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United States& Iowa Wayne County

	Iowa Online Records

County Courthouse

History

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The county is named after Revolutionary War General "Mad" Anthony Wayne (1745-1796).^[1]

Parent County

1846--Wayne County was created 13 January 1846 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Davis County prior to organization 27 January 1851. County seat:  Corydon ^[2]

Boundary Changes

See an interactive map of Iowa boundary changes.

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

Appanoose | Clarke | Decatur | Lucas | Monroe | Mercer County, Missouri | Putnam County, Missouri

Resources

Cemeteries

Church

LDS Ward and Branch Records

• Bethlehem

Court

Land

Local Histories

Biographical and Historical Record of Wayne and Appanoose Counties, Iowa

Maps

Migration

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

• Mormon Trail 1846 from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah^[3]

Military

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records 

Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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

References

1. ↑ "Anthony Wayne," Wikipedia.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
3. ↑ 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).