Finding Free Online Genealogy Collections in Iowa

If you follow The Ancestor Hunt, you know that we specialize in curating and presenting links to Free Online Genealogy Records, Collections, and Indexes by genealogical category. Everything that is online for free has not been captured in our link lists, as some specific categories and resources have not been curated as yet, or we may never do.

However, there are archives, libraries, unique document collections, and specialized genealogy websites throughout the state. With the list below, you should have exposure to the great majority of free online resources for the state.

• Access Genealogy – Iowa
• Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
• American History & Genealogy Project – Iowa
• Ancestry Free Index Collections
• Buena Vista University Digital Collections
• Burlington Public Library
• Chronicling America – Iowa
• Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database
• Coe College Digital Collections
• Cyndi’s List – Iowa
• Davenport Public Library
• David Rumsey’s Historical Maps
• Dead Fred
• Death Indexes – Iowa
• Digital Commons Collections
• Digital Public Library of America – Iowa
• Drake University Archives and Special Collections
• Drake University Digital Collections
• FamilySearch
• FamilySearch – Iowa Online Genealogy Records
• FamilySearch Catalog
• FamilySearch Wiki – Iowa
• FindAGrave
• Fort Madison Public Library
• Genealogy Trails – Iowa
• Glenwood Public Library
• Google
• Google Books – Iowa
• Grinnell College Digital Collections
• Grout Museum of History and Science Library
• HathiTrust – Iowa
• I Dream of Genealogy
• Interment.net – Iowa
• Internet Archive – Iowa
• Iowa City Public Library
• Iowa Digital Library
• Iowa Genealogical Society
• Iowa Heritage Digital Collections
• Iowa State Historical Society Digital Archives
• Iowa State University Digital Collections
• Jones County Pages
• LDS Genealogy – Iowa
• Library of Congress Digital Collections
• Linkpendium – Iowa
• Loras College Digital Collections
• Luther College Digital Collections
• Marshalltown Public Library
• Mid-Continent Public Library Midwest Genealogy Center
• Morningside University Digital Collections
• Musser Public Library
• National Archives and Records Administration
• National Archives at Kansas City
• National Archives Online Exhibits
• National Archives Resources for Genealogists
• Nationwide Gravesite Locator
• New Horizons Genealogy – Iowa
• Newberry Library
• Northwestern College of Iowa Digital Collections
• PastPerfectOnline Collections
• Pella Public Library
• Sanborn Maps – Iowa
• Simpson College Digital Collections
• Sioux Center Public Library
• Smithsonian Digital Library
• St Ambrose University Digital Collections
• State Library of Iowa
• The Official Land Records Site
• United States Social Security Death Index
• University of Dubuque Digital Collections
• University of Iowa Digital Collections
• University of Northern Iowa Digital Collections
• Upper Iowa University Digital Collections
• Upper Mississippi Valley Digital Image Archive
• US GenWeb – Iowa
• US GenWeb Archives – Iowa
• Waldorf University Digital Collections
• West Liberty Public Library

Here is the list of over 7,900 curated Iowa genealogy collection links from The Ancestor Hunt, by category:

• Newspapers
• Yearbooks
• Births
• Marriages
• Deaths
• Alumni Records
• Cemetery Records
• Church Records
• Coroner Records
• Criminal Records
• Directories
• Divorce Records
• Immigration Records
• Institutional Records
• Military Records
• Mortuary Records
• Naturalizations
• Obituaries
• Photos
• Probate and Wills
• School Records
• Tax Records
• Voter Records

Good Luck and Happy Hunting!