County Histories

 

 

1875 History of Hardin County, Iowa

1875 Atlas

1883 - List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 (1812-1883)

1892 Hardin Co. Plat Maps (transcribed)

1911 Past and Present of Hardin, Co., Iowa Biographies
(off-site by Linda Suarez)

Alden 100 Year Anniversary

Alden High School Graduates (1892-1902)

Banking in Hardin County
Banks 1: General Overview
Banks 2: Iowa Falls and Ackley
Banks 3: Steamboat Rock, Alden, New Providence and Union
Banks 4: Hubbard, Garden City, Whitten, Owasa, Buckeye

Biographies and Family Histories

Buckeye Pharmacy/Doc A.E. Reynolds' Drug Store

Churches

County Representation

The Family Group Sheet (FGS) Project of the IAGenWeb:
If you are looking for new places to search for ancestors in Iowa, stop by the FGS Project. This project has over 2,000 family group sheets for many families throughout the state.  Searching is by last name.

Genealogical & Historical Societies

Hardin County 1943-44 Educational Directory (100+ names);Pages: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5: Advertisers, Board of Education Members, Officers (of Clubs, etc.). Check for names using the front web page search feature.

Hardin Co. History

Hardin County in the Civil War

Hardin Co. Military History

Hardin County: "Iowa Press Assn. 1940 Who's Who in Iowa." (Index)

Hardin County Old Settlers Association

Other IAGenWeb Special Projects

Iowa Gravestone Photo Project of the IAGenWeb:
An extensive collection of Gravestone Photos from Iowa Cemeteries. Researchers can submit photos and transcriptions of their ancestor's gravestones and connect with yet-to-be-discovered cousins in the process. Photos may be searched by county or state-wide.

(U.S. Government) Land Patents. Land patents document the transfer of land ownership from the federal government to individuals. The BLM land patent records include the information recorded when ownership was transferred.

Killed in Action or Other Means during the Korea and Vietnam Conflicts

Newspapers, what's available and where to find them

Schools

Tour Eldora
Part 1
Part 2

Photo Collection of Hardin County's Towns

Physicians of Hardin County

1950 & 1952 State Historical Society of Iowa Membership Lists by County

Pioneer Life - The Good 'Ol Days

Towns

Township "Firsts"

Township Histories:
Alden (1883, 1911) all other townships 1911. Just click
on township and you will be taken to the history.

(1883) Township Histories (off-site)
County Bar, Courts, Education, Medical Profession, Treasurer

(1978) County Township Histories

Alden Township History

Union Cemetery (off-site)

Hauser Cemetery (off-site)