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Iowa Franklin County
| Franklin County, Iowa | |
| Map | |
 Location of Iowa in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | January 15, 1851 |
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| County Seat | Hampton |
| Courthouse | |
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Contents |
County Courthouse
History
Parent County
1851--Franklin County was created 15 January 1851 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Chickasaw, Fayette, and Hardin Counties prior to organization 3 March 1856. County seat: Hampton [1]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Cities and towns
Unincorporated communities
Bradford
Chapin
Neighboring Counties
Butler | Cerro Gordo | Floyd | Grundy | Hamilton | Hancock | Hardin | Wright
Resources
Cemeteries
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
- Iowa USGS Topographic
Choose Airport, Bridge, Building, Cemetery, Church, Civil, Hospital, Lake, Locale, Park, Populated Place, Post Office, School, Stream, Summit, Trail
http://www.topozone.com/states/Iowa.asp?county=Franklin
Military
Newspapers
NewspaperArchive.com ($) has a large collection of digitized Iowa newspapers online. This database is sometimes free at libraries.
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Web Sites
References
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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