Muscatine County Libraries

MUSCATINE COUNTY
PUBLIC LIBRARIES

MUSSER PUBLIC LIBRARY
304 IOWA AVENUE
MUSCATINE, IOWA 52761
(563) 263-3472
http://www.muscatinelibrary.us/

WEST LIBERTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
400 NORTH SPENCER STREET
WEST LIBERTY, IA
(319) 627-2084
http://www.wlpl.org/

WILTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
106 EAST 4th STREET
WILTON, IA
(563) 732-2583
http://www.netins.net/showcase/wiltonpl

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SOME GREAT REFERENCE MATERIAL AVAILABLE AT MUSSER PUBLIC LIBRARY

Census Records
Iowa Territorial Census Indexes for 1836, 1838, 1840

1840 Iowa Territorial Census

Iowa Census Records 1841 - 1849

1850 Federal Census Index to Muscatine Co.

1850 Federal Census Index to Iowa

Federal Census Index Iowa 1850 Mortality Schedules

Iowa Census Records 1851 - 1859

Federal Census Index Iowa 1860

Federal Census Index Iowa 1870

1910 Federal Census of Muscatine County, Iowa
Federal Census for Iowa, Muscatine County - on microfilm:
1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930
Iowa State Census for Muscatine County - on microfilm: 1856, 1885, 1895, 1915, 1925
Iowa State Census for Muscatine County 1925 - INDEX

Church Records
Catholic Connections by Deanna Beiber Bennett
German Methodist Episcopal Church Records of Muscatine 1850 - 1912
St. Mathias Baptisms Vol. 1 1850-1863; Vol. 2 1864-1903
St. Mathias Catholic Church Baptism, Death, Marriages Records 1852 - 1903
Trinity Episcopal Church Records of Muscatine 1843 - 1899

County Histories
The History of Muscatine County - 1879. See 1879 Biographical and Historical Index
Muscatine County History - 1889. See 1889 Biographical and Historical Index
The History of Muscatine County; From the Earliest Settlements to the Present Time - 1911.
See 1911 Biographical and Historical Index
Pioneer Papers - A collection of newspaper articles published in the "Muscatine Saturday Mail"
by J.P. Walton 1899
Old Settlers Register (2 vols)
Oral History Tapes Collection
Scraps of Muscatine History by J.P. Walton - published in 1893

Community Histories
A Pictorial History of Muscatine, Iowa - Published by the Muscatine Journal
Ardon 1901-1954: History of a small town in “76” Township by Howard Healey
Fairport, Iowa by Lois Ritter
Heritage Vignettes by Marilyn A Bekker
History of Wilton 1854-1947
Little Known Stories of Muscatine by William D. Randall (4 Vols.)
Nichols, Iowa Centennial Book 1884 - 1984; A History of the Town and People in Pike Township
In the Upper Mississippi, the Water way to Iowa (Steamboat History) by W.J. Petersen
One Hundred Years of History - West Liberty, Iowa 1838-1938
The Churches, Cemeteries & Rural Schools of “76” Twp. By Howard Healey
The Creek Still Runs; History, Stones & Account of the Nye's in America & the Pine Creek Grist Mill
by Marilyn Rhodes Fisher
The Fork of the Rivers History is its People (Conesville)
The History of the Muscatine North and South Railroad Company by Brent Maxwell

Photograph Collections
Oscar Grossheim photo collection 1889-1954 with Index
See Upper Mississippi Valley Digital Image Archive (Select Institution: Musser Public Library) at http://www.umvphotoarchive.org

Vital Records
Iowa Marriages Early to 1850 by Liahona Research Inc.
First Marriages in Muscatine County 1837 - 1845
Marriage Documents 1867-1879 and 1893-1899
Muscatine County Marriage Records 1837 - 1910 by Marlin Brossart
Muscatine County Death Records 1880 - 1910 by Marlin Brossart
Muscatine County Birth Rec. 1880 - 1910 by Marlin Brossart
Muscatine City Register of Births Muscatine, Iowa; 1904 - 1917
Muscatine City Register of Deaths Muscatine, Iowa; 1904 - 1918

Naturalization Records
An Index to Naturalization Records of Muscatine County 1837-1937 by Denis Kemper

Plat Maps
Muscatine City - earliest 1854
Muscatine County
State of Iowa

Muscatine City Directories
Muscatine City Directories on microfilm: 1856 - 1959
See 1856, 1859, 1866, 1869

Muscatine City Directories 1960 to present
Caffee's Muscatine County Directory 1876-77
Muscatine (City) Newspapers
Muscatine Newspapers from 1840 to current - On Microfilm
Birth, Death & Marriage announcements posted in Muscatine newspapers - Indexed Card File
Brief Histories of Muscatine Business - Published by the Muscatine Journal
Scrap Books of Articles that were published by the Muscatine Journal (several volumes)
Muscatine Journal Centennial Edition 1933. Indexed
Muscatine “Clippings File” - Prominent People, Business and Churches

Muscatine County Cemetery Records
Brockway Cemetery, Muscatine Co., Iowa
Cemeteries in Muscatine Co., IA - WPA Graves Registration Project
See WPA
Conesville Cemetery, Muscatine Co., IA
Greenwood Cemetery Graveyard Register 1843-1853 Public Burial Grounds
The Island (Fruitland) Cemetery Burial Information Book; 1855 - 1999
Jewish Cemeteries of Muscatine County, Iowa
Mt. Calvary Cemetery, West Liberty, Iowa
Muscatine County Home Cemetery Burial Registry
North Praire Cemetery, West Liberty, Iowa
Old Ridge Cemetery, West Liberty, Iowa
Pike Twp Cemetery Records of Muscatine County, Iowa: 1836 - 2001
South Praire Cemetery, West Liberty, Iowa
Sweetland Twp. Cemetery Records of Muscatine Co., Iowa: 1839 - 2002
Wilton Twp., Muscatine Co., Cemetery Records

Military Records
D.A.R. Patriot Indexes
Index of Revolutionary War Pension Applications in the National Archives - Bi-Centennial Edition
Iowa Volunteer Militia 1856-1873 by Scharlott Goettsch Blevins
Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of the Rebellion (Civil War) - On Microfilm
Camp Dodge: Index of Iowa Soldier Enlistment Records during War of the Rebellion - On Microfilm
Company C, 50th Iowa Volunteer Infantry; Scraps and History
Index to Old Wars Pension Files 1815-1926
Index to Indian Wars Pension Files 1892-1926
Muscatine Solders Newspaper Clippings File (World War II and Korea)

High School Records
Muscatine High School Year Books - The Auroran. Complete from 1912 to 1991
Muscatine High School Auroran Magazine. Various monthly issues from 1907 to 1932

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Page Updated January 20, 2007
by Lynn McCleary