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Ringgold County, Iowa
Map
Location of Iowa in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	February 24, 1847
County Seat	Mt. Ayr
Courthouse

County Courthouse

History

Parent County

1847--Ringgold County was created 24 February 1847 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Taylor and Appanoose Counties prior to organization 31 January 1855.  County seat:  Mt. Ayr ^[1]

Boundary Changes

See an interactive map of Iowa boundary changes.

Record Loss

June 8, 1858 -- a cyclone blew down the courthouse. 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

Adams | Clarke | Decatur | Taylor | Union | Harrison County, Missouri | Worth County, Missouri

Resources

Cemeteries

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories 

Maps

Military

Ringgold County Military Links

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

• Ringgold County, Iowa Obituary Collection Free from GenealogyBuff.com. From Various Funeral Homes in the Mount Ayr and Ringgold County area.

Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

• Family History Library Catalog
• Ringgold County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
• Ringgold Co. IAGenWeb Project

References

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