notes from the 1878 History of Benton County... Family History Library
Pioneer recollections, stories and pictures depicting the early history and descendants of the pioneers of the county : selected from the family albums and libraries of the descendants of the pioneers of the county, also stories as written or dictated by these residents, from records in their possession or tales related to them by their parents Family History Library
Plat book of Benton County, Iowa Family History Library
Portrait and biographical album of Benton County, Iowa : containing portraits and biographies of all the governors of Iowa Family History Library
Probate records indexes Family History Library
School records, 1876-1919 Family History Library
School records, 1900-1909 Family History Library
Sketches of Benton, Co., Iowa, printed in the Vinton Eagle December 1, 1875 through March 1, 1876 Family History Library
Social Security Death Index A-Z US Gen Web
St Martins Evangelical Lutheran Church, Benton County US Gen Web Archives
St Martins Lutheran Church, Benton County US Gen Web Archives
Standard atlas of Benton County, Iowa : including...patrons directory... Family History Library
Summary of World War II Summary of War Casualties for Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Personnel US Gen Web
Tax records, 1859-1890 Family History Library
The 1878 History of Benton County, Iowa US Gen Web
The History of Benton County, Iowa : containing a history of the county, a biographical directory, war record of its volunteers, history of Iowa Family History Library
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1940 Family Search
WII Army Enlistees Name Abbott-Hawley US Gen Web Archives
WII Army Enlistees Name Heaton-Reynold US Gen Web Archives
WII Army Enlistees Name Rhinehart-Zigler US Gen Web Archives
Will records, vol. A-C, 1856-1910 Family History Library
World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army Air Forces Personnel US Gen Web
World War II List of Dead and Missing for the State of Iowa War Dept. June 1946-Benton County US Gen Web Archives
World War II The Army Reserve Corps US Gen Web
World War II The Army and Womens Army Auxiliary Corps US Gen Web
More Benton County records are available on the statewide page