Butler County IA Genealogy

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Butler Records by Type

Birth Records (7)
Cemetery Records (112)
Census Records (85)
Church Records (18)
City Directories (9)
Death Records (14)
Histories and Genealogies (20)
Immigration Records (4)
Land Records (14)
Map Records (25)
Marriage Records (10)
Military Records (7)
Miscellaneous Records (4)
Newspapers and Obituaries (56)
Probate Records (4)
School Records (35)

Butler County Records by City/Town

Allison Genealogy (56)
Aplington Genealogy (52)
Bristow Genealogy (44)
Butler Genealogy (42)
Clarksville Genealogy (76)
Coldwater Genealogy (42)
Dumont Genealogy (46)
Greene Genealogy (73)

Jackson in Butler County Genealogy (41)
New Hartford Genealogy (47)
Parkersburg Genealogy (62)
Pittsford Genealogy (42)
Ripley Genealogy (43)
Shell Rock Genealogy (57)
West Point Genealogy (47)

Overview of Butler County Records

Butler County was created in 1851 from unorganized territory.
Birth, marriage, and death records for 1880 and later can be obtained from the Iowa Department of Public Health.
The Butler County Clerk District Court has birth and death records starting in 1880, marriage records starting in 1854, probate records starting early 1800s, and divorce and clerk records starting in 1861.
Online indexes and images for many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.