Adair County, Iowa Genealogy


 * This article is about a southwestern Iowa county. For other uses, see Adair.

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County Courthouse
Adair County Courthouse P. O. Box L Greenfield, IA 5089-1290

(515) 743-2445

Parent County
1851--AAdair County was created in January 15, 1851 from Pottawattamie, Dallas, Mahaska, Monroe, Polk and Cass Counties. County records are housed in Greenfield. County. The county was attached to Pottawattamie and Cass Counties prior to organization 6 May 1854. County seat: Greenfield

Record Loss
1889 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

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

Extinct Communities

 * Berea

Neighboring Counties
Adams | Audubon | Cass | Dallas | Guthrie | Madison | Union

Cemeteries
Cemeteries for Adair County are:

Transcriptions for some of these cemeteries can be found at:
 * FindAGrave.com
 * Interment.net cemetery records.
 * Iowa WPA Graves Registration
 * Iowa Gravestone Photo Project
 * Saving Graves
 * Tombstone Transcription Project

The Family History library has several films with information about the cemeteries in Adair County. For more information about cemeteries in Iowa see the Iowa Cemeteries page.

Court

 * Affidavit index, 1907-1924. Microfilm of originals housed at the Clerk of the District Court, Adair County, Greenfield, Iowa. Affidavits concerning land transactions.

Land

 * Affidavit index, 1907-1924. Microfilm of originals housed at the Clerk of the District Court, Adair County, Greenfield, Iowa. Affidavits concerning land transactions.


 * Homestead records, 1878-1972, Land transfer records, 1858-1916; index, 1855-1920, ,Miscellaneous records, 1880-1911; index, 1880-1916, Tax deed records, 1873-1954, Town lot deed records, 1855-1918, Town lot transfer records, 1867-1991; index, 1870-1991 <Family History Library

Local Histories

 * History of Guthrie and Adair Counties, Iowa

Maps
David Rumsey Map Collection is a large online collection of rare, old, antique historical atlases, globes, maps, charts plus other cartographic treasures.

Web Sites

 * Adair County Anquestors Genealogy Society Adair County, Iowa
 * Adair County Biographies part 1
 * Adair County Biographies part 2
 * Family History Library Catalog