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Guide to Warren County, Iowa ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County was named for General Joseph Warren, a hero in the American Revolutionary War. The County has Indianola as its seat and the County was created 1846. The County is located in the south central area of the state.

County Courthouse
2205 West 2nd Avenue Indianola, IA 50125 Phone: 515-961-1033  Warren County Website
 * Warren County homepage

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Biographies

 * All of the family biographies from the History of Warren County, Iowa (1879) by Union Historical Company are available free online at My Genealogy Hound.
 * Warren County, Iowa Biographies Project at RootsWeb — links to biographies and local histories

Cemeteries

 * Warren County Cemeteries list as found in Cemetery and Death Records of Warren County, Iowa by the Warren County Genealogical Society, 1980
 * Warren County gravestones Iowa gravestone project

Census Records

 * 1850 Warren County, Iowa
 * 1853 Warren County, Iowa State Census

State Census
 * 1885 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1895 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1905 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images (individual cards, not family context)
 * 1915 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1925 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1860 Warren County, Iowa link to index pages and transcriptions

Church Records

 * FamilySearch Places

Directories

 * Fold3.com ($) has Des Moines City Directories 1881-1913 (2 yrs. missing) and miscellaneous years going back to 1866 available online.
 * 1875 Patrons of the Iowa State Atlas (Warren County)
 * 1875 Warren County Business Directory
 * 1879 City Directories for Warren Countylink to index of City's indexed and mapped

Local Histories

 * History of Warren County, Iowa (Des Moines: Union Historical Company, 1879) Bioindex, all 644 bios online
 * History of Warren County, Iowa...to 1908, by Rev. W. C. Martin. Chicago: S. J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1908. - index, 27 bios online
 * Circle 'round the square: pictures from an Iowa childhood. Drawings by Sam Kweskin. By Dorothy Daniel. New York: W. Funk, c1959. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library;.
 * Iowa Indexes at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * 1899 Map of the City of Indianola
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
 * Warren maps at David Rumsey Map Collection, click on magnifying glass on website.

Military Records
Multiple Wars Civil War
 * 1835-1998 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index only
 * 1861-1949 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * List of Warren County Pensioners on the Roll Jan 1, 1883
 * 1862-1910 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Civil War Civil War service men in Warren County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed here:
 * 1861-1864 Civil War Soldiers Enlistment Records (1861-1864)
 * Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Card File for Union Soldiers in the Civil War
 * - 1st Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company D
 * - 3rd Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company G
 * - 10th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company B
 * - 10th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company G
 * - 15th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company G
 * - 17th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company K
 * - 48th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company A

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * 1859-1990 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Newspapers

 * Warren County Newspapers 1855-1896
 * Altoona Public Library Archives, Polk County (1876-2000)
 * Johnston Historical Society Archive, Polk County (1970-2007)
 * Warren County Newspapers etc

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1758-1997 Iowa, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997 at Ancestry — index and images, ($)
 * Warren County, Iowa Probate Index provided by the Warren County Historical Society

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry — index and images, ($)

Tax Records
Online Tax Indexes and Records
 * Warren County, Iowa Tax Lists
 * 1934-1958 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Birth

 * 1850-1939 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1921-1942 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1880-1935 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Marriage

 * 1518-1996 Iowa, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index ($)
 * 1809-1992 Iowa, Marriages, 1809-1992 at MyHeritage — index, ($)
 * 1838-1934 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1849-1899 Index of Warren County Marriages (1849-1899) provided by the Warren County Historical Society
 * 1880-1951 Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1951 at Ancestry — index and images, ($)

Death

 * 1850-1990 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and some images
 * 1880-1992 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1900-1939 Iowa Death Index, 1900-1939 at MyHeritage — index, ($)
 * 1904-1951 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1920-1967 Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1920-1967 at Ancestry — index and images, ($)

Family History Centers

 * Indianola Iowa Family History Center

Libraries
Warren County Genealogical Society Box 151 Indianola, Iowa 50125 E-mail: [mailto:wcgs@warrencountygenes.org wcgs@warrencountygenes.org] Website Warren County Historical Society 1400 W 2nd Ave P.O. Box 256 Indianola, IA 50125 Telephone:515-961-8085 E-mail: [mailto:contact@warrencountyhistory.org contact@warrencountyhistory.org] Website

Websites

 * Iowa Genweb: Warren County
 * Warren County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Warren County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)


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