IaGenWeb Special Projects:
Iowa in the Civil War
Iowa Gravestone Photos Project
Iowa History Project
Iowa Old Press Project
Iowa Orphan Train Riders
Iowa State Census
Iowa Family Group Sheets
Addresses:
Washington County Genealogical Society Library
Post office Box 446
Washington, Iowa 52353
genealogy@washington.lib.ia.us
*For memberships, information, and matters
regarding the Washington County Genealogical Society,
please write to the above address. The UsGenWeb Project is
not a genealogical society, however, we do cooperate with the Genealogical Societies and libraries. We
appreciate their contributions and assistance with materials.
Washington Public Library
120 E. Main
Washington, IA 52353
319-653-2726
genealogy@washington.lib.ia.us
http://www.washington.lib.ia.us/services/genealogy2/
The Washington Public
Library will perform a genealogy search, the request form can be
found here:
http://www.washington.lib.ia.us/services/genealogy2/genrequest
Kalona Public Library
http://www.kalona.lib.ia.us/
Washington County Courthouse,
211 W. Main,
Washington, Iowa
52353
Archives
IaGenWeb Archives - Iowa Archives
UsGenWeb
Archives - All States
Iowa Federal Census Records
Washington County, Iowa
Archives - Washington County files
Biographies - 1887 Portrait and Biographical Album
On Line- Complete Index on Iowa Biographies Project by Linda Suarez
1880 Portrait and Biographical Album on line - History of Washington County, Iowa
its Cities
and Towns by Union Historical Company in 1880. Published by Mills & Co. in Des Moines, IA.
Transcribed by Darlene Coover
Daniel Mickey - Bio and photo
Books
History of the 19th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry by J. Irvine Dungan
Diary of Augustine Robinette - contributed by
Carolie Dixon. 19th Regiment Co. C
History of Washington County 1880
- scanned by Darlene Coover
-
Includes township map.
Portrait &
Biographical Album of Washington County, Iowa 1885
Early settlement of Western Iowa, 1906
Register of the Society of the Sons of the American
Revolution
Table of contents of
SAR above
Cemeteries
Beauchamp
Cemetery Photos - Overview
Cemetery List and maps - by Mappoint - Names of Washington County cemeteries and their locations if you
plan to visit a cemetery..
Township maps with cemetery locations including brief histories -
(published by the Washington County
Genealogical Society in their newsletters.)
Cedar | Dutch Creek | English River | Highland | Iowa | Jackson | Lime Creek
(PDF Format) (If you have difficulty
pulling up the PDF files, try rebooting your computer.
Requires Acrobat Reader to read
them.)
Cemetery Burial Lists: (Use drop Down menu
for individual PIONEER cemetery burials.) - Only a few of the
smaller PIONEER cemeteries have been transcribed and published on this site. Janet Evans and I have transcribed those for
Marion Township. A number of different people have donated photos of gravestones that have been uploaded
to the
IaGenWeb Gravestone Project and it is possible that your ancestor
may be one that has been photographed. Older burials
before the 1930's can be found in the WPA GenWeb Project.
On line pioneer cemeteries - Use click and scroll with drop down menu below.
* Richmond Cemetery - list looks like an excel spreadsheet on line, but the tabs at
the bottom are active links.. Click on the notes tab to read the explanations on cemetery condition,
maiden names, etc. Our thanks to Janet Evans for transcribing many of these pioneeer cemeteries.
Political Graveyard
GPP
Click on logo above to load your photos or view others.
You can check to see the names of those uploaded prior to 10-25-2008
You may need to go to the site for further information if you find
your ancestor's name is listed as some of the notes have been
truncated.
Census Indexes and Records: Use drop Down click and scroll menu below for
census records.
Lime Creek Township - 1860 Census records - plus a few added tidbits from the WPA Cemetery Records.
NEW - 1925 Census - Please note these are compiled in Excel and
if there is more than one page, you will need to click on the tab at the bottom of the page to switch to the next
sheet.
Jan 2, 2009 - 1925 census (text files) for Brighton Twp
Oct 11, 2008 - 1925 census for the town of West
Chester
Sept 2, 2008 - 1925 census for town of Riverside
June 10, 2008 - 1925 census for Town of Kalona and Crawford Twp.
May 22, 2008 - 1925
census for Crawfordsville and English River Twp.
May 1, 2008 -
1925 census for Ainsworth, Coppock, and Marion Twp.
Death Index:
The Washington County WPA
records have been completed. Please use Iowa WPA
Graves as these death records have been removed.
Funeral Homes
Jones Eden Funeral Home - Obituaries. Can also
access Washington Journal 2004 Archives - May include
photos of deceased.
History of Washington
County, Iowa
History of Washington County, Iowa 1880 - book transcribed
by Darlene Coover
Lodges
AFAM
Lodge
Lookups - Needed
If you own local history books or family histories that you would be
willing to look up
information for researchers please contact the webmaster
here.
We can also use transcribers to transcribe Washington County information for uploading to this site.
Contact me at: iawashington2002@yahoo.com if you wish to help. You will need to research or locate your own
materials to transcribe. We are not able to provide them for transcription.
Please post your requests and queries on
the mailing list.
Marriages - On Site
The Washington County Marriage Records from 1839-1900 are now all on line.
Thanks to the Washington County Genealogical Society that has given permission to use material published in their
newsletters. (The years with double columns including application date are from the newsletters.
Mailing Lists for
Washington County, Iowa
Washington County, Iowa Mailing List Instructions
Map Library
U.S. and State
Maps - U.S. and State Maps - Assorted maps and links to other sites.
Washington County Map
Message Boards
Message
Boards for Washington County, Iowa - Bible Records, Biographies, Deeds,
Obituaries,
Queries, Surnames
Ancestry Message Boards
Military Information
Index to Southeast Iowa Participation in the Civil War - many links
included.
Civil War Soldiers and
Sailors System
Civil War Known Military Pensions
Company C, 19th Iowa
Infantry After the War - 1883
Reunion of Company C,
19th Iowa Infantry-1909
Revolutionary War Descendants
Women Soldiers in the Revolutionary War
Neighbors
Iowa,
Johnson, Keokuk, Louisa,
Jefferson, Henry
Newspapers (Current) and
Websites
Washington Journal
Washington Area Guide
Newspapers: Old Clippings - Source and date
sometimes not available but all clippings are from old Washington County newspapers.
Historic newspaper clipping
recounting George Washington's funeral
Old photos
of former businesses and schools in Washington County
Washington Democrat - 1910-1917 community news
Obituaries
Sept. -Oct. 1997, A-Z
IaGenWeb Board
Obituaries - Current
Photos of Washington County Towns* NEW
Brighton
Rubio
Washington
Wayland
Other Photos
Schools
Rural Schools - township maps, locations, and
history - English River, Lime Creek, Iowa, Seventy-Six.
Early
Washington Schools - Photos of old school buildings -
Cedar township Rural Schools
NEW: Crawford Township rural
schools plus Fairview from Lime Creek Township
Other Off-Site Resources
Township Maps (Beforetime site)
Bureau of Vital Records Iowa
- Department
of Public Health
Bureau of Vital Records
Lucas State Office Building
1st Floor, Des Moines, IA 50319-0075,
(515) 281-4944 recording
State Historical
Society of Iowa
The State
Historical Society of Iowa's Library and Archives programs exist to
identify, record, collect, preserve, and share research on Iowa
history. Anyone interested in researching an Iowa topic, past or
present, is likely to find useful original information in the
library and archives collections.
The library
and archives maintain a large collection of materials related to the
history of Iowa and the Upper Midwest. The collection includes
210,000 volumes, 35,000 reels of microfilms, 6,000 sheets of maps,
1.5 million photographs, 4,000 autographs, 8,000 linear feet of
manuscripts, 1,800 reels of oral history tapes, an extensive set of
bound Iowa newspapers, plus video tapes, sound recordings, and other
ephemera.
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State Association for
the Preservation of Cemeteries
Library of Congress.
Look-Up Resource - for International Genealogical Research
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
Iowa Mailing Lists
- Surname, Locality, and County
lists
Timelines
If you are writing a family history and want it to be more than just names and dates, Timelines can help pinpoint the era they were living.
Washington County Tax Lists
1865 English River and Iowa twps
Washington
County, Iowa Stats
Churches in Washington in 1964
City & County Officials in 1964
1875 History of Washington County, Iowa
1902 High School Graduation Class
1903 Slaughter County, Iowa
Township Map - 1880 County History
USA Map Room
Washington, Iowa Area Guide
Washington County 1895 Map
History of Washington County 1880
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Washington Hospital and Clinics
Websites and Surnames with Washington County Connections
Bender, Jennings, and Associated Families - my Homepages
Surnames:
Beck - Sharon Center
area/Early Hist. Augusta Co., Va
Bender -
Kalona area
Cummings - Marion Twp.
Fulton - Marion Twp -Descendants of
James Fulton
Jarrard - Marion Twp
McAtlin - Marion Twp
McCorkle - Marion Twp
Snider - Marion & Brighton Twp
Summers - Marion Twp./Early Hist. in Augusta Co.,
Virginia
Carr and Plo(e)ger
Families - Isaac Newton CARR photo .
and family history. Isaac Newton CARR and his siblings moved to Washington
County, Iowa in 1852. Isaac Newton CARR married first, Elizabeth TAYLOR on October 8, 1858, in Washington Co., Iowa. Some
photos. Carole (Carr) Magnusen site.
Smelzer Family- History of the David Clark Smelser Family by Brenda Smelser Hay
