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Guide to Madison County Iowa genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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Madison County, Iowa
Map
Location in the state of Iowa
Location of Iowa in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	January 13, 1846
County Seat	Winterset
Courthouse

County Courthouse

112 N John Wayne Dr. Winterset, Iowa 50273

History

Parent County

1846--Madison County was created 13 January 1846 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Mahaska County prior to organization 19 February 1849.  County seat:  Winterset ^[1]

For an early history of the county go to the following link:

http://iagenweb.org/madison/county_history/county_history_first.html

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

1875 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:

• Burned Counties Research in FamilySearch Wiki
• Michael John Neill, Burned Counties in Family History Circle

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

Adair | Clarke | Dallas | Guthrie | Polk | Union | Warren

Resources

Cemeteries

iagenweb.org/madison/cemetery_records/cemetery_index.html (U.S. GenWeb)

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories 

Maps

Military

Newspapers

Wikipedia has more about this subject: List of online newspaper archives

• Altoona Public Library Archives, Polk County (1876-2000)
• Johnston Historical Society Archive, Polk County (1970-2007)
• NewspaperArchive.com ($) has historical newspapers online including Des Moines newspapers. This database is free at some libraries.

Probate

iagenweb.org/madison/probate_records/probate_index.html (U.S. GenWeb)

Taxation

Vital Records

Births:

[1] (Information on birth records, U.S. GenWeb)

iagenweb.org/madison/birth_records/birth_rec_idx.html (Birth Index, U.S. GenWeb)

Marriages:

iagenweb.org/madison/birth_records/birth_rec_idx.html (Marriage Index, U.S. GenWeb)

Death:

iagenweb.org/madison/death_records/death_rec_index.html (Death Index, U.S. GenWeb)

Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

• Family History Library Catalog
• Madison County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
• iagenweb.org/madison/ (Madison Co., Iowa U.S.GenWeb)

References

1. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).

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