Benton County IA Genealogy

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If you're not sure which records would be helpful, you can try our Ancestor Source Finder tool. Benton Records by Type Birth Records (9) Cemetery Records (248) Census Records (131) Church Records (41) City Directories (6) Death Records (15) Histories and Genealogies (25) Immigration Records (3) Land Records (20) Map Records (35) Marriage Records (14) Military Records (16) Miscellaneous Records (4) Newspapers and Obituaries (80) Probate Records (4) School Records (54) Tax Records (2)

Overview of Benton County Records

• Benton County was created in 1837 from Dubuque County.
• Birth, marriage, and death records for 1880 and later can be obtained from the Iowa Department of Public Health.
• The Benton County Clerk of Court has burial, cemetery, divorce, guardianship, immigration, and naturalization records. It also has court records starting in 1850 and probate records starting in 1872.
• The Benton County Recorder has birth records starting in 1880, death records starting in 1880, marriage records starting in 1852, and military and tax records.
• The Benton County Assessor has land records starting in 1846.
• Online indexes and images for many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.