Our collection consists of henry county artifacts and genealogy. In the center of the town is a beautiful public square, containing a number of shadetrees, around which is built the principal business portion of the town. Many of the records on this website should be browsed. Most of the information about the iowa county courthouses was attained from a book by jacqueline wendt stanek and edward stanek titled, iowas magnificent county courthouses, published in 1976. You can easily continue through the entire history section by clicking either the next page or the previous page at the bottom of each page. Counties and courthouses of iowa, a book by leroy pratt, was also used to acquire general information.
January 3, 2017 mt pleasant, ia the board met in regular session at. Henry county community action programalternate greg moeller. Iowa county courthouse history iowa judicial branch. Henry county, iowa treasurers duties include working with county financial management, real estate, motor vehicles, collection of property taxes, and annual tax sale. This part contains the history of the area from indian times to the present 1879. High quality tillable farm with average csr2 of 89. Plat book of chickasaw county, iowa the library of congress. It was named for general henry dodge the countys first courthouse was built in 18391840.
Henry county, iowa treasures duties include working with county financial management, real estate, motor vehicles, collection of property taxes, and annual tax sale. Page county iowa history, page county iowa biography publisher chicago. All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia. Geode state park, civilian conservation corps area park co. Most of these but not all are county history books that combine history and biographies of families within the county.
This volume from the cornell university librarys print collections was scanned on an apt bookscan and converted to jpg 2000 format by kirtas technologies. Google books history of henry county, iowa 1879 source. I believe i have one of the first printings of this book from 1878. Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding both. Pella is the home of central college, as well as several manufacturing companies, including pella corporation and vermeer manufacturing company. The village of salem is pleasantly located in the southwest corner of henry county. The history of henry county, iowa western historical co. Box 149 county courthouse mount pleasant, ia 526410149 phone. Winfield beaconwayland news, mt pleasant news and the new london. Henry county historical society and museum coloring book. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many national register properties and districts.
James van allen family home and the henry county museum located in the saunders. A biographical directory of many of its leading citizens, war record. Henry county, iowa genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Pleasant, iowa with receipts from the sale of lots from a preempted. History of transportation, henry county, iowa iowa research online. Be creative when entering a surname and dont rely entirely on the search engine. This state page of our website provides direct links to major databases and historical titles and information found on iowa genealogy, whether they exist on our site, or across the web. State historical society of iowas top history books of. Abandoned towns, villages and post offices of henry county. The area is also dotted with wooded areas, rivers, lakes and streams.
Census of pensioners for revolutionary or military services, 1841 henry county source. Western historical company, 1878 cedar county iowa 711 pages. Henry county, iowa history history of henry county an illustrated history of the state of iowa, page 536 source. Henry county from 1846 a glimpse of iowa a bit of rome history. The history of henry county, iowa, containing a history of. Western historical company, 1878 appanoose county iowa 606 pages.
The first two, des moines county and dubuque county, were created in 1834 when iowa was still part of the michigan territory. Accidents in henry county are a major cause of property damage, injury, and death each year in henry county, statistics from the national highway traffic safety administration show that traffic crashes remain a primary public safety issue. Pella is a city in marion county, iowa, united states, with a population of 10,352 at the time of the 2010 u. National register of historic places in henry county, iowa. This page primarily lists records kept at the county level. In response to the covid19 pandemic, state dmvs nationwide have closed driver licensing offices, extended license and registration expiration. Mount pleasant genealogy in henry county, ia usa 1,015,348 iowa 31,533 henry county 414 mount pleasant 85. One of the oldest fairs in iowa, established in 1864. Because this two story, brick italianate structure was built. National register of historic places listings in henry. Internet archive henry county military records source.
Rootsweb maps and gazetteers 52 military records and histories. They include wills, fee books, claim registers, legacy records, inheritance. Containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, etc. Internet archive the history of henry county, iowa 1879 source. History of henry county, iowa western historical company 1879. Iowa genealogy free iowa genealogy access genealogy. Founded by immigrants from the netherlands, it is forty miles southeast of des moines. If you dont find what youre looking for, try browsing our entire archive. The henry county health department has confirmed that 10 of its 45 confirmed coronavirus cases are tied to an outbreak at the tyson plant in joslin. For the names of residents living in the dwellings in many counties, consult atlases published by either directory service company or farm and home publishers when available in the database.
The award honors the previous years best iowa history book as well as the awards namesake, who led the historical society for many years and taught history at. Iowa territory became iowa, the 29th state on 28 december 1846, by which point 44 counties were in existence. Henry county is a beziak im bundesstoot iowa in da usa. Henry county 1917 iowa historical atlas historic map works. This is a list of the national register of historic places listings in henry county, iowa this is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the national register of historic places in henry county, iowa, united states. Henry county was formed on december 7, 1836 under the jurisdiction of wisconsin territory, and became a part of iowa territory when the iowa territory was formed on july 4, 1838.
For patrick henry 173699, patriot, governor of va 177679. You can learn more about the men of atalissa when pulitzer prizewinning reporter dan barry of the new york times discusses his new book, the boys in the bunkhouse. Guide to henry county, iowa ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records. Southeast iowa regional planning committee serving henry county.
The henry county historic preservation commission, sponsor of aban doned towns of henry. Read each book description for publication and condition details and price. Usa 1,015,348 iowa 31,533 henry county 414 henry county cemetery records 105. Protecting your family from novel coronavirus in henry county, ia healthandfitness as the spread of the novel coronavirus covid19 looms, its crucial to start considering a plan of action for yourself and your family in case the virus reaches henry county, ia or other areas of. Atlases of the united states, 4192 available also through the library of congress web site as a raster image. Minutes archive from board of supervisors meetings. Litchfield historical society coloring booksfebruary 9, 2017in litchfield historical society. Maps in this atlas contain names of the property owners. Henry county, iowa land auction sullivan auctioneers. Each name is listed with his location and linked to the image of the book page where the name is found. Additional records are listed on the county and state pages. Henry county is primarily made up of rolling farmland, and is well known for hog, corn, soybean and cattle production.
The county was organized in the winter of 18367 by act of the territorial legislature of wisconsin, and by the same act the countyseat was established at mt. Includes indexes, map of the united states, and map of illinois. Henry county savings bank is a historic building located in mount pleasant, iowa, united states. Henry county, illinois is located in northwestern illinois, just 16 miles from the mississippi river dividing illinois and iowa. This page primarily lists records kept at the city level. City and county traffic maps are updated every four years. Henry county, iowa land for sale whitetail properties. Henry county, ia article about henry county, ia by the. Statewide collections are found on the iowa cemetery records page. Henry county, ia news local news for henry county, iowa. Car, truck, bicycle, pedestrian, and motorcycle accidents are all a common occurrence, despite improvements in vehicle safety features, road design, bicycle.