About Us
Clinton County is located on the Mississippi River at the eastern most tip of Iowa. It is bordered to the north by Jackson county, to the west by Jones and Cedar counties and to the south by Scott county. Across the river to the east are Carroll, Whiteside and Rock Island counties in Illinois.
Iowa was originally part of the Louisiana Purchase and was a part of the District of Louisiana in 1804. In 1807, Iowa was included in the Territory of Illinois and, in 1812, part of the Territory of Missouri.
After 1821, Iowa was unattached to any territory until it became part of Michigan Territory in 1834. In 1836, Iowa became part of Wisconsin Territory until 1838, when it was finally established as the Territory of Iowa.
On the 11th of January, 1840, the Territorial Legislature organized the county of Clinton and made Camanche the county seat. By this time, Elijah Buell had settled Lyons and J. M. Bartlett had founded New York, which was re-named Clinton.
Who "we" are:
We are a bunch of volunteers who enjoy making copies or transcriptions of old documents and stuff and putting them on the internet.
Where to get help:
Well that depends on what kind of help you're looking for - if you need research assistance, you can check out our Volunteers page and see if someone is willing to help. If there is something you need changed here on the website, please email Nettie Mae at sacul7662@yahoo.com.