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Trails
to the Past of Iowa is accepting any donations of
genealogy materials that you may have such as marriage
announcements, news articles, old obituaries, births,
(you do not need the birth certificate) just the
information, and biographies. If you have any of
these items please contact me Marie
Miller the Iowa State
Administrator.
Crawford county In
January 1851, the Iowa Legislature authorized the
creation of 50 additional counties in the state. Due to
its lack of inhabitants, the designated Crawford County
area was attached to Shelby County for purposes of
revenue, taxation, and judicial matters.
In 1855 there were
sufficient settlers, who petitioned for separation from
Shelby. This was granted, and a county governing
structure was established.
The county as then
designated did not include its present western
townships. In 1865, four eastern townships of Monona
County were separated from that county and incorporated
into Crawford County's boundary. After several
adjustments and reorganizations, the present arrangement
of Crawford County townships was completed in June
1872.
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