Iowa Statewide Genealogy

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Birth Records

1880-1920 and 1940-present Iowa Birth Certificates (order here) Archives
Iowa Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947 Ancestry
Iowa Births and Christenings, 1830-1950 Family Search
Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935 Family Search
U.S., Consular Reports of Births, 1910-1949 Ancestry

Cemetery Records

BillionGraves Cemetery Records Index Family Search
Cemetery Record Compendium Ancestry
Cemetery records of Iowa Family History Library
Find A Grave Gravestone, Tombstone, and Memorial Photo Collection World Vital Records
Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1879-1903 Ancestry
Index to the Roll of Honor By Martha & William Reamy Ancestry
Iowa Cemetery Records Ancestry
Iowa Civil War Soldier Burial Records Ancestry
Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 Family Search
Jewishgen Online Worldwide Burial Registry (Jowbr) Ancestry
National Cemetery Administration, Veterans Affairs ca. 1775 to 2008 Archives
U.S. Cemetery Records 1847 - 2010 Archives
U.S. Military Burial Registers, 1768-1921 Ancestry
U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.1775-2006 Ancestry
Veterans Burial Records Archives

Census Records

1790-1940 U.S. Federal Census Records Ancestry
1790-1940 U.S. Federal Census World Vital Records
1790-1940 United States Federal Census Archives
Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925 Ancestry
Iowa Census, 1838-70 Ancestry
Revolutionary War Pensioner Census, 1841 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index Ancestry
1852 census of various counties in Iowa Family History Library
1854 census of various counties in Iowa Family History Library
1856 state census of Iowa Family History Library
Census - US Federal 1860 Fold3
U.S. Federal Census - 1880 Schedules of Defective, Dependent, and Delinquent Classes Ancestry
Iowa State Census 1885 Ancestry
Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 Fold3
U.S., Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 Ancestry
1890 Veterans Schedules Ancestry
Iowa State Census, 1895 Ancestry
1925 Iowa state census index Family History Library
1930 Census of Merchant Seamen Ancestry
Census - US Federal 1930 Fold3
A Census of Pensioners Ancestry
Census register, 1905 Family History Library
Census returns of the different counties of the state of Iowa for the year 1862 : showing in detail the population, agricultural statistics, domestic and general manufactures, &c Family History Library
Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 Fold3
Iowa 1836 territorial census index Family History Library
Iowa 1838 territorial census index Family History Library
Iowa 1851 census index Family History Library
Iowa State Census, 1885 Family Search
Iowa State Census, 1895 Family Search
Population census of Iowa, 1925 Family History Library
State census, 1885 Family History Library
State census, 1895 Family History Library
The census of Iowa as returned in the Year 1869 Family History Library
The census of Iowa, as returned in the year 1867 Family History Library
The census returns of the different counties of the state of Iowa for 1856 : showing in detail, the population, place of nativity, argicultural statistics, domestic and general manufactures, &c Family History Library
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1940 Family Search
United States, Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890 Family Search

Church Records

A Century of Iowa Baptist history, 1834-1934 Family History Library
A History of the German Congregational Churches in the United States Ancestry
A hundred years of Methodism in Iowa : 1833-1933 Family History Library
Church records, 1853-1886 (Episcopal Church. Diocese of Iowa) Family History Library
History of the Catholic Church in Iowa : comprising information of the early days, origin and progress of the diocese of Dubuque, missions amongst the Indian tribes, together with a chapter of Rt. Rev. Dr. Smyth and Rt. Rev. Dr. Hennessy Family History Library
Iowa Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947 Ancestry
Iowa Births and Christenings, 1830-1950 Family Search
One hundred years of the Iowa Presbyterian Church Family History Library
The Presbyterian Church in Iowa, 1837-1900; history Family History Library
The Quakers of Iowa Family History Library
The first century of Congregationalism in Iowa, 1840-1940 Family History Library
The history of the Universalist Church in Iowa, 1843-1943 Family History Library

Death Records

1880-1920 and 1940-present Iowa Death Certificates (order here) Archives
Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 Family Search
Social Security Death Index Ancestry
Social Security Death Index World Vital Records
Social Security Death Index 1937 to 2011 Archives
U.S. Social Security Death Index Family Search
United States, Deceased Physician File (AMA), 1864-1968 Family Search

Directories

Iowa Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1884-1885 Ancestry
Living People Records Archives
Personal name index to the 1856 city directories of Iowa Family History Library
U.K. and U.S. Directories, 1680-1830 Ancestry
U.S. City Directories Ancestry
U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002 Ancestry

Genealogies

American Genealogical Biographical Index Databases World Vital Records
American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Ancestry
Biography & Genealogies Master Index (BGMI) Ancestry
Daughters Of The American Revolution Databases World Vital Records
Rare Genealogical and Historical Digitized Book Collection Databases World Vital Records

Historical Records

A Hand book of Iowa, or, The discovery, settlement, geographical location, topography, natural resources, geology, climatology Ancestry
A Memorial and biographical record of Iowa Ancestry
A Record: History, Biography, Memory, Pioneer Times and Peoples World Vital Records
A reference guide to Iowa history Ancestry
American Biographical Library Ancestry
American Genealogical Biographical Index Databases World Vital Records
American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Ancestry
Biography & Genealogies Master Index (BGMI) Ancestry
Chicago, Illinois and Iowa Biographical Dictionary Ancestry
Declarations of intention and miscellaneous papers, 1849-1888 Family History Library
Declarations of intention, 1886-1936; naturalizations, 1891-1936 Family History Library
Directory of Deceased American Physicians, 1804-1929 Ancestry
English Estates of American Settlers Ancestry
Ensign & Thayer's travellers' guide through the States of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa and Wisconsin Ancestry
Geographic Reference Library Ancestry
German settlers of Iowa : their descendants & their European ancestors Family History Library
Germans to America Passenger Data File 1850 to 1897 Archives
Guide to depositories of manuscript collections in the United States, Iowa Family History Library
Guide to public records of Iowa counties Family History Library
History and civil government of Iowa Ancestry
History of the Jews in America : from the Period of the Discovery of the New World to the Present Time Ancestry
Internal revenue assessment lists for Iowa, 1862-1866 Family History Library
Iowa Biographical Dictionary, 1878 Ancestry
Iowa History Up To the 20th Century Ancestry
Iowa History and Its Foremost Citizens Ancestry
Iowa Progressive Men Ancestry
Iowa Sons of Veterans 1891 Roster Genealogy Today
Iowa history, treasures from the archives : containing the full or abridged text of thousands of rare or out-of-print, popular historical documents Family History Library
Iowa pioneer certificates : an index Family History Library
Iowa state gazetteer : embracing descriptive and historical sketches of counties, cities, towns and villages Ancestry
Iowa, the first free state in the Louisiana Purchase : from its discovery to the admission of the state into the Union, 1673-18 Ancestry
Ioway to Iowa : the genesis of a corn and Bible commonwealth Ancestry
Irish to America Passenger Data File 1846 - 1851 Archives
Italians to America Passenger Data File 1855 to 1900 Archives
Library of Congress 50,000 Bibliographic Sources Ancestry
List of persons naturalized, 1853-1874 Family History Library
Midwest Heritage Ancestry
Naturalization Index - WWI Soldiers (1918) Fold3
Northwest History and Men of Progress Ancestry
Northwestern Iowa Ancestry
Passenger and Immigration Lists 1500-1900 (PILI) World Vital Records
Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Ancestry
Passport Applications, 1795-1905 Fold3
Rare Genealogical and Historical Digitized Book Collection Databases World Vital Records
Report of the Second Reunion of the Tri-State Old Settlers' Association of Illinois, Missouri and Iowa, 1885 World Vital Records
Russians to America Passenger Data File 1834 to 1897 Archives
Sketches of Iowa and Wisconsin Ancestry
The Catholic sponsors of Iowa Ancestry
The Centennial Northwest: : . . . a condensed history of Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, etc., including Kansas and Nebraska Ancestry
The Golden Northwest: An Account of Northern Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Dakota, Montana, and Manitoba Ancestry
The Iowa handbook for 1856 : with a new and correct map Ancestry
The Scotch-Irish in America World Vital Records
The Territorial Governors of the Old Northwest : A Study in Territorial Administration Ancestry
The Western Tourist and Emigrant's Guide Ancestry
The administration of Iowa Ancestry
The government of Iowa Ancestry
Two Hundred Topics in Iowa History World Vital Records
Two hundred topics in Iowa history Ancestry
U.S. County History Catalog Ancestry
U.S. House of Representative Private Claims, Vol. 1 Ancestry
U.S. House of Representative Private Claims, Vol. 2 Ancestry
U.S. House of Representative Private Claims, Vol. 3 Ancestry
U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 Ancestry
U.S. Naturalization Records - Original Documents, 1795-1972 (World Archives Project) Ancestry
U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995 Ancestry
U.S. Naturalization Records and Petitions 1700 to 1940 Archives
U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 Ancestry
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Patents, 1790-1909 Ancestry
U.S. Pensioners, 1818-1872 Ancestry
U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1 Ancestry
U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2 Ancestry
U.S. and World Atlases, 1822-1923 Ancestry
U.S.: Jewish Names in Selected State Department Files, 1910-1929 Ancestry
United States Book Collection Databases World Vital Records
[Records of the] Iowa State Historical Department. Office of the State Historical Society Family History Library

Land Records

Guide to public records of Iowa counties Family History Library
Hixson Plat Map Atlases of Iowa (land ownership maps 1930) University of Iowa
U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 Ancestry
U.S. War Bounty Land Warrants, 1789-1859 Ancestry
U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918 Ancestry

Marriage Records

1880-1920 and 1940-present Iowa Marriage Certificates (order here) Archives
Iowa Divorce Records 1992 to 2008 Archives
Iowa Marriage Records 1834 - 1900 Archives
Iowa Marriages to 1850 Ancestry
Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992 Family Search
Iowa marriages, ca. 1844-1900 Family History Library
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Ancestry
U.S., Consular Reports of Marriages, 1910-1949 Ancestry

Military Records

Revolutionary War Pensioner Census, 1841 Ancestry
1890 Veterans Schedules Ancestry
A dictionary of all officers who have been commissioned, in the Army of the United States Ancestry
American Civil War General Officers Ancestry
American Civil War Regiments Ancestry
American Civil War Soldiers Ancestry
American Soldiers of World War I Ancestry
Army Casualties 1956-2003 World Vital Records
Awards and Decorations System File 1965 to 1972 Archives
Biographical Sketches of the Union Army Commanding Officers Ancestry
Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 Ancestry
Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865 Ancestry
Civil War Sailors Records 1862 - 1865 Archives
Civil War Widows' Pensions Fold3
Civil War and Later Veterans Pension Index Fold3
Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Books (152 Vols.) Ancestry
Dept of Interior Decisions On Pensions and Bounty-Land Claims, 1886-1930 Ancestry
Final Payment Vouchers Index for Military Pensions, 1818-1864 Fold3
Final Statements, 1862-1899 Fold3
Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1879-1903 Ancestry
Index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Iowa Family History Library
Index to the Roll of Honor By Martha & William Reamy Ancestry
Iowa Civil War Soldier Burial Records Ancestry
Iowa Colonels And Regiments: History of Iowa Regiments In the War of the Rebellion World Vital Records
Iowa Regiments in the Civil War Ancestry
Iowa Residents Casualties during the Korean Conflict Distant Cousin
Iowa Residents who died during the Vietnam War Distant Cousin
Iowa Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines, 1885 Ancestry
Iowa colonels and regiments : being a history of Iowa regiments in the War of the Rebellion and containing a description of the battles in which they have fought Family History Library
Iowa in the Great War US Gen Web
Iowa, World War I Selective Service System draft registration cards, 1917-1918 Family History Library
Japanese-American Internee Data File 1942 to 1946 Archives
Korean Casualty, National Military Personnel Records 1950 - 1953 Archives
Korean Conflict Casualty File 1950 - 1957 Archives
Korean War Casualties World Vital Records
Korean War Casualties, 1950-1957 Ancestry
Korean War Data File of American Prisoners of War 1950 to 1953 Archives
Korean War Prisoners of War, 1950-1954 Ancestry
List of Pensioners On the Roll, January 1, 1883, Vols. 1-5 Ancestry
Listing of 7th Iowa Cavalry Veteran Death and Burial Sites from Pension File Microfilms and other Sources US Gen Web
Mexican War Soldiers 1846 to 1848 Archives
Military Personnel Who Died During the Vietnam War 1956 - 2003 Archives
Military Record of Civilian Appointments in the United States Army (1860s) Ancestry
National Cemetery Administration, Veterans Affairs ca. 1775 to 2008 Archives
Naval Group China Muster Roll and Punch Cards 1942 to 1945 Archives
Naval Pensioners of the United States 1800-1851 Ancestry
Navy Survivors' Certificates Fold3
Navy Widows' Certificates Fold3
Officers of the Army and Navy (Volunteer) Who Served in the Civil War Ancestry
Officers of the Continental and U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, 1775-1900 Ancestry
Official Army Register of the Volunteer Force of the United States Army, 1861-1865, Parts 1-8 Ancestry
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, 1861-1865 Ancestry
Register of Officers and Members of the Society of Colonial Wars, 1897-1898 : Constitution of the General Society Ancestry
Repatriated Korean Conflict Prisoners of War 1950 to 1954 Archives
Report of the Adjutant General of Iowa, 1918 US Gen Web
Returns from Regular Army Regiments, 1821-1916 Ancestry
Revolutionary War Land Grants Archives
Revolutionary War Pension Applications Archives
Revolutionary War soldiers and patriots buried in Iowa Family History Library
Roster And Record of Iowa Soldiers In the War of the Rebellion: Together With Historical Sketches of Volunteer Organizations, 1861 - 1866 World Vital Records
Southeast Asia Combat Area Casualties 1956 to 1998 Archives
U.S. Army Casualty Records 1961 - 1981 Archives
U.S. Army Historical Register, 1789-1903, Vol. 1 Ancestry
U.S. Army Historical Register, 1789-1903, Vol. 2 Ancestry
U.S. Army Personnel and Dependent Casualties, 1961-1981 Ancestry
U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914 Ancestry
U.S. Casualties from Iraq and Afghanistan Conflicts, Oct 2001 - Mar 2009 Ancestry
U.S. Civil War Jewish-American Veterans, 1861-1865 Ancestry
U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles Ancestry
U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 Ancestry
U.S. Compiled Revolutionary War Military Service Records Ancestry
U.S. Index to General Correspondence of the Record and Pension Office, 1889-1904 Ancestry
U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls Ancestry
U.S. Military Burial Registers, 1768-1921 Ancestry
U.S. Military Records (how to search for them) Ancestry
U.S. Military Records, 1925: Official National Guard Register Ancestry
U.S. Military and Naval Academies, Cadet Records and Applications, 1805-1908 Ancestry
U.S. Military: Great White Fleet (Atlantic Fleet Bound For the Pacific, 16 December 1907) Ancestry
U.S. Naval Deaths, World War I Ancestry
U.S. Navy Cruise Books, 1950-2009 Ancestry
U.S. Navy Pensions Index, 1861-1910 Ancestry
U.S. Navy and Marine Registers Databases World Vital Records
U.S. Revolutionary War Pension Applications 1800 to 1900 Archives
U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945 Ancestry
U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.1775-2006 Ancestry
U.S. World War I Mothers' Pilgrimage, 1930 Ancestry
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Ancestry
U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 Ancestry
U.S. World War II Military Personnel Missing in Action Or Lost At Sea, 1941-1946 Ancestry
U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1861-1865 Ancestry
U.S., Returns from Military Posts, 1806-1916 Ancestry
United States, Applications for Headstones for Military Veterans, 1925-1941 Family Search
United States, Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890 Family Search
United States, Civil War Service Records of Union Colored Troops, 1863-1865 Family Search
United States, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1864-1866 Family Search
United States, Civil War Soldiers Index Family Search
United States, Civil War Widows and Other Dependents Pension Files Family Search
United States, Civil War and Later Pension Files, 1861-1917 Family Search
United States, General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 Family Search
United States, Index to General Correspondence of the Pension Office, 1889-1904 Family Search
United States, Index to Indian Wars Pension Files, 1892-1926 Family Search
United States, Index to Naturalizations of World War I Soldiers, 1918 Family Search
United States, Index to Service Records, War with Spain, 1898 Family Search
United States, Mexican War Pension Index, 1887-1926 Family Search
United States, Muster Rolls of the Marine Corps, 1798-1892 Family Search
United States, National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938 Family Search
United States, Naval Enlistment Rendezvous, 1855-1891 Family Search
United States, Navy Widows' Certificates, 1861-19105 Family Search
United States, Old War Pension Index, 1815-1926 (army, navy, and marine corp veterans 1783-1861) Family Search
United States, Records of Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865 Family Search
United States, Records of Headstones of Deceased Union Veterans, 1879-1903 Family Search
United States, Registers of Enlistments in the U. S. Army, 1798 - 1914 Family Search
United States, Remarried Widows Index to Pension Applications, 1887-1942 Family Search
United States, Union Provost Marshal Files of Individual Civilians, 1861-1866 Family Search
United States, Union Provost Marshal Files of Two or More Civilians,1861-1866 Family Search
United States, Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933 Family Search
United States, World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Family Search
United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 Family Search
United States, World War One Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Family Search
Veterans Burial Records Archives
Vietnam Casualties 1956-1998 World Vital Records
Vietnam Service Awards Fold3
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fold3
Vietnam War, Awards and Decorations of Honor, 1965-1972 Ancestry
Vietnam War, Casualties Returned Alive, 1962-1979 Ancestry
WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings Ancestry
War of 1812 Pension Files Fold3
War of 1812 Veterans 1812 to 1815 Archives
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Ancestry
World War II Army Enlistment World Vital Records
World War II Army Enlistment Records 1938 to 1946 Archives
World War II Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Casualties, 1941-1945 Ancestry
World War II Prisoners of Japanese World Vital Records
World War II Prisoners of War 1941-1946 World Vital Records
World War II Prisoners of War Data File 1941 to 1946 Archives
World War II Prisoners of War, 1941-1946 Ancestry
World War II Prisoners of the Japanese Records 1941 to 1945 Archives
World War II Prisoners of the Japanese, 1941-1945 Ancestry
World War II U.S. Navy Muster Rolls, 1939-1949 Ancestry
World War II Young American Patriots, 1941-1945 Ancestry
World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas Ancestry

Newspapers

Historic Newspaper Pages 1860 to 1922 Archives
Missing Air Crew Reports, WWII Fold3
Newspapers in Iowa World Vital Records
U.S. Newspaper Obituaries Archives
U.S. Newspaper Sources 2004 to 2009 Archives

Obituaries

Missing Air Crew Reports, WWII Fold3
Newspapers in Iowa World Vital Records
U.S. Funeral Home Obituaries 2004 to 2009 Archives
U.S. Newspaper Obituaries Archives

Probate Records

Guide to public records of Iowa counties Family History Library

School Records

U.S. Military and Naval Academies, Cadet Records and Applications, 1805-1908 Ancestry
U.S. School Yearbooks Index Ancestry
Yearbook Collection Databases World Vital Records

Vital Records

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
Iowa Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947 Ancestry
Iowa Births and Christenings, 1830-1950 Family Search
Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 Family Search
Iowa Divorce Records 1992 to 2008 Archives
Iowa Marriage Records 1834 - 1900 Archives
Iowa Marriages to 1850 Ancestry
Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992 Family Search
Iowa marriages, ca. 1844-1900 Family History Library
Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935 Family Search
Social Security Death Index Ancestry
Social Security Death Index World Vital Records
Social Security Death Index 1937 to 2011 Archives
U.S. Social Security Death Index Family Search
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Ancestry
U.S., Consular Reports of Births, 1910-1949 Ancestry
U.S., Consular Reports of Marriages, 1910-1949 Ancestry
United States, Deceased Physician File (AMA), 1864-1968 Family Search