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Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Linn County, Iowa.= Official Website =Linn County was created as a named but unorganized area on December 21, 1837, as a part of Wisconsin Territory. It became part of Iowa Territory on July 4, 1838 when the territory was organized. It was named in honor of Senator Lewis F. Linn of Missouri. Adjacent Counties * Benton County * Buchana...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Sioux County, Iowa. Official Website Sioux County was formed on January 15, 1851. It has been self-governed since January 20, 1860. It was named after the Sioux Tribe. Adjacent Counties Lyon County Lincoln County, SD Union County, SD Plymouth County O'Brien County Cities & Townships Alton | Boyden | Buncombe |...
The cemetery is located on 320th Street, Sloan, Woodbury County, Iowa. Find a Grave Iowa Gravestones Roots Web IA Gen Web
This project is for those buried in Oakview Cemetery, Welton, Clinton County, Iowa. Find a Grave
The cemetery is located on 1100 3rd Street SE, Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa. It's also known as Memorial Cemetery , City Cemetery and Le Mars Memorial Cemetery . Find a Grave Iowa Gravestones
This project is for those buried in Rowley Cemetery, Rowley, Buchanan County, Iowa. Find a Grave
This project is for those buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Ogden, Boone County, Iowa. Find a Grave Billion Graves Iowa Gravestones
This is for profiles created as part of the Lithuanian Heritage Project, a group on Facebook.The goal of the Lithuanian Heritage Project is to work collaboratively to build the information bridge between countries and generations, to collect information that enables Lithuanians globally to connect with their Lithuanian family members.For more information on the project, please contact Ann Marie...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Black Hawk County, Iowa.= Official Website =Black Hawk County was formed on February 17, 1853 from sections of Buchanan County. It was named after Chief Black Hawk , a Sauk leader during the 1832 Black Hawk War. Adjacent Counties * Bremer County * Buchanan County * Benton County * Tama County * Grundy County * Butler County
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Buchanan County, Iowa.= Official Website =Buchanan County was formed on December 21, 1837 from parts of Dubuque County. It was named after future US president James Buchanan .A number of historic communities in Buchanan County once appeared on state maps, but no longer exist. Hamerville was located east of Brandon at the intersection ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Harrison County, Iowa.= Official Website =The county was formed in 1851. It was named for ninth US President William Henry Harrison. Adjacent Counties * Crawford County * Shelby County * Monona County * Burt County, Neb. * Pottawattamie County * Washington County, Neb. Cities *Dunlap*Little Sioux*Logan (County Seat)*Magnolia*Missouri ...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Plymouth County, Iowa. Plymouth County was formed on January 15, 1851 and was named for Plymouth, Massachusetts. During the Great Depression, farmers in the county organized the Farmers Holiday Group, to keep farm products off the market until the desired price was met. A radical group among them abducted Judge Bradley from his cou...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Warren County, Iowa. Official Website Warren County was formed in 1846. It was named for General Joseph Warren, a hero in the American Revolutionary War. The present Warren County Court House was opened in 1939. Adjacent Counties Polk County Marion County Lucas County Clarke County Madison County Cities, Townshi...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Not to be confused with Des Moines County . Des Moines is the capital of Iowa and the county seat of Polk County and was orginally named Fort Des Moines, which was shortened in 1857. History Des Moines traces its origins to May 1843, when Captain James Allen supervised the construction of a fort on the s...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Polk County, Iowa. Official Website The county was established in 1846 and was named for United States President James K. Polk, who served from 1845 to 1849. Adjacent Counties Boone County Dallas County Madison County Warren County Story County Jasper County Marion County Cities
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Greene County, Iowa.= Official Website =Greene County was formed on January 15, 1851. It was named after General Nathanael Greene, a hero in the Revolutionary War. Adjacent Counties * Calhoun County * Webster County * Carroll County * Guthrie County * Boone County * Dallas County Cities & Towns *Churdan*Dana*Grand Junction*Jefferson ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Boone County, Iowa.= Official Website = History The land that now forms Boone and several other Iowa counties was ceded by the Sac and Fox nation to the United States in a treaty signed on October 11, 1842.On January 13, 1846, the legislative body of the Indiana Territory authorized creation of twelve counties in the Iowa Territory, w...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Jones County, Iowa.= Official Website =The county was founded in 1837 and named after George Wallace Jones, a United States Senator and member of Congress. Adjacent Counties * Delaware County * Dubuque County * Jackson County * Clinton County * Cedar County * Linn County Cities *Anamosa (County Seat)*Cascade*Martelle*Monticello*Morle...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Clinton County, Iowa.= Official Website =Clinton County was formed on December 21, 1837. It was named for DeWitt Clinton, a Governor of New York and most ardent advocate for the construction of the Erie Canal. In 1835, Elijah Buell built a log cabin for himself and his family and was thus the first settler of the region. In 1854, the...
Wikipedia The University of Iowa (also known as the UI, or simply Iowa) is a flagship public research university in Iowa City, Iowa. Founded in 1847, Iowa is the oldest university in the state, and it is considered a Public Ivy. The University of Iowa is organized into eleven colleges offering more than 200 areas of study and seven professional degrees. The Iowa campus spans 1,700 acres cent...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Dubuque County, Iowa. History Dubuque County is named for French trader Julien Dubuque, the first European settler of Iowa, and an early lead mining pioneer in what is now Dubuque County. Dubuque was French Canadian, and had (by most accounts) a friendly relationship with the local Fox tribe of Native Americans. He and other early pi...
College is a private coeducational liberal arts college located in Decorah, Iowa, United States. Established as a Lutheran seminary in 1861 by Norwegian immigrants, the school today is an institution of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Jackson County, Iowa.= Official Website =The county was formed on December 21, 1837 and named after US President Andrew Jackson. Adjacent Counties * Dubuque County * Jones County * Jo Daviess County, I'll * Carroll County, I'll * Clinton County Cities *Andrew*Baldwin*Bellevue*La Motte*Maquoketa*Miles*Monmouth*Preston*Sabula*St. Donatu...
Wikipedia The University of Northern Iowa (UNI) is a university located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States. UNI offers more than 90 majors across the colleges of Business Administration, Education, Humanities, Arts, and Sciences, and Social and Behavioral sciences, and graduate college. UNI has consistently been named one of the "Best in the Midwest" in the Princeton Review Best 351 College...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Des Moines County, Iowa. Not to be confused with the city of Des Moines in Polk County .= Official Website =Des Moines County derives its name from the Des Moines River, which flows through the city of Des Moines and originally flowed through the county. When the county was divided early in Iowa's history, the river ended up further ...
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 | Bl...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Dallas County, Iowa.= Official Website =The land that now forms Dallas County was ceded by the Sac and Fox nation to the United States in a treaty signed on October 11, 1842.Dallas County's name referred to United States Vice President George M. Dallas, who served from 1845 to 1849. Adjacent Counties * Adair County * Guthrie County * ...
This project is for those buried in Violet Hill Cemetery, Perry, Dallas County, Iowa. Violet Hill Cemetery is on the north side of the town of Perry. To reach the cemetery, take 1st street to Park St, and continue to the cemetery. It is divided into two sections by 8th Street which goes north and south through the middle, making two distinct parts. The west side has a burial dated 1849, Welco...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Cedar County, Iowa.= Official Website = History Cedar County was formed on December 21, 1837, from sections of Dubuque County. It was named for the Cedar River.In 1840, the City of Tipton, the current county seat, was established.Before the American Civil War, the area around West Branch was an active focal point of the Underground Ra...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Wapello County, Iowa. Official Website The county was formed on February 17, 1843, and named for Wapello, a Meskwaki chief. Adjacent Counties Mahaska County Keokuk County Jefferson County Monroe County Davis County Cities, Townships & Communities Adams | Agency | Ashland | Bladensburg | Blakesburg | Cass | Cen...
Wallace Cemetery, consisting of 4 « acres, is located in Jefferson Township in Warren County, Iowa. The cemetery is on 33rd Avenue, south of Kirkwood which runs east and west through the former village of Wick. Today only a few residences are located along Kirkwood. The cemetery is managed by the Wallace Cemetery Association. On August 27 of 1870 John and Julia Wallace conveyed title for the la...
Gowrie Township Cemetery, Gowrie, Webster County, Iowa, USA:
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Webster County, Iowa. Official Website The county was established in January 1851, one of 43 counties established by a legislative package. This county was named after Daniel Webster, an American statesman noted for his moving oratory. Adjacent Counties Boone County Greene County Calhoun County Pocahontas County Hum...
This project is part of the State of Iowa Portal. ==About the Project=Please use this project to add, research, document, and discuss your ancestors from Iowa . You can add profiles for:* People born in Iowa * People who lived in Iowa * People who died in Iowa When you find helpful resources for research, please share them here so that others can benefit.If you have projects related specificall...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Marion County, Iowa. It is not to be confused with the city of Marion in Linn County. = Official Website =The county was organized in 1845 and named for Francis Marion, a brigadier general from South Carolina in the American Revolutionary War. Adjacent Counties * Jasper County * Mahaska County * Monroe County * Polk County * Lucas Cou...
The cemetery is located in the southwest quarter of Section 9 of Belmont Township. To reach the cemetery travel two miles east and 1-1/2 miles north of Milo. It is also known as Old Baptist Cemetery and Saint Augustine Cemetery . Find a Grave Iowa Gravestones IA Gen Web
This project is for those buried in Brethren Cemetery, Dallas Center, Dallas County, Iowa. Driving directions to the cemetery: approximately 1-1/2 miles east of Dallas Center, Iowa on Hwy 44 & approximately 1/10 of a mile north on S Avenue. Find a Grave Interment.net Iowa Gravestones Billion Graves IA GenWeb
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Johnson County, Iowa.Johnson County was established in December 1837 by the legislature of the Wisconsin Territory and was named for the US Vice President Richard M. Johnson. Adjacent Counties * Benton County * Linn County * Iowa County * Washington County * Cedar County * Muscatine County * Louisa County Cities, Townships & Communities
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Clarke County, Iowa.= Official Website =The county was formed in January 1846, one of twelve counties established by legislative action in a comprehensive act.[3][4] It was named for James Clarke, a Governor of the Iowa Territory. Adjacent Counties * Decatur County * Lucas County * Madison County * Union County * Warren County Cities,...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Story County, Iowa. Official Website In 1846, the boundaries of Story County were established. The county has an area of 576 square miles and is square in shape. The county was named after Joseph Story, a pre-eminent United States Supreme Court justice, in 1853. Adjacent Counties Hamilton County Hardin County Boone Count...
This project is for those buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa. Find a Grave Iowa Gravestones
This project is for those who were born, lived, and died in Fayette County, Iowa.= Wikipedia =
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Pocahontas County, Iowa. Official Website The county was formed in 1851 and was named after the Native American princess, Pocahontas, from Jamestown, Virginia. Adjacent Counties Palo Alto County Humboldt County Webster County Buena Vista County Calhoun County Cities, Townships & Communities Bellville | Cedar | ...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Page County, Iowa. Official Website The county was created in 1847 and was named in honor of Captain John Page of the 4th U.S. Infantry, who was mortally wounded in the Battle of Palo Alto. Adjacent Counties Fremont County Atchison County, Missouri Nodaway County, Missouri Taylor County Montgomery County Cities ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Taylor County, Iowa. Official Website The county was formed in 1847 and named after General and President Zachary Taylor. Adjacent Counties Adams County Ringgold County Worth County, Misso. Nodaway County, Misso. Page County Cities, Townships & Communities Athelstan | Bedford (County Seat) | Benton | Blockton |...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Fremont County, Iowa.= Official Website =The county was formed in 1847 and named for the military officer John C. Fremont. Adjacent Counties * Atchison County, Missouri * Cass County, Neb. * Otoe County, Neb. * Mills County * Page County Cities *Farragut*Hamburg*Imogene*Randolph*Riverton*Shenandoah (part)*Sidney (County Seat)*Tabor*Th...
Wikipedia = Iowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University, Iowa State, or ISU, is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States.Founded in 1858 and coeducational from its start, Iowa State became the nation’s first designated land-grant institution when the Iowa Legislature accepted the provisions of ...
This project is for those buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa. Find a Grave Billion Graves
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Sioux City, Iowa. Official Website Sioux City is a city in Woodbury and Plymouth counties in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Iowa. It is the fourth-largest city in population in Iowa. The city is home to several cultural points of interest including the Sioux City Public Museum, Sioux City Art Center and Sergeant Floyd M...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Woodbury County, Iowa. Official Website Originally established in 1851 as Wahkaw County, the Iowa Legislature in 1853 changed the name to Woodbury County in honor of Levi Woodbury (1789–1851), a senator and governor of New Hampshire who served as a Supreme Court justice from 1844 until his death. Adjacent Counties Plymouth C...
This project is for those buried in Bear Creek Cemetery, Harrison Township, Benton County, Iowa. Find a Grave Interment.net
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Delaware County, Iowa.The county takes its name after the U.S. state of Delaware. Adjacent Counties * Buchanan County * Clayton County * Dubuque County * Fayette County * Linn County * Jones County Cities *Colesburg*Delaware*Delhi*Dundee*Dyersville*Earlville*Edgewood*Greeley*Hopkinton*Manchester (County Seat)*Masonville*Ryan Other Tow...
Please add profiles for people who were born, lived or died in Washington County, Iowa. Official Website Washington County was originally formed in 1838 as Slaughter County in honor of William B. Slaughter, the secretary of Wisconsin Territory. The county, still named Slaughter County, became part of Iowa Territory on July 4, 1838, when it was organized. To honor George Washington, the count...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Palo Alto County, Iowa. Official Website The county was established in 1851 and was named after the Battle of Palo Alto, the first major battle of the Mexican–American War. Adjacent Counties Emmet County Kossuth County Clay County Pocahontas County Townships & Communities Ayrshire | Booth | Curlew | Cylinder | E...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Jasper County, Iowa.= Official Website =The county was organized in 1846 and is named after Sergeant William Jasper, a Revolutionary War hero. Adjacent Counties * Mahaska County * Marion County * Marshall County * Polk County * Poweshiek County * Story County Cities *Baxter*Colfax*Kellogg*Lambs Grove*Lynnville*Mingo*Mitchellville*Monr...
Monteith, Guthrie County, Iowa, USA Find a Grave Billion Graves Monteith Memorial Cemetery (Billion Graves) IA GenWeb
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Clayton County, Iowa.= Official Website =The county was established in 1837 and was named in honor of John M. Clayton, United States Senator from Delaware and later Secretary of State under President Zachary Taylor. Adjacent Counties * Allamakee County * Crawford County, Wisc. * Grant County, Wisc. * Dubuque County * Delaware County ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Wright County, Iowa. Official Website The county organization became effective in January 1851, and is believed to be named either after Silas Wright, a governor of New York, or Joseph Albert Wright, a governor of Indiana. Adjacent Counties Hancock County Cerro Gordo County Franklin County Hardin County Kossuth Count...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Ringgold County, Iowa. Official Website = Founded in 1847, the county is named after Maj. Samuel Ringgold, a hero of the Battle of Palo Alto fought in May 1846, during the Mexican-American War. Adjacent Counties Decatur County Harrison County, Missouri Worth County, Missouri Taylor County Union County Cities, To...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Guthrie County, Iowa.= Official Website =The county was formed on January 15, 1851 and named after Captain Edwin B. Guthrie, who had died in the Mexican–American War. Adjacent Counties * Greene County * Dallas County * Adair County * Carroll County * Audubon County Cities *Adair*Bagley*Bayard*Casey*Coon Rapids*Guthrie Center (County S...
This project is for those buried in Decorah Lutheran Cemetery, also known as just Lutheran Cemetery , in Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa. Find a Grave Iowa Gravestones IA GenWeb
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Winneshiek County, Iowa. Official Website A largely rural and agricultural county, Winneshiek County has a rich cultural history from Czech, Slovak, English, Irish, German, Swiss, and Norwegian immigrants that have settled within its boundaries. The county was originally settled in 1848 in present-day Bloomfield Township (near Ca...
Settlers in Iowa before statehood: December 28, 1846= Iowa Territory =Most of the area in the territory was originally part of the Louisiana Purchase and was a part of the Missouri Territory. When Missouri became a state in 1821, this area (along with the Dakotas) effectively became unorganized territory. The area was closed to white settlers until the 1830s, after the Black Hawk War ended. It ...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Scott County, Iowa. Official Website The first American settlement in the area now known as Scott County was Clark's Ferry or Clark's Landing (now Buffalo) in 1833. Other early towns included Davenport (now the county seat and largest city) and the town of Rockingham (which ceased to exist in 1847). The area was fully surveyed in ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Bremer County, Iowa.= Official Website =The county was named for Fredrika Bremer , a Swedish feminist writer. Adjacent Counties * Chickasaw County * Fayette County * Floyd County * Black Hawk County * Buchanan County * Butler County Cities, Towns & Communities *Bremer*Dayton*Denver
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in O'Brien County, Iowa.The county was created in 1851 and named for William Smith O'Brien, a leader for Irish independence in 1848.The new county's first settler arrived in 1856; Hannibal H. Waterman brought his wife and a daughter to the southeast portion (present Waterman Township). His homestead formed the nucleus of the county's fir...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Humboldt County, Iowa.= Official Website =The county was created in 1857 and was named in honor of Alexander von Humboldt . Adjacent Counties * Kossuth County * Hancock County * Wright County * Pocahontas County * Palo Alto County * Webster County Cities, Townships & Towns
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Kossuth County, Iowa.= Official Website =Kossuth County was founded on January 15, 1851. It was named after Lajos Kossuth, Regent-President of Hungary who went to exile to America following the war of independence of Hungary from the Habsburg Dynasty. Adjacent Counties * Faribault County, Minn. * Martin County, Minn. * Winnebago Count...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Hancock County, Iowa.The county was founded on January 15, 1851 and named in honor of John Hancock, a leader of the Continental Congress during the American Revolution. Adjacent Counties * Cerro Gordo County * Kossuth County * Winnebago County * Wright County * Humboldt County * Worth County * Franklin County Cities
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Worth County, Iowa. Official Website The county was founded in 1851 and named for Major General William Jenkins Worth (1794–1849), an officer in both the Seminole War and the Mexican–American War. Adjacent Counties Freeborn County, Minn. Mower County, Minn. Mitchell County Cerro Gordo County Winnebago County Citi...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Clay County, Iowa.Its name is in honor of Henry Clay, Jr., a colonel who died in action in the Mexican–American War, and son of Henry Clay, famous American statesman from Kentucky. Adjacent Counties * Dickinson County * Palo Alto County * Buena Vista County * O'Brien County Cities & Townships *Clay*Dickens*Douglas*Everly*Fostoria*Free...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Madison County, Iowa.= Official Website =Madison County was formed on January 13, 1846. It has been self-governed since 1849. It was named after James Madison (1751–1836), the fourth President of the United States. Hiram Hurst, a suspected murderer, arsonist and hog thief, was the first white settler in Madison County, having come fro...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa. It is not to be confused with Iowa County = Official Website = History Wikipedia Iowa City is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is the home of the University of Iowa and county seat of Johnson County.Iowa City was the second capital of the Iowa Territory and the first capital city of th...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Van Buren County, Iowa. Official Website Van Buren County was formed on December 7, 1836, as part of Wisconsin Territory. It was named for President Martin Van Buren. It became a part of Iowa Territory (later the state of Iowa) when that territory was organized on July 4, 1838. Adjacent Counties Jefferson County Henry Coun...
This project is for those buried in Union Cemetery, Newton, Jasper County, Iowa. NewtonGov.org (Interment Listings) Find a Grave Iowa Gravestones
"Mt. Zion Cemetery in Jasper County, Section 29, was started in 1854. It was also known as the Dooley Burying Ground or the Turck Burying Ground . These local names usually occurred because of the surnames of the people buried there. Three acres were deeded in 1857 for use as a cemetery. There are about 750 burials. Mt. Zion Methodist church is located adjacent to the cemetery, but the church a...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Marshall County, Iowa.The county was formed on January 13, 1846 and named after John Marshall, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Adjacent Counties * Jasper County * Story County * Grundy County * Tama County * Hardin County Cities, Townships & Communities Albion | Bangor | Clemons | Dunbar | Eden | Ferguson | Gilman | ...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Crawford County, Iowa.In January 1851, the Iowa Legislature authorized the creation of 50 additional counties in the state. Due to its lack of inhabitants, the designated Crawford County area was attached to Shelby County for purposes of revenue, taxation, and judicial matters.In 1855 there were sufficient settlers, who petitioned fo...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Iowa County, Iowa. It is not to be confused with Iowa City in Johnson County . = Official Website =Iowa County was formed on February 17, 1843. It was named for the Iowa River, which flows through the county. It is home to the Amana Colonies, a group of settlements of German Pietists, comprising seven villages. Calling themselves the ...
Please add profiles of those buried in Barnes Township Cemetery, Linn Grove, Buena Vista County, Iowa. Find a Grave
This project is for those who are interred in Linwood Cemetery, Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa. Linwood Cemetery Website Linwood Cemetery was founded by a group of foresighted pioneers in 1875, who foresaw the growth of the area known as the "Key City" and planned accordingly. Linwood Cemetery has served the needs since it's inception, and over 60,000 are interred at Linwood.It is located on Win...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Floyd County, Iowa.= Official Website =Floyd County was established in 1854 and was named for Sergeant Charles Floyd of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, who died in 1804 near what is now Sioux City, Iowa, and who was the only member to die on the Expedition. Adjacent Counties * Chickasaw County * Howard County * Bremer County * Butler ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.Cedar Rapids is the county seat of Linn County and lies on the Cedar River.= Official Website = Overview Wikipedia A flourishing center for arts and culture in Eastern Iowa, the city is home to the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library, the Paramount Theatre, Orchestra Iowa, Theatr...
This project is for those who are buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery, West Liberty, Muscatine County, Iowa. Find a Grave IA GenWeb RootsWeb
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Sac County, Iowa. Official Website Sac County was created in 1851 and was named after the Sac Indian Tribe. Adjacent Counties Buena Vista County Cherokee County Ida County Crawford County Carroll County Calhoun County Pocahontas County Cities, Townships & Communities
Founded 1930, Memorial Park Cemetery, located in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, is a 66 acre lawn and garden cemetery- all markers set flush to the ground. Find a Grave Billion Graves
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Muscatine County, Iowa.= Wikipedia = History Muscatine County was formed in December 1836 as a part of Wisconsin Territory. One history suggests that the county was named for Muscatine Island in the Mississippi River. The island lies opposite Muscatine County and was believed to be named after the Mascouten tribe, Algonquian-speaking...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Adair County, Iowa . Official Website Adair County was formed in 1851 from sections of Pottawattamie County . It was named for John Adair , a general in the War of 1812 , and the eighth Governor of Kentucky . Jesse James and his notorious gang of outlaws staged the world's first robbery of a moving train the evening of July 21, ...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Calhoun County, Iowa.= Official Website = History Calhoun County was formed on January 15, 1851 from open land originally named Fox County. It was renamed in 1853 after the seventh US Vice President secessionist John C. Calhoun. When the tracks of the Illinois Central Railroad were laid through the county in 1870, the county seat was...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Carroll County, Iowa.= Official Website =Carroll County was formed on January 15, 1851 from sections of Pottawattamie County. It was named after Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Maryland, the only Roman Catholic and longest-living signer of the Declaration of Independence. In 1855, the county government was established in Carrolton and...
Place projects are projects on Geni that are focused of a specific geographical place or region. Places profiles are also the precursor to the upcoming Place Profiles feature.=Place project portals= Includes countries and kingdoms, and other top level place project. ==Geographical==* Australia * Canada * Europe** Al-Andalus ** Austro-Hungarian-Empire ** Belarus ** Czech Republic-Bohemia ** Croa...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Mahaska County, Iowa.Mahaska County was formed in February 1843. The county has been self-governing since February 5, 1844. It was named after Chief Mahaska of the Iowa tribe. The county was the first in Iowa to have a sheriff and a justice of peace. Adjacent Counties * Jasper County * Marion County * Poweshiek County * Keokuk County...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Emmet County, Iowa.= Official Website =Emmet County was created by authority of the Iowa Legislature in 1851. There were finally enough settlers in the area to organize the county in 1859. The county was named for the Irish patriot Robert Emmet, who was hanged as a traitor to the British government at the age of 25. Adjacent Counties...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Buena Vista County, Iowa.= Official Website =Buena Vista County was formed on January 15, 1851 and was named for the final victory field of General Zachary Taylor in the Mexican–American War. Adjacent Counties * Clay County * Pocahontas County * Sac County * Cherokee County Cities & Towns *Albert City*Alta*Barnes*Brooke*Coon*Elk*Fairf...
Please add profiles of people who were born, lived or died in Butler County, Iowa. History Butler County was formed on January 15, 1851, from open land. It was named after Kentucky native William Orlando Butler, a general and hero of the Mexican–American War, who ran as Vice President of the United States in 1848. Until 1854, the county was governed by other counties. Only at this time did it h...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Audubon County, Iowa . Official Website Audubon County was formed on January 15, 1851 from sections of Pottawattamie County . It was named after John James Audubon . The picture to the right is of "Albert the Bull . Albert was named for Albert Kruse, a past president of a local bank, who was responsible for launching an annual loc...
This cemetery, also known as Sts. Peter & Paul Cemetery , is located in Atlantic, Cass County, Iowa. Find a Grave
The Atlantic Cemetery Association was organized in 1874. the first burial was believed to be in 1863. They built a mausoleum in 1909, but it was removed in 1968 and the bodies were buried in the cemetery. The cemetery is located on the corner of the intersection of Whitney Street and White Pole Road (US 6 / US 71) in Atlantic, Cass County, Iowa. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Geographic Na...
Aspen Grove Cemetery is operated by the Aspen Grove Cemetery Association, a non-profit organization established by an act of the Iowa Territorial Legislature in December of 1843, three years before Iowa became a state. The first burial was in 1844. The cemetery has sections that exemplify the major trends in cemetery and monument design over the past 175 years. There are several dozen documen...
Wikipedia =Drake University is a private, co-educational university located in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. The institution offers a number of undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as professional programs in business, law and pharmacy. Drake's law school is among the twenty-five oldest in the country. Alumni