Books about Iowa County, Iowa

• Bulletin / Iowa County Historical Society. -- [Williamsburg,Iowa]: The Society, -1995. -- Began: 1965.
• Vignette / Iowa County Historical Society. -- [Williamsburg, Iowa] : The Society, -1995. -- No. 171 (Nov. 1995).
• Pioneer Heritage News / Iowa County Historical Society. --Marengo, Iowa : The Society, 1996 -- No. 172 (Mar. 1996)- Author, Gingerich, Mary A.
• Cemetery Directory of Amish and Mennonites in Iowa, Johnson, and Washington counties of Iowa, by Mary A. Gingerich. -- Kalona, Iowa, 1972.
• 1966 index of the Ohio cemetery: (south of Ladora) Hartford Twp. Iowa County. By Alta Davis Bricker, 1966
• The History of  Iowa County, Iowa, contains a history of the county, its cities, towns, biographical sketches of its citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion, general and local statistics, portraits of early settlers and prominent men, history of the Northwest, history of Iowa ... Des Moines: Union Historical Company, Birdsall, Williams & Co., 1881.
• Inventory of county records : Iowa County / compiled by Mark H. Jones. -- Iowa City: County Records Project, Iowa State Historical Dept., Division of the State Historical Society, 1978.
• Iowa census returns. -- 1856. Author Lillie, Pauline
• Iowa County cemetery stones & history, 1844-1975 / compiled by Pauline Lillie for Iowa County Historical Society. -- [s.l.]: Iowa County Historical Society, 1976. Author Lind, Katie Yoder, 1913-
• From Hazelbrush to Cornfields: the first one hundred years of the Amish-Mennonites in Johnson, Washington, and Iowa counties of Iowa, 1846-1946 / Katie Yoder Lind. -- 1st ed. -- Kalona, Iowa: Mennonite Historical Society of Iowa; [Ottumwa, Iowa]: Released through St. Andrews Press, 1994. Author Atwood, Roy Alden.
• Telephony and its cultural meanings in southeastern Iowa,1900-1917 / by Roy Alden Atwood. -- 1984. Author Nicklaus, Dennis J.
• The Morrison family from Ballyferis, Ireland to Iowa and New Zealand / Dennis J. Nicklaus. -- Madison, Wis.: D.J. Nicklaus, 1997. (includes the Gilchrist family of North  English and others) Author Litzenberg, J.E.
• The Litzenbergs in America 1750-1947 -- Ann Arbor, Michigan : J.E. Litzenberg, 1948 (Contains information on many of Iowa County families)
• The "Ferris Obituaries Scrapbook" contains information abstracted from scrapbooks full of obits, birth and marriage announcements. The scrapbooks belonged to Arthur Ferris of North English, Iowa and cover the North English area up to around1914. The scrapbook is available at the Linn County Genealogical Society, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
• Also, on LDS Microfilm number 1003429, is a large collection of North English area obituaries. It may be the same as "Ferris Scrapbook"
• Also on that same LDS microfilm, 1003429, is the "History of the North English Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 1856-1973"

Town History Information Available at Marengo Public Library

Visit the website of the Marengo Public Library for contact and location information.

• Allerton, Iowa Centennial 1874-1974
• Blairstown - Press, Thursday May 20, 1965
• Cear Rapids - Seven Ages of a City, Pictorial History of Cedar Rapids
• Genoa Bluff  - by Roseanne Salmann
• Lisbon - The Olden Days: History of Lisbon and surrounding countryside
• Marengo - Marengo the County Seat: Marengo the Town
• Millersburg - Reminiscences of Millersburg; Iowa County, Iowa
• Victor - Centennial History Book: 1868-1968 100 Years of Progress
• Watkins - Centennial: Years to Remember 1874-1974
• Wellman - Centennial 1879-1979
• Williamsburg - Pioneer Recollections: Ninety-seven years in & near Williamsburg

Church and School Historys Available at Marengo Public Library

• Deep River Millersburg School - 50th Alumni Banquet
• Iowa County Church of God - History of Iowa County Church of God
• Millersburg United Methodist Church 1986
• St. Michaels Catholic Church Holbrook and the Old Man Creek Settlement

Please write to the Marengo Public Library for these records. Enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope and 25 cents per page for copying. Pricing may change.

Genealogical Family Information Available at Marengo Public Library

• Edgerton, Wanda Misbach, Our Home Place
• Geiger, Margaret (1842-1919) Henry Burgy (1841-1982)
• Gunzenhauser, Johann George There to Here 1807-1982
• Landmann, Barbara Heinemann, Biography: E.L. Grubers teachings on Divine Inspiration and Other essays
• Lutz, June Shaull - Historical account of the Schall/Shaull family.
• McDonough, Carolyn Harris - Related Families; McDonough, McDonogh, MacDonough, Tower Denton, Newman, Von Christy, Kafer, Droege, Montmorency, Coligny, Janssen, Rapalje, Van Nyssen, Gilbert, Kurtz, Dils, Workman, Forsyth, Murphey, Trichka, Wilson, Collyer, Harris, Gorman, Hawes, Lilly
• Maddux, A.D. Who in the world is that? The Family Trees of Roy Clark Maddux and Sylvia Lucile Douglas Maddux.
• Oswald, F. Sinclair - John William and Mary Graham Sinclair family reunion. 2nd & 4th.
  Informative soft-back booklets of about 50 or so pages that recapped the reunion and had other articles that Sinclair Oswald or others wrote.
• Risdon, Daniel B. & Cook, Robert E. - Descendants of Josiah Risdon and Martha Cochran (c.1982)
• Tisdale, Rosa D. - Meet the Tisdales
• Whipple, Irma Weiss - In search of Familie Wiese

History Books Available at Marengo Public Library

• Andreas Historical Atlas of Iowa
• Book that gave Iowa its Name, by Albert M. Lea. Published in Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the travels and explorations of Albert M. Lea as he gathered information while traveling through Iowa County, Iowa
• Cemetery Stones with History; 1844-1976, by Pauline Lillie. Iowa Centennial; Iowa County Historical Society. Cemetery Stones and List of townships in Iowa County. (Some larger cemeteries were not included.)
• Discovering Historic Iowa, by Leroy Pratt. Descriptions of Iowa Counties, Historical sites, Landmarks, natural areas, archeological sites, wildlife exhibits, and Cultural Institutions.
• Ex Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines Living in Iowa; 1886
• Federal Census of Iowa County 1850
• History of  Iowa, by Charles R. Tuttle
• History of  Iowa County
  1. Vol. 1. Local History of Iowa County and Its People
  2. Vol. 2. Biographies of people from Iowa County and the County Seat of Marengo, Iowa
• Inspirations-Historie 1729-1817, by Gottlieb Scheuner. Historical account of the founding of the Congregation of Community of Prayer as such was commanded by the Spirit of the Lord, through the Instruments of Inspiration and begun and organized by Eberhard Ludwig Gruber. (Amana Colonies)
• Iowa and Some Iowans, by Betty Jo buckingham and Eleanor Blansk 1982 Supplement to 2nd edition.
• Iowa Through the Years, by Cyrenus Cole. General history of the commonwealth from the era of discovery and exploration down to the 1930s.
• Pioneer Recollections, by Harley Ranson. Stories and pictures depicting the early history and development of Iowa County, selected from the family albums and the libraries of the descendants of the Pioneers of the county. Also stories as written or dictated by these residents, from records in their possession or tales related to them by their parents.
• Roster of Iowa Soldiers. War of the Rebellion (Civil War) Vol. 1 through Vol. 6 (Microfilm of master index available through the Iowa State Historical Society in Iowa City)

Maps Available at Marengo Public Library

• General Highway and Transportation Maps
• Iowa county TAM Service - township maps - locating roster, alphabetical locator, mailing list
• Plat Book of Iowa County

Microfilm Newspaper records available at Marengo Public Library

• Marengo Democrat, May 4, 1893 - June 4, 1903
• Marengo Pioneer May 13, 1926 - Dec. 29, 1927
• Marengo Republican, Jan. 2, 1895 - Nov. 3, 1927
• Pioneer Republican Nov. 3, 1927 - Apr 4, 1985
• Williamsburg

Censuses available at Marengo Public Library

• 1850 Fayette, Fremont, Henry, Iowa, Jackson, Jasper counties
• 1860 Iowa, Jasper counties
• 1870 Howard, Humboldt, Ida, Iowa counties
• 1880 Ida (partial), Iowa, Jackson (partial) counties
• 1900 Iowa and Jackson counties
• 1920 Iowa County
• Iowa State Censuses 1885-1925

The Iowa County Genealogical Society  Research Center, located in the lower level of the Marengo Library,  has the following records:

• Books about Iowa County, its citizens, its towns and its businesses including; 1881 History of Iowa County; 1915 Iowa County; Atlases of 1874, 1900, 1917, 1930, 1946 and others
• Periodicals and Newsletters from other societies
• Clippings of obituaries, weddings, anniversaries and other major events of Iowa County
• Genealogical Records including pedigree charts, family histories and biographical information
• Microfilm of family histories, birth and death records, marriages licenses, federal census 1850-1920, state census 1885-1925, land deeds, church records, 1879-1914 Victor newspapers, and the Williamsburg Journal Tribune 1885-1972
• Photographs of area landmarks, people, organizations, events and buildings, etc.
• Archives of Iowa County businesses, organizations, churches, families, schools, and government agencies.
• Family histories of many of the families who settled Iowa County