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United States Iowa Mills County

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

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Mills County, Iowa
Map
Location in the state of Iowa
Location of Iowa in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	January 15, 1851
County Seat	Glenwood
Courthouse

County Courthouse 

History

Parent County

1851--Mills County was created 15 January 1851 from Pottawattamie County. County seat: Glenwood ^[1]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

Fremont | Montgomery | Page | Pottawattamie | Cass County, Nebraska | Sarpy County, Nebraska

Resources

Cemeteries

• Emerson Cemetery, Emerson BillionGraves
• Farm Creek Cemetery, Henderson BillionGraves

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Migration

Early migration routes to and from Mills County, Iowa for European settlers included:

• Missouri River
• Oregon Trail 1830s from western Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon^[2]
• California Trail 1846 from western Missouri to northern California^[3]
• Mormon Trail 1846 from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah^[4]

Military

Newspapers

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

• Mills County Newspaper Archives has several Mills County newspapers (1864-2002) available online.
• Glenwood Public Library Archives, Mills County has several Mills County newspapers (1864-2004) available online along with a few plat books and an atlas.

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
• Glenwood Iowa Family History Center

Web Sites

• Family History Library Catalog
• Mills County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)

References

1. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
2. ↑ National Park Service, "(Auto Tour Route) Maps" in Oregon National Historic Trail at http://www.nps.gov/oreg/planyourvisit/maps.htm (accessed 18 July 2011).
3. ↑ National Park Service, "(Auto Tour Route) Maps" in California National Historic Trail at http://www.nps.gov/cali/planyourvisit/maps.htm (accessed 18 July 2011).
4. ↑ National Park Service, "Auto Tour Route Maps" in Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail at http://www.nps.gov/mopi/planyourvisit/maps.htm (accessed 18 July 2011).

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