Iowa Census Records 1840-1860

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• Iowa 1870 – 1930 Census Records

1840

• Lee County Iowa 1840 Census (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project )
  • Township 68
  • Fort Madison
  • Township 66
• Scott County Iowa 1840 Index (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project )
  • Iowa Township
    • Part 1
    • Part 2
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1850

• Allamakee County, Iowa 1850 Index (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project )
  • Part 1
  • Part 2
  • Part 3
  • Part 4
• Appanoose County Iowa 1850 Index (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project )
  • Independence
  • Union
  • Wells
• Black Hawk County 1850 Census (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project )
• Buchanan County, Iowa 1850 Census (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project )
• Cedar County, Iowa 1850 Federal Census (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project )
  

  A – G H – P Q – Z Iowa Twp

  Rochester Twp Center Twp Linn Twp

• Clarke County, Iowa 1850 Census (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project )
• Clayton, IA 1850 Census (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project )
  

  A -G H – P Q – Z Millville Mallary Jefferson Volga

  Lodomillo Sperry Boardman Farmersburg Garnavillo Mendon Monona

• Fremont County, IA 1850 Census (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project )
  • Index
  • District #22
  • District #22
• Henry County, Iowa 1850 Index (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project )
  

  A – B C – E F – H H – M M – P P – S S – Z New London Twp

  New London Twp Mt Pleasant Trenton Twp Wayne Twp Marion Twp Salem Twp Tippecanoe Jackson

• Iowa County, Iowa 1850 Index (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project )
• Jackson County Iowa 1850 Census (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project )
  

  Richland  Bellevue Town of Bellevue Butler

  Farmers Creek Town of Andrew Town of Sabula South Fork

• Jasper County Iowa 1850 Census (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project )
  • Index
  • District No 16
  • District No 16  
• Madison County Iowa 1850 Index (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project )
  • A – Z
  • District 18 (part 1)
  • District 18 (Part 2)
• Muscatine County Iowa Index (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project )
  • A-Z
  • Partal
  • Bloomington
• Poweshiek County Iowa1850 Census (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project )
  • Index
  • Part 1
• Warren County Iowa 1850 Census (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project )
  • Index
  • Deswick
• Wayne County, Iowa 1850 Census (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project )
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1856

• Adair County Iowa State Census (hosted at Adair County Iowa USGenWeb)
• Allamakee County Iowa 1856 Census (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project )
  

  A-G H-N O-Y Notes Center Fairview

  Iowa Jefferson Taylor Union Prairie

1860

• Adair County, Iowa 1860 Index (hosted at Adair County Iowa IAGenWeb Archives)
  • Summerset
  • Grand River
• Madison County Iowa 1860 (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project )
  

  A – B C – E F – G H – K L – O P – R S – V W -Z Notes Lee Twp. Madison Twp.

  Center Twp. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Ohio Twp. Crawford Twp. Walnut Twp. Grand River Twp. Jackson Twp. City of Winterset

• Palo Alto, Iowa 1860 Census (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project )
  • Index
  • Palo Alto Township
• Pocahontas County Iowa 1860 Census (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project )
  • Index
  • Part 1
• Scott County Iowa 1860 Census (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project )
  

  A-C D-G H-L M-Q R-V W-Z Partial Winfield Winfield Winfield

  Princeton Princeton Scott Scott Scott Scott Allen’s Grove Liberty Cleona

• Van Buren County Iowa 1860 Census (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project )
  

  A B C D-E F G H I-K L M N-O P-Q R S T-V W-Z Vernon Vernon Des Moines Des Moines Jackson Jackson Village Village

  Village Lick Creek Lick Creek Lick Creek Washington Washington Union Union Union Cedar Cedar Farmington Farmington Farmington Farmington Van Buren Van Buren Van Buren Van Buren Chequest Chequest Harrisburg Harrisburg

• Warren County Iowa 1860 Census (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project )
  

  A B C D-F G H-J K-L M-O P-R S T-V Notes Warren Warren

  Washington Palmyra Palmyra Richland Allen Greenfield Jefferson Lynn White Oak Jackson Otter Belmont Union White Breast

• Washington County Iowa 1860 Census (hosted at USGenWeb Census Project )
  

  A-B C D-F G-I J-L M-O P-R S T-Z Limecreek Township Limecreek Seventy-Six Township

  Cedar Township English River English River Iowa Township Iowa Township Highland Township Clay Township Brighton Township Marion Township Washington Washington

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