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Guide to '''Washington County, Iowa ancestry, family history, and genealogy''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.<br> 
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| county = Washington County 
| county_map = Iowa Washington Map.png
| state = Iowa
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| founded year = 1838
| founded date = January 18
| seat = Washington 
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=== County Information  ===

==== Description ====  

The County was named for George Washington. The County has Washington as its seat and the County was created 1838. The County is located in the southeast area of the state.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Washington, Iowa," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_County,_Iowa."</ref>

==== Washington County, Iowa Record Dates  ====

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| bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | <center>'''Known Beginning Dates for Major County Records'''<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Washington County, Iowa. Page 230-238 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 222-225.</ref></center>
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| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Washington County, Iowa Genealogy#Birth|Birth*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Washington County, Iowa Genealogy#Marriage|Marriage]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Washington County, Iowa Genealogy#Death|Death*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Washington County, Iowa Genealogy#Court Records|Court]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Washington County, Iowa Genealogy#Land and Property Records|Land]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Washington County, Iowa Genealogy#Probate Records|Probate]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Washington County, Iowa Genealogy#Census Records|Census]]'''
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| width="14.2%" align="center" |1880 
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1844
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1880
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1836
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1839
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1836
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1847
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| colspan="7"| <center>Statewide registration started for births in July 1880 and for deaths Jan 1891. General compliance by 1924.</center>
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=== County Courthouse  ===

=== History  ===

==== Parent County  ====

'''1838--'''Washington County was created 18 January 1838 from [[Henry County, Iowa Genealogy|Henry]], [[Louisa County, Iowa Genealogy|Louisa]], and [[Muscatine County, Iowa Genealogy|Muscatine]] Counties. It was formerly named Slaughter County, but the name changed to Washington County 25 January 1839.<br>'''County seat:''' Washington <ref>''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref> 

==== Boundary Changes  ====

For animated maps illustrating Iowa County boundary changes, [http://www.mapofus.org/iowa/ "Rotating Formation Iowa County Boundary Maps"] (1816-1872) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website. 

==== Record Loss  ====

There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

=== Places/Localities  ===

==== Populated Places  ====

For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit [https://iowa.hometownlocator.com/counties/cities,cfips,183,c,washington.cfm HomeTown Locator]. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Washington County, Iowa," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_County,_Iowa, accessed 2 November 2019.</ref> 

{{Populated places
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| cities-col1=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ainsworth,_Iowa Ainsworth]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brighton,_Iowa Brighton]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coppock,_Iowa Coppock]
</div>
| cities-col2=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crawfordsville,_Iowa Crawfordsville]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalona,_Iowa Kalona]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverside,_Iowa Riverside]
</div>
| cities-col3=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_Iowa Washington]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellman,_Iowa Wellman]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Chester,_Iowa West Chester]
</div>
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| unincorp-col1=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haskins,_Iowa Haskins]
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| unincorp-col2=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noble,_Iowa Noble]
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| unincorp-col3=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubio,_Iowa Rubio]
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| townships-col1=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brighton_Township,_Washington_County,_Iowa Brighton]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar_Township,_Washington_County,_Iowa Cedar]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay_Township,_Washington_County,_Iowa Clay]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crawford_Township,_Washington_County,_Iowa Crawford]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Creek_Township,_Washington_County,_Iowa Dutch Creek]
</div>
| townships-col2=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_River_Township,_Washington_County,_Iowa English River]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Township,_Washington_County,_Iowa Franklin]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highland_Township,_Washington_County,_Iowa Highland]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa_Township,_Washington_County,_Iowa Iowa]
*Jackson
</div>
| townships-col3=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lime_Creek_Township,_Washington_County,_Iowa Lime Creek]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion_Township,_Washington_County,_Iowa Marion]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_Township,_Washington_County,_Iowa Oregon]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventy-Six_Township,_Washington_County,_Iowa Seventy-Six]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Township,_Washington_County,_Iowa Washington]
</div>
}}

==== Neighboring Counties  ====

[[Henry County, Iowa Genealogy|Henry]]{{•}} [[Iowa County, Iowa Genealogy|Iowa]]{{•}} [[Jefferson County, Iowa Genealogy|Jefferson]]{{•}} [[Johnson County, Iowa Genealogy|Johnson]]{{•}} [[Keokuk County, Iowa Genealogy|Keokuk]]{{•}} [[Louisa County, Iowa Genealogy|Louisa]]

=== Resources  ===

==== Biographies  ====

*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7700 Washington County, Iowa Biographical Dictionary] at Ancestry.com ($)

*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27400 Portrait and biographical album of Washington County, Iowa&nbsp;: containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of promin] at Ancestry.com ($)

==== Cemeteries  ====

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| width="30%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" align="center" | '''Tombstone Transcriptions Online'''
| width="30%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" align="center" | '''Tombstone Transcriptions in Print'''
| width="30%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" align="center" | '''List of Cemeteries in the county'''
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| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial Findagrave.com]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | {{FHL|464409|subject-id|disp=Family History Library}}
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/USA/Iowa/Washington-County?id=county_638 Findagrave.com]
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| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [http://iagenweb.org/washington/cemeteries.htm IAGenWeb]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3Acemetery+Washington+Iowa&qt=advanced&dblist=638 WorldCat]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery Billion Graves]
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| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [http://www.usgwarchives.net/ia/washington/cemetery.html IAGenWeb Archives]
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| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=394036&reqParentsLabel=Washington%2C%20Iowa%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places]
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| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [http://www.usgwtombstones.org/iowa/washington.html Tombstone Project]
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| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [http://iowagravestones.org/cemeteries.php?cid=92 Iowa Gravestones]
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| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [https://billiongraves.com/search# Billion Graves]
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| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="3" | See [[Iowa Cemeteries|Iowa Cemeteries]] for more information.
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==== Census ====
{{Historical populations
|type = USA
|heading = Census
|footnote = Source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_County,_Iowa#Demographics "Wikipedia.org".] 
|1850 |4957  
|1860 |14235  
|1870 |18952  
|1880 |20374
|1890 |18468
|1900 |20718
|1910 |19925 
|1920 |20421 
|1930 |19822 
|1940 |20055
|1950 |19557
|1960 |19406
|1970 |18967  
|1980 |20141  
|1990 |19612  
|2000 |20670
|2010 |21704
}}

'''''State Census'''''
*'''1895''' - {{RecordSearch|1803957|Iowa State Census, 1895}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images
*'''1905''' - {{RecordSearch|2126961|Iowa State Census, 1905}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images
*'''1915''' - {{RecordSearch|2240483|Iowa State Census, 1915}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images
*'''1925''' - {{RecordSearch|2224537|Iowa State Census. 1925}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images

==== Church  ====

{{IA Church Intro}} 
'''List of Churches and Church Parishes'''
*'''[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=394036&reqParentsLabel=Washington%2C%20Iowa%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypeGroups=3&reqTypeLabel=Churches%20and%20Church%20Parishes FamilySearch Places]'''

===== Lutheran  =====

*Records of the Immanuel Lutheran Church, Washington County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at [http://www.archives.com Archives.com] ($).

==== Court  ====

==== Land  ====

{{IA Land Intro}} 

==== Local Histories  ====

{{IA History}} 

[https://archive.org/details/cu31924028872864 ''The History of Washington County, Iowa''] 

*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27400 Portrait and biographical album of Washington County, Iowa&nbsp;: containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of promin] at Ancestry.com ($)

==== Maps  ====
{{IA Neighboring Counties Intro|county={{IA Washington County}}}}
*[http://www.mapofus.org/iowa/ Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Iowa]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=394036&reqParentsLabel=Washington%2C%20Iowa%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypeGroups=8&reqTypeLabel=Cities%20and%20Towns FamilySearch Places]:Cities and Towns- [[FamilySearch Places|How to Use FS Places]]

==== Military  ====
*'''1835-1998''' - {{RecordSearch|2515886|Iowa, Armed Forces Grave Registrations, ca. 1835-1998}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index
*'''1861-1949''' - {{RecordSearch|2351982|Iowa, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records, 1861-1949}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images
*'''1862-1910''' - {{RecordSearch|2821291|Iowa, Records of Persons Subject to Military Duty, 1862-1910}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index

===== Civil War  =====
{{VAciv}}.
:- [[1st Regiment, Iowa Cavalry|1st Regiment, Iowa Cavalry]], Company F<br> 
:- [[2nd Regiment, Iowa Infantry|2nd Regiment, Iowa Infantry]], Company H<br>
:- [[7th Regiment, Iowa Infantry|7th Regiment, Iowa Infantry]], Company H 
:- [[8th Regiment, Iowa Infantry|8th Regiment, Iowa Infantry]], Company C 
:- [[10th Regiment, Iowa Infantry|10th Regiment, Iowa Infantry]], Company E 
:- [[11th Regiment, Iowa Infantry|11th Regiment, Iowa Infantry]], Company F 
:- [[13th Regiment, Iowa Infantry|13th Regiment, Iowa Infantry]], Company I<br>
:- [[13th Regiment, Iowa Infantry|13th Regiment, Iowa Infantry]], Company K<br>
:- [[17th Regiment, Iowa Infantry|17th Regiment, Iowa Infantry]], Company D 
:- [[18th Regiment, Iowa Infantry|18th Regiment, Iowa Infantry]], Company I 
:- [[19th Regiment, Iowa Infantry|19th Regiment, Iowa Infantry]], Company C 
:- [[25th Regiment, Iowa Infantry|25th Regiment, Iowa Infantry]], Company A<br>
:- [[25th Regiment, Iowa Infantry|25th Regiment, Iowa Infantry]], Company I<br>
:- [[30th Regiment, Iowa Infantry|30th Regiment, Iowa Infantry]], Company E<br>
:- [[30th Regiment, Iowa Infantry|30th Regiment, Iowa Infantry]], Company K<br>
:- [[31st Regiment, Iowa Infantry|31st Regiment, Iowa Infantry]], Company K 
:- [[45th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864)|45th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864)]], Company B

==== Naturalization and Citizenship ====
*'''1859-1990''' - {{RecordSearch|3155890|United States, Iowa Naturalization Records, 1859-1990}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images

==== Newspapers  ====

{{wikipedia|List of online newspaper archives|List of online newspaper archives}} 

NewspaperArchive.com ($) has a large collection of digitized [http://www.newspaperarchive.com/BrowseLocations.aspx?co=7&s=39 Iowa newspapers] online. This database is sometimes free at libraries. 

:*1939 — ''[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7030 Wellman Advance]'' at [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($) — Wellman, IA, USA 
:*1949 — ''[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8331 Evening Journal Farm Edition]'' at [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($) — Washington, IA, USA

==== Probate  ====
'''Online Probate Records'''

*'''1758 - 1997''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9064 Iowa Wills and Probate Records 1758-1997] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] — index and images $

{{IA Probate Intro|Washington}}

==== Taxation  ====
*'''1934-1958''' - {{RecordSearch|2573700|Iowa, Old Age Tax Assistance Records, 1934-1958}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index


{{IA Tax Intro}}

==== Vital Records  ====

{{IA Vital Intro}}
=====Births=====
*'''1850-1939''' - {{RecordSearch|2527591|Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images
*'''1921-1942''' - {{RecordSearch|2849548|Iowa, Birth Records, 1921-1942}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images

=====Marriages=====
*'''1518-1996''' - [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=iowa%2cia Iowa, United States Marriages] at [http://findmypast.com/ FindMyPast] — index $
*'''1809-1992''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30192/iowa-marriages-1809-1992?s=275764761 Iowa, Marriages, 1809-1992] at MyHeritage ($) — index
*'''1836-1926''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10206/iowa-marriages-1836-1926?s=275764761 Iowa, Marriages, 1836 - 1926] at MyHeritage ($) — index
*'''1838-1934''' - {{RecordSearch|1805551|Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/ FamilySearch] — index and images

=====Deaths=====
*'''1850-1990''' - {{RecordSearch|1674841|Iowa, Deaths and Burials 1850-1990}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/ FamilySearch]
*'''1880-1992''' - {{RecordSearch|2110820|Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index<br>
*'''1900-1939''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10186/iowa-death-index-1900-1939?s=275764761 Iowa Death Index, 1900-1939] at MyHeritage ($) — index
*'''1904-1951''' - {{RecordSearch|2531337|Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images
*'''1920-1967''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61442/ Iowa, Death Records, 1920-1967] at Ancestry.com ($) — index and images

=== Societies and Libraries  ===

'''Washington County Genealogical Society'''<br>P.O. Box 446<br>Washington IA 52353-0446<br> 

'''Washington County Historical Society'''<br>P.O. Box 924<br>Washington, Iowa 52353<br>Telephone:319-653-4329<br>[http://washingtoncountyhistoricalsociety-iowa.org/ Website] 

==== Family History Centers  ====

{{Family History Centers Intro}} 

=== Websites  ===

*[http://www.genealogyinc.com/iowa/washington-county/ Washington County, IA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy] 
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/138731752868271/ Iowa Genealogy Network Group on Facebook] 
*{{FHL|Iowa%2C+Washington|subject|disp=FamilySearch Catalog}} 
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/IA/Washington/ Washington County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium)

=== References  ===

<references /> {{Iowa|Iowa}} 

[[Category:Washington_County,_Iowa]]