Iceland Genealogy

Europe Iceland Guide to Iceland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Country Information
The United States of America is made up of fifty states, one federal district (District of Columbia) and five territories.

Iceland Clickable Map
Genealogy records are kept on the state level in Iceland. Click on a state below to go to the state Wiki article listing more information.

States
Genealogy records are kept on the state level in the United States. Click on a state below to go to the state Wiki article listing more information.

Territories and Federal District
There are five territories and one federal district under the jurisdiction of the United States.

Former Territories
There are six former territories of the United States.

More United States Research Strategies
Research strategies give guidance on how to research or what records to search for first. Below are additional research strategy Wiki articles for the United States.

More "Country" Research Tools
Research tools can include resources that assist in locating correct records to search and determining the correct locality to search in. Below are links and Wiki articles to research tools in the United States.

FamilySearch Resources
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in resourcing your family.
 * Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
 * Learning Center - Online genealogy courses
 * Historical Records
 * Family History Center locator map

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Welcome to the Iceland Page!

Iceland was settled by Vikings in 874. Governed by Denmark since 1381, it was acknowledged as a sovereign state under the Danish king in 1918. It gained full independence as a republic in 1944.

Check this site for a short overview of the country.

Getting started with Iceland research
See the tutorials at FamilySearch Learning Center on Scandinavian Research and on Reading Scandinavian Gothic Handwritten Records.

Research Tools
Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:


 * Iceland Vital Records Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Iceland Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Iceland Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Strategies
Introduction to Icelandic Search Strategies

Featured Content
Thanks to Hálfdan Helgason, 1816 Iceland census has searchable PDF files with headers in English.

Also see the Iceland GenWeb at Íslenski Ættfræðivefurinn.

Useful Websites

 * The National Archives Census Database
 * Iceland Genealogy Links
 * Family Tree Magazine: Icelandic Toolkit
 * Finding Your Ancestors 1835-1900 Resource Guide
 * Gothic Handwriting Resource Guide
 * Iceland GenWeb
 * Icelandic Association of Utah
 * Icelandic Genealogical Word List
 * Icelandic-Spanish Fork-Vigdis Johnson
 * Libweb - Directory of Libraries in Iceland
 * The Emigration from Iceland to North America
 * Íslendingabók
 * Þjóðskjalasafn Íslands
 * Maps, History and more