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Page County, Iowa
Map
Location in the state of Iowa
Location of Iowa in the U.S.
Facts
Founded:	1847
County Seat	Clarinda
Courthouse

County Courthouse

History

• Page County, Iowa is named in honor of Captain John Page of the 4th U.S. Infantry, who was mortally wounded in the battle of Palo Alto during the Mexican American War.

Parent County

1847--Page County was created 24 February 1847 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Appanoose County prior to organization 22 March 1852. County seat:  Clarinda ^[1]

Boundary Changes

See an interactive map of Iowa boundary changes.

Record Loss

1858 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

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

• Burned Counties Research in FamilySearch Wiki&nbsp

• Michael John Neill, Burned Counties in Family History Circle

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Adams
• Fremont
• Mills
• Montgomery
• Taylor
• Atchison County, Missouri
• Nodaway County, Missouri

Resources

Getting Started

Research Guides

African American

United States African Americans Iowa African Americans

• African American Museum of Iowa The heritage of African Americans in Iowa

Cemeteries

• Iowa WPA Gravestone Project -- Nice name index for many cemeteries in Iowa

• Find A Grave has Page County cemeteries with some headstone pictures. If yours isn't among the photographs you can request to have one taken and posted.

• Rose Hill Cemetery  ~  USGenWeb Archives Project

Census

• An article about the Federal and State Census Records that exist for Iowa. Iowa Census

Church

Court

Genealogy

Land

• Iowa Page County Recorder's Office has property and misc. records dating back to 1838. Genealogy research is not performed by the Page County Recorder’s office. However, this office has land and vital records that are open to the public.

• 1839 - 1875 Land Abstracts Andreas Plat Book 1900  ~  USGenWeb Archives Project

Law and Legislation

Local Histories

Maps

• [1] David Rumsey Map Collection is a large online collection of rare, old, antique historical atlases, globes, maps, charts plus other cartographic treasures. This Collection features the city of Shenandoah.

Military

• 1st Iowa Regiment Cavalry  ~  USGenWeb Archives Project

• WWII Honor Roll of Dead and Missing  ~  USGenWeb Archives Project

Newspapers

Occupations

Obituaries

• Page County Obituaries  ~  USGenWeb Archives Project

Periodicals

Prisions

Probate

• A Family Search article about the Probate Records that exist for Iowa. Iowa Probate Records

Taxation

Vital Records

Birth

• Iowa, County Births  1880-1935  ~  FamilySearch

• Iowa Births and Christenings 1830-1950   ~  FamilySearch

Marriages

• Iowa, County Marriages 1838-1934  ~  FamilySearch

• Iowa Marriages 1809-1992  ~  FamilySearch

Deaths

• Iowa, Deaths and Burials  1830-1990  ~  FamilySearch

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

• Shenandoah Iowa Family History Center
  507 E Pioneer Ave
  Shenandoah, Ia 51601
  Phone:1-712-246-4491
  Hours T 1pm-4pm; W 7pm-9pm; Th 10am-3pm.; Closures: Closed the last two weeks in December.

Societies and Libraries

• Lied Public Library
  100 E. Garfield St.
  Clarinda, Iowa 51632
  Phone:1-712-542-2416
  E-mail: askliedlib@iowatelecom.net
  Hours:
  Monday: 12pm-8pm;Tues-Thur: 9:30am-6pm; Fri: 9:30am-5:00pm; Sat: 9:30am-1pm; Sun: Closed

• Nodaway Valley Historical Museum
  1600 South 16th Street
  PO Box 393
  Clarinda, Iowa 51632
  Phone: 1-712-542-3073
  E-mail: nvm@iowatelecom.net
  Hours:
  Mondays: Closed Tuesdays: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday: 1-4 p.m. for May thru Sept. and 2-4 p.m. for Oct. thru April. We will also open by appointment at other times for people to research.

• Greater Shenandoah Historical Society
  800 W Sheridan Ave
  PO Box 182
  Shenandoah Iowa 56101
  Phone:1-712-246-1669
  E-mail:gshmuseum@hotmail.com

Web Sites

Wikipedia has more about this subject: Page County, Iowa

• Page County, IA Family History and Genealogy Message Board (Ancestry)

• Page County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)

• Page County, IA Genealogy Forum (GenForum)
• Page County, IAGenWeb (USGenWeb)

• Family History Library Catalog(Family Search)

• Genealogy Trails History Group(Genealogy Trails History)

• Mailing List: IAPAGE-L (Page County, Iowa List) (RootsWeb)

References

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

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