Modern Records (Post-1900)
State Records
- Iowa Genealogy & Iowa Family History Resources – Ancestry.com
- Iowa Probate Code 2001SUPPLEMENT: Chapter 633
- IowaAssessors.com – Your Hub for Assessors Offices and Parcel Data
- Iowa Genealogy
- Iowa State Census, 1905
- Iowa, State Census, 1905 — FamilySearch.org
- Iowa State Census, 1915 — FamilySearch.org
- Vital Records: BMD – State Historical Society of Iowa-scroll down page
- Iowa Genealogical Society – Indexes
Death | Probate
- Online Iowa Death Indexes, Records & Obituaries
- Iowa, Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997
- Iowa, Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990
- Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990
- Iowa, Death Records, 1920-1940
- Iowa, Death Records, 1921-1940 — FamilySearch.org
- Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992
Marriage | Divorce
- Iowa, Divorce Index, 1992-2008
- Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996
- Iowa, Compiled Marriages 1835-1850
- Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934
- Church and Civil Marriages, 1837-1989 — FamilySearch.org
- Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937
- Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992
Birth | Christening
- Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999
- Iowa Births & Christenings, 1830-1950
- Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935
- Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1856-1940
- Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939 — FamilySearch.org
County Records
- Fayette County: Probate Records, 1851-1928
- Louisa County: Deaths, Wills – IAGenWeb, Louisa County Death Information Index
- Louisa County: Marriages, IAGenWeb, Louisa County Marriages Records Contents
- Louisa County: Iowa 1850 Mortality Index
- Louisa County: Iowa 1860 Mortality Index
- Louisa County: Iowa 1870 Mortality Index
- Louisa County: Iowa 1880 Mortality Index
- Muscatine County: Birth, Marriage, & Death Index | Musser Public Library
- Muscatine County: Probate Records Indexes, 1836-1968, Wills Index 1855-2000
- Polk County: Probate Records, 1914-1924 — FamilySearch.org
- Poweshiek County: Land Records, 1855-1934 — FamilySearch.org
- Poweshiek County: Probate, School, and Court Records, 1850-1954 — FamilySearch.org
- Scott County: Marriage Index
- Scott County: Probate Record information
Jail
Directories & Newspapers
- Black Hawk County: City and Telephone Directories – Cedar Falls Archives and Library
- Iowa Online Historical Directories – Online Historical Directories
- Iowa Online Historical Newspapers – Online Historical Newspapers
- The Annals of Iowa | State Historical Society of Iowa | University of Iowa
- University of Iowa Yearbooks Digital Collection, 1892-1992
- Iowa Old Press – An IAGenWeb Special Project
- Iowa Newspaper Abstracts
- Digitized: A-Z Cities/Counties – Iowa Historical Newspapers – LibGuides at University of Northern Iowa
- Obituaries, Newspaper Obituaries (scroll to IA)
- Adams County: Free Press (Corning, Iowa)
- Appanoose County: The Centerville Iowegian, 1857-2016
- Appanoose County: Moravia Library Newspaper Archive – Search Old Newspaper Articles Online, 1911-2006
- Bremer County: Sumner Newspaper Archive -1881-2008
- Carroll County: Carroll Public Library Newspaper Archive – 1884-2009
- Cass County: Atlantic Public Library Newspaper Archive – 1874-2000
- Cherokee County: Aurelia Public Library Newspaper Archive – 1886-2003
- Clay County: Spencer Public Library Newspaper Archive – 1884-1959
- Des Moines County: Burlington Iowa Public Library Genealogy and Local History
- Des Moine County: The Hawk Eye, 1995-Date
- Des Moine County: BMD Index to Newspapers announcements, Burlington
- Dickinson County: Newspaper Archives, 1870-2013
- Floyd County: Museum Newspaper Archive – 1930, 1931, 2007
- Humboldt County: Renwick Public Library Newspaper Archive 1884-1971
- Jackson County: Jackson Sentinel Newspaper Archive – 1854-1954
- Johnson County: Daily Iowan Historic Newspapers – 1868-2012- The University of Iowa Libraries
- Jones County: Newspaper Archive – Anamosa Library & Learning Center Anamosa Library and Learning Center
- Jones County: Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library Newspaper Archive – 1865-2004
- Linn County: Cedar Rapids Public Library Newspaper Archive – 1837-2012
- Linn County: The Coe College Newspaper Archive – 1890-2008
- Linn County: Newspapers for Mount Vernon and Lisbon, Iowa, 1860-2012
- Louisa County: Newspapers, Cemetery, Births, Death and More
- Louisa County: Newspapers & Probate
- Marion County: Marion Public Library Newspaper Archive – 1837-2012
- Mills County: Glenwood Public Library Newspaper Archive -1864-2004
- Mills County: Newspapers — Glenwood Public Library
- Muscatine County: Musser Public Library – Local History
- Muscatine County: Musser Public Library Newspaper Archive – 1856-1959
- Nodaway County: obituary index – SW Iowa and NW Missouri, 1859-2014
- Polk County: Altoona Public Library Newspaper Archive -1890-2000
- Polk County: Des Moines Pub. Lib. Newspaper and obituary indexes, 2006-2011
- Polk County: Johnston Newspaper Archive -1971-2005
- Polk County: Our Junior Register Tribune, 1929 & 1931
- Poweshiek County: Drake Community Library Obit Search
- Scott County: Quad City Memory – scroll down for indexes to Obits, Vitals and more
- Sioux County: Newspaper Archive – 1872-2008
- Story County: Roland Historical Society Newspaper Archive – 1895-1975
- Webster County: Fort Dodge, 1856-1934
- Winnebago County: Buffalo Center Newspaper Archive – 1894-2011
- Woodbury County: Sioux City Journal – Index
Cemeteries
- Mormon Cemeteries in Iowa – Scroll down for index
- Iowa Gravestones – All Iowa
- Iowa WPA Graves – Genealogy Records, Ancestor History and Family Tree Research
- Cherokee County: Oak Hill Cemetery – Directory and Map
- Des Moines County: Cemeteries/Index
- Dickinson County: Cemetery Records
- Henry County: Cemetery, Newspaper, Vital Records and More
- Jasper County: Interment Listing, Newton, IA – Official Website
- Johnson County: Iowa City – Oakland Cemetery
- Louisa County: Cemetery Listings
- Louisa County: Cemetery Records
- Mahaska County: Forest Cemetery Association
- Polk County: Des Moines Municipal Cemeteries
- Polk County: Jordan Cemetery, West Des Moines
Genealogical Records (Other)
- Iowa: Genealogy, Census, Vital Records
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Iowa
- Iowa | Learn | FamilySearch.org
- Iowa Public Libraries
- Celtic Cousins-Irish in Iowa; Cemeteries, Newspapers, Communities, More
- Iowa GenWeb Welcome Page
- Iowa Inventions Database [Patents]
- Iowa’s Trails to the Past
- State Historical Society of Iowa
- Book: Iowa in 1846-History project
- Book: Iowa Counties Historic Atlases – The University of Iowa Libraries
- Book: Making of Iowa
- Book: Quakers of Iowa
- Book: Pottawattami County: 1891, excerpts
- Digitization Projects: 1860 Diaries “University of Iowa Puts 1860s Diaries Online”
County
Immigration & Naturalization
Military
- Iowa, World War II Bonus Case Files, 1947-1954
- Iowa, World War II Bonus Case Files for Beneficiaries, 1947-1959
Maps
Native American
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