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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.
Des Moines
County
At an extra session of the Sixth
Legislative Assembly of Michigan Territory held
in September, 1834, the Iowa District was
divided into two counties by running a line due
west from the lower end of Rock Island in the
Mississippi River. The territory north of this
line (which started just south of the
present-day Davenport) was named Dubuque County,
and all south of it was Des Moines County. It
was named after the Des Moines River. From July
3, 1836 until July 3, 1838, Des Moines County
was part of Wisconsin Territory. The county
underwent various border changes during this
time. July 4, 1838, the named county became part
of Iowa Territory (later the state of Iowa). The
current Des Moines County Court House was
completed in 1940.
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Cities
Burlington
Danville
Mediapolis
Middletown
West
Burlington
Census-designated
place
Beaverdale
Other unincorporated
communities
Augusta
Dodgeville
Kingston
Sperry
Yarmouth
Townships
Benton
Concordia
Danville
Flint
River
Franklin
Huron
Jackson
Pleasant
Grove
Tama
Union
Washington
Yellow
Springs
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Des Moines County Court House
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Adjacent
counties
Louisa
County (north)
Hancock County, Illinois
(southeast)
Henderson County, Illinois
(east)
Lee County (south)
Henry County
(west)
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