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Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925

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This database contains images of original records.

Please choose a county in 1895:

Adair Buchanan Page Winnebago
Adams Hardin Polk Winneshiek
Allamakee Henry Pottawattamie Woodbury
Appanoose Jones Washington Worth
Audubon Lee Wayne Wright
Benton Mills Webster

Census Records - Counties

After separating the census records into groups by state, the federal government subdivided these records into county groups. Searching for an ancestor on the county level provides a smaller region for research if you remain uncertain about the specific township where your ancestor resided. Researchers should also be aware of boundary line or jurisdictional changes through time. These changes may affect where an ancestor was enumerated on the census, so it remains important to search the counties surrounding the area where your ancestor lived.