Scott County, Iowa Genealogy
Guide to Scott County, Iowa ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Scott County, Iowa | |
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 Location in the state of Iowa, United States Genealogy | |
 Location of Iowa in the U.S. | |
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| Founded | December 21, 1837 |
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| County Seat | Davenport |
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Contents
County Information[edit | edit source]
Description[edit | edit source]
The County was named for Winfield Scott. The County has Davenport as its seat and the County was created 1837. The County is located in the east central area of the state.[1]
Scott County, Iowa Record Dates[edit | edit source]
| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
| 1880 | 1837 | 1880 | 1851 | 1838 | 1838 | 1847 |
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
The Davenport Public Library has most of the courthouse records on microfilm. www.davenportlibrary.com/
The Davenport Iowa Family History Center has many local records on microfilm, also.
History[edit | edit source]
Parent County[edit | edit source]
1837--Scott County was created 21 December 1837 from Dubuque, Cook, and Muscatine Counties.
County seat: Davenport [3]
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
For animated maps illustrating Iowa County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Iowa County Boundary Maps" (1816-1872) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.
Places/Localities[edit | edit source]
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog
Populated Places[edit | edit source]
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[4]
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Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]
Cedar • Clinton • Muscatine • Rock Island County, Illinois
Resources[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
| Tombstone Transcriptions Online | Tombstone Transcriptions in Print | List of Cemeteries in the county |
| Findagrave.com | Family History Library | Findagrave.com |
| IAGenWeb | WorldCat | Billion Graves |
| IAGenWeb Archives | Graveyards | |
| Tombstone Project | FamilySearch Places | |
| Iowa Gravestones | ||
| Billion Graves | ||
| See Iowa Cemeteries for more information. | ||
Cemetery records can be found at the Davenport Public Library and at the Davenport Iowa Family History Center.
Census[edit | edit source]
| Historical populations | ||
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| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1850 | 5,986 | — |
| 1860 | 25,959 | 333.7% |
| 1870 | 38,599 | 48.7% |
| 1880 | 41,266 | 6.9% |
| 1890 | 43,164 | 4.6% |
| 1900 | 51,558 | 19.4% |
| 1910 | 60,000 | 16.4% |
| 1920 | 73,952 | 23.3% |
| 1930 | 77,332 | 4.6% |
| 1940 | 84,748 | 9.6% |
| 1950 | 100,698 | 18.8% |
| 1960 | 119,067 | 18.2% |
| 1970 | 142,687 | 19.8% |
| 1980 | 160,022 | 12.1% |
| 1990 | 150,973 | −5.7% |
| 2000 | 158,668 | 5.1% |
| 2010 | 165,224 | 4.1% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
Davenport Public Library has put an index to the 1856, 1885, and 1925 Census for Scott County on the Internet. If you'd like to help, contact Janet Greenlee of the the Scott County Iowa Genealogical Society (j.greenlee@hotmail.com).
State Census
- 1895 - Iowa State Census, 1895 at FamilySearch — index and images
- 1905 - Iowa State Census, 1905 at FamilySearch — index and images
- 1915 - Iowa State Census, 1915 at FamilySearch — index and images
- 1925 - Iowa State Census. 1925 at FamilySearch — index and images
Church[edit | edit source]
Most church records are held by individual churches. For contact information, check a phone directory, such as SearchBug or Dex Knows. Some denominations are gathering their records into a central repository. For more information about these major repositories, see Iowa Church Records.
List of Churches and Church Parishes
Lutheran[edit | edit source]
- Records of the Zion Lutheran Church, Davenport, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).
Court[edit | edit source]
The Davenport Public Library has most of the local records on microfilm. www.davenportlibrary.com/
The Davenport Iowa Family History Center has many local records on microfilm, also.
Genealogy[edit | edit source]
- Genealogical line of paternal descent of Waterman family of Davenport, Iowa at Ancestry.com ($)
Land[edit | edit source]
Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.
See Iowa Land and Property for additional information about early Iowa land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse, where records are currently housed.
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
Local histories are available for Scott County, Iowa Genealogy. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section Iowa Local Histories.
- Scott County history, Iowa at Ancestry.com ($)
- The early days of Rock Island and Davenport: the narratives of J. W. Spencer and J. M. D. Burrows. By Milo Milton Quaife. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, HathiTrust, Ancestry.com. ($)
- Fifty years in Iowa: being the personal reminiscences of J.M.D. Burrows, concerning the men and events, social life, industrial interests, physical development, and commercial progress of Davenport and Scott County during the period from 1838 to 1888. By J. M. D. Burrows. Davenport, Iowa : Glass & Co., 1888. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Google Books, Ancestry.com.($)
- History of Davenport and Scott County, Iowa. By Harry E. Downer. Chicago, Illinois : S. J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1910. Online at: Vol.1 FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive.
- Organization and proceedings of the Pioneer Settlers' Association of Scott County, Iowa. By Pioneer Settlers' Association of Scott County, Iowa. Davenport [Iowa] : Daily Gazette, 1858. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; At various libraries (WorldCat).
Maps[edit | edit source]
for more resources
- Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Iowa
- Township Map of 1875 Scott County, Iowa with enlarged views of each township (My Genealogy Hound)
- FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
Military[edit | edit source]
- 1835-1998 - Iowa, Armed Forces Grave Registrations, ca. 1835-1998 at FamilySearch — index
- 1861-1949 - Iowa, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records, 1861-1949 at FamilySearch — index and images
- 1862-1910 - Iowa, Records of Persons Subject to Military Duty, 1862-1910 at FamilySearch — index
Civil War[edit | edit source]
Regiments. Service men in Scott County, Iowa Genealogy served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Scott County, Iowa Genealogy:
- - 1st Regiment, Iowa Infantry (3 months, 1861), Company G
- - 2nd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company C
- - 2nd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company E
- - 2nd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company F
- - 2nd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company G
- - 2nd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company H
- - 2nd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company I
- - 2nd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company K
- - 2nd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company L
- - 2nd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company M
- - 2nd Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company B
- - 2nd Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company C
- - 3rd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company E
- - 3rd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company I
- - 6th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company A
- - 6th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company C
- - 6th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company D
- - 6th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company E
- - 6th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company G
- - 6th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company H
- - 6th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company I
- - 6th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company M
- - 8th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company B
- - 13th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company E
- - 14th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company A
- - 16th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company B
- - 16th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company E
- - 16th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company F
- - 16th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company K
- - 44th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company I
- - 44th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company K
Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]
- 1859-1990 - United States, Iowa Naturalization Records, 1859-1990 at FamilySearch — index and images
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
- 1922-29 — The Davenport Democrat and Leader at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
- 1854-62, 1864-71, 1873-86, 1891, 1897-98, and 1958 — Davenport Daily Gazette at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
- 1808, 1858-59, 1865, 1876, and 1891-1904 — Davenport Daily Leader at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
- 1847-54, 1857, 1874-84, and 1886-87 — Davenport Gazette at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
- 1895-1903 — Davenport Daily Republican at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
- 1817, 1854, 1867-74, 1876-77, 1882-83, and 1885 — The Daily Gazette at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
- 1808, 1889, and 1893-1904 — Davenport Weekly Leader at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
- 1880 and 1887-92 — Davenport Morning Tribune at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
- 1887-94 and 1902 — The Davenport Tribune at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
- 1922-23 and 1926-27 — Davenport Democrat And Leader at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
- 1893-96, 1899-1901, and 1903 — The Davenport Leader at Ancestry.com ($) —Davenport, IA, USA
- 1881-84 — Davenport Weekly Gazette at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
- 1904-05 — Tri-City Star at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
- 1879-80, 1891, and 1895 — Davenport Daily Tribune at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
- 1955 — Morning Democrat at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
- 1852-53 — Democratic Banner at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
- 1883, 1922-23, and 1925-29 — The Davenport Democrat at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
- 1869, 1873, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1901, and 1903-04 — Daily Leader at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
- 1905 — Davenport Morning Star at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
The Davenport Public Library has the Davenport Daily Gazette on line, by clicking on Local databases.
Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Scott County, Iowa Genealogy newspapers in online catalogs like:
- WorldCat
- FamilySearch. Do a Scott County, Iowa Genealogy Place-name search for these and other records in the FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see, FamilySearch Catalog Places Search).
Probate[edit | edit source]
Online Probate Records
- 1758 - 1997 Iowa Wills and Probate Records 1758-1997 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
In most counties in Iowa, probate records have been kept by the county judge. They include wills, fee books, claim registers, legacy records, inheritance records, probate ticklers, and dockets. The records are available at the county courthouse.
The FamilySearch Catalog lists films of probate records. To find the records for this county, use the Place Search for Iowa - Scott - Probate records.
The Davenport Public Library has most of the local records on microfilm. www.davenportlibrary.com/
Taxation[edit | edit source]
- 1934-1958 - Iowa, Old Age Tax Assistance Records, 1934-1958 at FamilySearch — index
Iowa tax records complement land records and can be used to supplement the years between censuses. Tax lists were usually made every year, however, there may be gaps of several years. For more information, see the wiki page Iowa Taxation.
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Vital Records consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the Iowa Department of Public Health or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred. See also How to order Iowa Vital Records or order electronically online.
Births[edit | edit source]
- 1850-1939 - Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939 at FamilySearch — index and images
- 1921-1942 - Iowa, Birth Records, 1921-1942 at FamilySearch — index and images
Marriages[edit | edit source]
- The Davenport Public Library has placed the Scott County Marriage Certificates: Index, pre 1836-c1925 on the internet.
- 1518-1996 - Iowa, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
- 1809-1992 Iowa, Marriages, 1809-1992 at MyHeritage ($) — index
- 1836-1926 Iowa, Marriages, 1836 - 1926 at MyHeritage ($) — index
- 1838-1934 - Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934 at FamilySearch — index and images
- 1880-1951 Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1951 at Ancestry.com ($) — index and images
Death[edit | edit source]
- 1850-1990 - Iowa, Deaths and Burials 1850-1990 at FamilySearch
- 1856-1989 - Iowa, Scott County, Oakdale Cemetery, Interment Records, 1856-1989 at How to Use this Collection
- 1880-1992 - Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992 at FamilySearch — index
- 1900-1939 Iowa Death Index, 1900-1939 at MyHeritage ($) — index
- 1904-1951 - Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951 at FamilySearch — index and images
- 1920-1967 Iowa, Death Records, 1920-1967 at Ancestry.com ($) — index and images
Societies and Libraries[edit | edit source]
Scott County Iowa Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 3132
Davenport, IA 52808
E-mail: scigscorsec@yahoo.com
Website
IAGenWeb
Le Claire Township Genealogy and Historical Society
119 N 6th Street
LeClare, IA 52753
Telephone:563-370-9168
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
- Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a family history center.
Local Centers and Libraries
Websites[edit | edit source]
- Scott County, IA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
- Iowa Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
- FamilySearch Catalog
- Scott County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
- Scott County Iowa Genealogical Society, click on this link: www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Scott_County_Iowa_Genealogical_Society
- Online Indexes for many Scott County Records can be found at Scott County Iowa Genealogy www.celticcousins.net/scott/
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Scott, Iowa," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_County,_Iowa."
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Scott County, Iowa. Page 230-238 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 222-225.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Scott County, Iowa," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_County,_Iowa, accessed 24 October 2019.
