AREA RESOURCES FOR GENEALOGY RESEARCH
 

COURTHOUSES

South Lee County Court
25 North 7th Street, Keokuk, Iowa

This courthouse includes records for the following townships: Van Buren, Charleston, and Des Moines, Montrose, Jackson and the west portion of Jefferson


North Lee County Court House
701 Ave F, Fort Madison, Iowa

This courthouse and the North Lee County Offices include records for the following townships: Cedar, Marion, Pleasant Ridge, Denmark, Harrison, Franklin, West Point, Washington, Green Bay and the east portion of Jefferson


LEE CO. GENEALOGICAL SOCIETIES
 
Lee County Genealogical Society South Lee County  
P.O. Box 303
Keokuk, Ia. 52632

Old FortGenealogical Society North Lee County 
Ft Madison Cattermole Memorial Library
P O Box 1
Ft Madison, Ia. 52627

Family History Dept Donnellson Library 
500 Park Ave.
Donnellson, Ia. 52625



AREA LIBRARIES

IOWA
Keokuk Public Library
210 N 5th Street, Keokuk, Iowa 52632
Keokuk Library Site

Fort Madison Public Library
3421 Ave L, Fort Madison, Iowa 52627

Donnellson Public Library
500 Park Street, Donnellson, Iowa 52625

Montrose Public Library
200 Main Street, Montrose, Iowa 52639

West Point Public Library
311 Ave D, West Point, Iowa 52656

ILLINOIS
Bowen Library
PO Box 235, Augusta, IL  62311

Carthage Public Library
538 Wabash Ave., Carthage, IL,

Hamilton Public Library
861 Broadway St., Hamilton, IL

Nauvoo Public Library
1270 Mulholland St., Nauvoo, IL.

Warsaw Public Library
210 N 4th St., Warsaw, IL

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FAMILY HISTORY & HISTORICAL SOCIETIES

LDS Family History Library, 381 North Wells St., Nauvoo, IL, Phone: 217-453-6347. They are now at their new location in the old St. Mary's Academy and has expanded the collection of genealogical material for the whole area. Their hours are 9 - 5 Monday through Saturday.

Lee County Iowa Historical Society, Miller House Museum, 318 N 5th St., Keokuk, IA. Phone: 319-524-7283. Open 1:00 - 4:00 Friday, Saturday and Sunday. A good collection of historic pictures and furnishings.

North Lee County Historical Society, 814 10 St., Ft. Madison, IA. Phone: 319-372-7661.

Clark County Historical Museum & Society, 252 N Morgan St., Kahoka, MO. Phone: 816-727-1072. Open Friday 1:00 - 4:00 and Saturday 10:00 - 1:00. Collection of Genealogical material including most of the Wills books.

Hancock County Historical Society, Kibbe Museum, 308 Walnut St., Carthage, IL. Extensive collection of various Genealogical material.

 

COURT HOUSES

South Lee County Courthouse, 25 N 7th St., Keokuk, IA. Open Mon. - Fri. 9:00 - 4:30. Marriage, Births and Death records from mid-1800's for the southern half of Lee County.

North Lee County Courthouse, 701 Ave. F, Ft. Madison, IA. Open Mon. - Fri. 9:00 - 4:30. Marriage, Birth and Death records from the mid-1800's for the northern half of Lee County.

Hancock County Courthouse
Carthage, IL.

Clark County Courthouse
Kahoka, MO.
marriage and land deed records

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