Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Benton County, Iowa.

Benton County was formed on December 21, 1837 from sections of Dubuque County. It was named after US Senator Thomas Hart Benton.

Adjacent Counties

• Black Hawk County
• Buchanan County
• Linn County
• Iowa County
• Tama County

Cities, Towns & Communities

Atkins | Belle Plaine | Benton | Big Grove | Blairstown | Bruce | Canton | Cedar | Eden | Eldorado | Florence | Fremont | Garrison | Harrison | Homer | Iowa | Jackson | Kane | Keystone | Leroy | Luzerne | Monroe | Mount Auburn | Newhall | Norway | Polk | Shellsburg | St. Clair | Taylor | Union | Urbana | Van Horne | Vinton (County Seat) | Walford (part) | Watkins

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Iowa

Links

Wikipedia

National Register of Historic Places

IA Gen Web

Genealogy Trails

Iowa Genealogy.net

Benton County Historical Society