Jefferson County Genealogy
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Jefferson Countywide Sources
1790-1940 U.S. Federal Census World Vital Records
1790-1940 United States Federal Census Archives
1840 Federal Census USGenWeb Archives
1848 Election Voters List; Jefferson County, Iowa US Gen Web Archives
1871 Fairfield Ledger US Gen Web Archives
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
1886 Jefferson County, rural township directory Family History Library
A List of pioneer settlers of Jefferson County, Iowa Family History Library
A history of medicine in Jefferson County, Iowa Family History Library
Abandoned post offices of Jefferson Co., Iowa, 1839-1910 Family History Library
Administration records, 1845-1899 Family History Library
Assessors book, 1842-1843 Family History Library
Bethesda United Methodist Church, 1837-1977 Family History Library
BillionGraves Cemetery Records Index Family Search
Birth records, 1880-1941 Family History Library
Card index to naturalizations Family History Library
Centennial homecoming, 1952 (Round Prairie Baptist Church (Jefferson, Iowa)) Family History Library
Church history (Cross Lanes Presbyterian Church (Jefferson County, Iowa)) Family History Library
Church records (Pleasant Grove Methodist Church (Jefferson County, Iowa)) Family History Library
Church records, 1875-1974 (Antioch Christian Church (Jefferson County, Iowa)) Family History Library
Church records, 1886-1953 (Catholic Church. St. Mary's (Jefferson County, Iowa)) Family History Library
Church records, 1907-1964 (Cross Lanes Presbyterian Church (Jefferson County, Iowa)) Family History Library
Death records, 1880-1939 Family History Library
December 1871 Fairfield Ledger US Gen Web Archives
Directory of the city of Fairfield and Jefferson County for 1886 Family History Library
Divorce records, v. 1, 1900-1991 Family History Library
Ebenezer Christian Church history Family History Library
Entry books, 1838-1901 Family History Library
Epitaph collection, 1728-1964 Family History Library
Family maps of Jefferson 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
First Marriages of Jefferson Co., IA US Gen Web Archives
General highway and transportation map, Jefferson County, Iowa Family History Library
Guardian records, 1849-1887 Family History Library
History information about Jefferson County, Iowa Family History Library
History of Jefferson Co., Iowa Family History Library
History of Jefferson County, Iowa : a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement
History of schools in Jefferson County Family History Library
History of the Thirtieth Iowa Infantry Volunteers : giving a complete record of the movements of the regiment from its organization, until mustered out Family History Library
History, 1838-1974 (Libertyville Methodist Church (Jefferson County, Iowa)) Family History Library
Illustrated historical atlas of the State of Iowa, 1875 : Jefferson county Family History Library
Index of military records of Jefferson County, Iowa Family History Library
Index to administration and guardian papers Family History Library
Iowa 34th Division Band history Family History Library
Iowa Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947
Iowa Births and Christenings, 1830-1950 Family Search
Iowa Cemetery Records
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
Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934 Family Search
Iowa, Jefferson County : every-name index to biographical sketches found in 1879, Jefferson Count y history Family History Library
Iowa, Jefferson County index only to the parents of the deceased in the death records, Jan. 1900 thru Jun. 1919 Family History Library
Iowa, Jefferson County, index to all family records in the Fairfield Library Family History Library
Iowa, Jefferson and Van Buren counties : every-name index to portrait & biographical album, 1890 Family History Library
Irregular plat book for ranges 8-11. Family History Library
Jefferson County Sabbath School Association, organized 1867 Family History Library
Jefferson County birth records, July 1880 thru Dec 1899 Family History Library
Jefferson County, Iowa 1856 census, household index Family History Library
Jefferson County, Iowa births : 1 January 1900 - 31 December 1920 Family History Library
Jefferson County, Iowa births : Jan 1921 - Dec 1929 Family History Library
Jefferson County, Iowa cemeteries Family History Library
Jefferson County, Iowa census, 1925 Iowa index Family History Library
Jefferson County, Iowa deaths : mortality listings of Dr. J. M. Shaffer, 1852-1862 Family History Library
Jefferson County, Iowa divorce index, 1839-1939 Family History Library
Jefferson County, Iowa guardianship index, 1839 thru 1892 Family History Library
Jefferson County, Iowa land ownership map, 1871 Family History Library
Jefferson County, Iowa newspaper death notices : 1847-1872 Family History Library
Jefferson County, Iowa newspapers historical reference guide, 1855-1975 : alphabetical from 8 newspapers Family History Library
Jefferson County, Iowa newspapers, names in the news, Jun 1847 - Dec 1861 Family History Library
Jefferson County, Iowa probate index, [1839-1961] Family History Library
Jefferson County, Iowa surname index, 1750-1987 Family History Library
Jefferson County, Iowa tax lists, 1843 Family History Library
Jefferson County, Iowa, 1848 voters Family History Library
Jefferson County, Iowa, 77 Cemeteries : 21,380 burials, 1839-Dec 1990 Family History Library
Jefferson County, Iowa, Coroner's docket : Dec. 1899 - July 1934, indexed Family History Library
Jefferson County, Iowa, general election poll books : Tues. Nov. 3, 1891 Family History Library
Jefferson County, Iowa, index only to wills, 1851-1927 Family History Library
Jefferson County, Iowa, names gleaned from wills, 1838-1851, deceased, alphabetical Family History Library
Judgement docket, v. A-B, 1840-1861 Family History Library
Land atlas and plat book, Jefferson County, Iowa Family History Library
Land records, 1839-1932; index, 1839-1891 Family History Library
List of known mortuaries in Jefferson County from 1836-1974 Family History Library
Marriage records, 1839-1936; index, 1839-1941 Family History Library
Medical ledger, 1859-1866 Family History Library
Minutes and history, 1906-1973 Family History Library
Naturalization records, 1871-1905 Family History Library
Newspaper legal notices, 1847-1868, Jefferson County, Iowa Family History Library
Portrait and Biographical Album of Jefferson and Van Buren Counties, Iowa World Vital Records
Portrait and biographical album of Jefferson and Van Buren Counties, IA : containing full page portraits and biographical sketches
Portrait and biographical album of Jefferson and Van Buren Counties, Iowa : containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all, governors of the state Family History Library
Probate Court records, 1841-1887 Family History Library
Soldiers of all wars buried in Jefferson Co., Iowa, 1830's to 1974 Family History Library
Standard atlas of Jefferson County, Iowa : including a plat book of the villages, cities and townships of the county; map of the state, United States and world; patrons directory, reference business directory ... analysis of the system of U.S. land surveys, digest of the system of civil government, etc., etc Family History Library
Teachers daily register, 1887-1893 Family History Library
The Early land owners, Jefferson County, Iowa Family History Library
The History of Jefferson County, Iowa : containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, &c., a biographical directory of citizens, war records of its volunteers in the late rebellion, general and local statistics, portraits of early settlers and prominent men, history of the Northwest, history of Iowa Family History Library
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1940 Family Search
Villages and towns of yesteryear in Jefferson County, Iowa Family History Library
WII Enlistments-Surnames A-K US Gen Web Archives
WII Enlistments-Surnames L-Z US Gen Web Archives
Will records, 1851-1974 Family History Library
World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing for State of Iowa War Dept. June 1946-Jefferson County US Gen Web Archives
More Jefferson County records are available on the statewide page