Cedar County IA Genealogy

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Cedar County Records by City/Town

Bennett Genealogy (60)
Cedar Valley Genealogy (49)
Clarence Genealogy (69)
Durant Genealogy (54)
Lowden Genealogy (63)
Massillon Genealogy (49)


Mechanicsville Genealogy (63)
Rochester Genealogy (51)
Springdale Genealogy (55)
Stanwood Genealogy (56)
Tipton Genealogy (118)
West Branch Genealogy (85)


Overview of Cedar County Records

  • Cedar 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 Cedar County Recorder has birth records starting in 1880, death records starting in 1880, burial records starting in 1880, marriage records starting in 1840, and land records starting in 1838.
  • The Cedar County Clerk District Court has probate records starting in 1839, clerk records starting in 1839, and divorce records starting in 1850.
  • Online indexes and images for many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.