Jones County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Jones County

Parent County
1837--Jones County was created 21 December 1837 from Dubuque County. It was attached to Jackson County prior to organization 1 June 1839. County seat: Anamosa

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Iowa County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Iowa County Boundary Maps" (1816-1872) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
1875 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged. For a list of record loss in Iowa Counties see: Iowa Counties with Burned Courthouses

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

Neighboring Counties
Cedar • Clinton • Delaware • Dubuque • Jackson • Linn

Cemeteries

 * Riverside Cemetery, Anamosa BillionGraves

Lutheran

 * Records of the Zion Lutheran Church, Wyoming, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Local Histories

 * Corbit, R. M. History of Jones County, Iowa, past and present. Chicago : S. J. Clarke, 1910.
 * Vol. 1 Online at FamilySearch (Free) and at Internetarchive (Free)
 * Vol. 2 Online at FamilySearch (Free)

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Iowa

Civil War

 * - 9th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Companies B and D
 * - 14th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company H
 * - 14th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company H :- 1st Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company G :- 9th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company B :- 9th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company D

Newspapers

 * Ross &amp; Elizabeth Baty Public Library Archives, Jones County has the Monticello Express (1865-2004) available online.


 * NewspaperArchive.com ($) has historical newspapers online including Cedar Rapids newspapers that may have included Jones County residents. This database is free at some libraries.

Societies and Libraries
See also a List of Iowa Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies