Jasper Co. Genealogical Society
Jasper County Genealogical Society
Library Resources
To access these records either come to our library or ask our researchers to research for you.
Assessor Rolls
- Assessor Rolls Vol. 1 1885-1900; Buena Vista, Clear Creek, Des Moines,
Elk Creek, Fairview, Hickory Grove, Independence, Kellogg, Lynn Grove Twps.
- Assessor Rolls Vol. 2 1885-1900; Lynnville (City), Malaka, Mariposa,
Mound Prairie, Newton, Palo Alto, Poweshiek, Richland, Rock Creek,
Washington Twps.
Bible Records
- Brook, Clement
- Buffington
- Bunker, Francis
- Dennis, Azariah
- Gorman, Freeman E. & Bertha Thomas
- Grizzell, Young, Belles
- Guessford House
- Iske/Robertson
- Kating/Moffitt
- Kinyon, Madison S.
- Merrill, Albivn K. Family
- Nouning/Nonning/Norning
- Peeples, Rudolph
- Strickler, Tilchman H.
Birth Records
- Births from Township Assessors 1909-1913
Cemetery Records
Census
- Jasper Co., IA Census Records 1850, 1856
- 1850-1920 Federal Census of Iowa on film
- 1885, 1895, 1925 Iowa State Census
Death Records
- Jasper Co., IA Mortality Schedules 1860, 1870, 1880
- Funeral Home Records for:
- Boyd-Nikkel in Baxter - 1950's, 60's, 70s, not inclusive
- Colfax and Hartnett Funeral Home in Colfax - 1889 - 1960, not inclusive.
- Morgan Funeral Home in Newton - 1905 - 1936, not inclusive
- Morgan-Hunter Funeral Home in Newton - 1889 - 1904
- Obituaries - see below
Directories
- Many county farm directories
- City of Newton directories 1898-1900 and 1916 and 1939-present
- Newton area telephone directories
Family Group Sheets and Pedigree Charts
International
Iowa Counties
- We have a number of resources from other counties, including:
- Marion
- Marshall
- Polk
- Poweshiek
Jasper History
- History of Jasper Co., IA 1878 & Index
- History of Jasper, Marshall & Grundy Cos., IA 1894
- Yestertowns 1963
- Pioneer Tales of Jasper Co., IA 1974
- 1912 Past & Present of Jasper Co., IA & Index
- Heritage Tour of Jasper Co., IA Vol. 1, 1980
- Heritage Tour of Jasper Co., IA Vol. 2, 1982
Maps
- 1871 & 1887 Jasper Co., IA Plat Book
- 1901 Jasper Co., IA Plat Books (includes Biographies & pictures)
- 1950-present Jasper Co., IA Plat Books
- 1901 Jasper Co., IA Atlas & Index
- 1985 Jasper Co., IA Pictorial Atlas
Marriage Records
- Marriage Records 1849-1898
- Marriage Records 1880-1889
- Marriage Records 1889-1898
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Marriage licenses from files of Rev. Laurence Athey, includes Guthrie,
Montgomery, Polk, Pottawattamie and other miscellaneous counties from 1922
through 1955.
Newspapers, Obituaries & Scrapbooks
- Tribune Obituaries - Jasper Co., IA
- Miscellaneous Newspaper Clippings - Tribune, Jasper Co., IA
- Iowa & Jasper Co. Newspaper Clippings - 5 Volumes
- Misc. data & clippings of Frances Coffee - Jasper Co., IA
- (1970s obits mostly)
- Scrapbook of Miscellaneous funeral folders & obits
Schools
- Old Schools of Jasper Co., IA
- History of Schools of Jasper Co., IA
Society Publications
- Jasper Co., IA Genealogy Society Gleaner 1978-present
- Jasper Co., IA Historical Society newsletters Oct. 1994 - Feb. 1997
- Jasper Co., IA Farm Bureau Membership list 1961
Sales
- Newton and Jasper Co Directory, 1903 - cost is $7.00 plus postage
if mailed
- Heritage Tour of Jasper County, Volume II - cost is $16.00 plus
postage if mailed
- Six Pictorial Note Cards: Old Newton Library, Colfax Depot, Killduff
School, St. Stephens Episcopal Church, First Maid Rite, Newton Depot - cost
is $5.00 plus postage if mailed
- 1871 Plat Book - cost is $10.00 plus postage if mailed
- Ancestry Wall Chart - cost is $1.50 plus postage if mailed
- Family Group Sheets - cost is $.10 each plus postage if mailed
Veterans
- Jasper Co., IA Civil War Veterans - 3 Volumes
- Jasper Co., IA Roll of Honor 1917, 1918, 1919