Iowa Genealogy & Family Trees

Learn when births, deaths, and marriages were recorded in Iowa, and how to obtain Iowa birth, death, marriage, divorce, and adoption records. Includes links to Iowa birth certificate, marriage certificate, and death certificate applications.

Alphabetic listing of towns and cities in the state of Iowa in 1895, with both state and county maps.

Part of the worldwide Books We Own project, this Iowa genealogy page contains a listing of Iowa genealogy and history books with volunteers willing to provide free lookups.

Find a Family History Center near you in this listing of the LDS Church family history centers located in Iowa.

A free message board devoted to Iowa genealogy queries.

Find links to free online census records for Iowa from Mark E. Reed.

Society Hill offers a good listing of genealogical and historical societies in Iowa with phone numbers, addresses, and Web sites (when available).

Learn about membership, publications, classes, conferences, and the genealogy library of this nonprofit Iowa genealogy organization.

Free research guides from the Iowa Genealogical Society present history, genealogical records, and research strategies for each Iowa county.

Learn how to research your Iowa ancestors with this free compilation of Iowa genealogy research strategies and resources. From FamilySearch.org.

Iowa genealogy resources on this huge volunteer Web site include Iowa census, vital records, queries, surname listings, publications, associations and libraries, lookup volunteers, and more Iowa genealogy resources.

Email-based discussion groups on a variety of topics relating to Iowa genealogy and family history.

Search for Iowa ancestors in this online census data transcribed by hard-working contributors of this volunteer genealogy project.

Find transcribed cemeteries for Iowa online, listed by county.

A guide to obtaining copies of Iowa vital records, such as birth & death certificates, marriage licenses & divorce decrees.