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Guide to Buchanan 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 US president James Buchanan. The County has Independence as its seat and the County was created 1837. The County is located in the northeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Clerk District Court has Birth and Death Records from 1880, Marriage Records from 1848, Divorce, Probate and Clerk Records from 1845.

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

 * Adams county, Iowa Biographies Project at RootsWeb — links to biographies and local histories


 * Many Biography records for Buchanan County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see the from their catalog.
 * History of Buchanan County, Iowa with illustrations and biographical sketches. at Ancestry — ($)

Cemeteries

 * 1796-1988 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Census Records
Iowa recorded not only the federal census but state census through out the years too. The state census contains very valuable genealogical information. Where the census information can be found, what years it was taken, mortality schedules, census substitutions and much more is discussed in the very informative Iowa Census article.

United States Census
 * 1852 State Special Census of Iowa, Buchanan County.
 * 1880 Census Buchanan County, Independence Mental Institution
 * 1880 Census Buchanan County, Independence Mental Institution
 * 1880 Census Buchanan County, Independence Mental Institution
 * 1880 Census Buchanan County, Independence Mental Institution

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

Church Records
United Methodist
 * FamilySearch Places
 * Churches of Buchanan County
 * Iowa Churches: A File at the Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. Films  arranged by towns or by the name of the church. Value: history and names of early members.
 * Ministerial Biographies: A File in the Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. Films

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

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

Court Records

 * Many Court records for Buchanan County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see the from their catalog.
 * Many Guardianship records for Buchanan County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see the from their catalog.

Land and Property Records

 * Many Plat Book records for Buchanan County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see the from their catalog.
 * Many Land and Property records for Buchanan County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see the from their catalog.

Local Histories

 * Many Local History records for Buchanan County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see the from their catalog.
 * Garfield, James A. History of Buchanan County, Iowa with illustrations and biographical sketches. Cleveland, Ohio Williams Bros., 1881.
 * *Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * Church, Harry. History of Buchanan County, Iowa, and its people. Chicago, Illinois S. J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1914.
 * *Vol 1 Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * *Vol 2 Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * History of Buchanan County, Iowa with illustrations and biographical sketches. at Ancestry — ($)
 * History of Buchanan County, Iowa, and its people at Ancestry — ($)
 * Iowa Indexes at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Buchanan County, Iowa Cemetery Maps
 * 1875 Maps of Buchanan County
 * Many Map records for Buchanan County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see the from their catalog.
 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
 * Buchanan County maps at David Rumsey Map Collection

Military Records

 * Buchanan County Military Page
 * World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing for Buchanan County, Iowa
 * Many Military records for Buchanan County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see the from their catalog.
 * Many Military World War, 1914-1918 records for Buchanan County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see the from their catalog.
 * 1835-1998 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index only
 * 1861-1949 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1862-1910 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Civil War Civil War service men in this 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 in
 * - 4th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company B
 * - 5th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company E
 * - 6th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company G
 * - 27th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Companies C and H
 * - 47th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company D
 * - 27th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company C :- 27th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company H :- 47th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company D :- 4th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, :- 5th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company E :- 6th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company G

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1859-1990 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Many Naturalization and Citizenship records for Buchanan County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see the from their catalog.

Newspapers

 * NewspaperArchive.com ($) has historical newspapers online including Cedar Rapids newspapers and Waterloo newspapers that may have included Buchanan County residents. This database is free at some libraries.
 * Bulletin Journal. 1947, 1955, 1962, 1966 Independence, IA, USA Online at: Ancestry — ($)
 * Winthrop News. 1957 Winthrop, IA, USA Online at: Ancestry — ($)

Obituaries

 * 1796-1988 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Buchanan County, Iowa Obituaries
 * Many Obituary records for Buchanan County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see the from their catalog.

Other Records
Burials WPA 1930's Graves Registration Survey

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Probate Records

 * 1758-1997 Iowa, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997 at Ancestry — ($)
 * Many Probate records for Buchanan County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see the from their catalog..

School Records

 * Buchanan County Schools

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

Tax Records
Many Taxation records for Buchanan County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see the from their catalog.
 * 1862 Buchanan County Tax Roll 1862
 * 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
 * 1836-1926 Iowa, Marriages, 1836 - 1926 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * 1838-1934 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1848-1858 - Buchanan County, Iowa Marriages Book 1 1848-1858 at IowaGenWeb
 * 1854-1910 - Buchanan County, Iowa Marriages 1854-1910 at I Dream of Genealogy
 * 1880-1951 Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1951 at Ancestry — ($)

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 ($) — index
 * 1904-1951 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1920-1967 Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1920-1967 at Ancestry — ($)
 * Many Vital records for Buchanan County have been microfilmed or abstracted. Some of those copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. For a listing of their holdings, see the from their catalog.

Libraries
Buchanan County Genealogical Society 103 4th Ave. SE Independence, IA 50644 Telephone:319-334-9333 E-mail: [mailto:buchanancoia@yahoo.com buchanancoia@yahoo.com] Website Buchanan County Iowa Historical Society P.O. Box 321 Independence, Iowa 50644 Telephone:319-334-4616 E-mail: [mailto:bchs.lkh@gmail.com bchs.lkh@gmail.com] Website Independence Public Library 805 1st Street East Independence, IA 50644 Telephone:319-334-2470 E-mail: [mailto:indylib@indytel.com indylib@indytel.com] Website

Websites

 * State Historical Society of Iowa — Select from research collection topics
 * The Iowa Heritage Digital Collection — digital images from a variety of Iowa cultural institutions
 * State Library of Iowa — electronic depository of documents intended for the general public produced by Iowa agencies
 * IAGenWeb Project — Data may be submitted by individuals or complete transcriptions
 * USGenWeb Archives — Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions


 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.