Allamakee county, ia plat and directory book farm and. Hixson plat map atlases of iowa the university of iowa libraries. This collection contains digital atlases, farm directories, and plat books for all 99 iowa counties. Click any of the maps below to enlarge them in a new browser window. Get property lines, land ownership, and parcel information, including parcel number and acres. Each book accurately shows rural land ownership over 5 acres, parcel boundaries, roadways, waterways, railways, section lines, municipal boundaries, acreage and an index to owners. The documents on this site represent the original recorded plat. Iowas 10 largest cities are des moines, cedar rapids, davenport, sioux city, waterloo, iowa city, council bluffs, ames, dubuque and west des moines.
Housed on the third floor of the main library, the map collection contains more than 250,000 sheet maps, including maps issued by city, county, state and national governments, international organizations, and a variety of commercial publishers. County atlases maps collection the university of iowa. Plat book of allamakee county, iowa, 1886 the university. Iowa county plat books iowa county historical society. Plat book of page county, iowa iowa heritage digital collections. The acrevalue clayton county, ia plat map, sourced from the clayton county, ia tax assessor, indicates the property boundaries for each parcel of land, with information about the landowner, the parcel number, and the total acres. Others are rare antique maps, part of the collection by an exclusive. To clear your selections and start over, click the clear button. Maps, atlases, surveys browse all collections iowa.
Retail plat books can be purchased from the following company. This dataset contains the townships, ranges, and sections of the public land survey system plss in iowa. Any changes made to the plat via an affidavit or other means may not be represented. General land office maps of the state of iowa iowa geodata. Containing outline map of the county, plats of all the townships with owners names, iowa state map showing automobile roads, map of the united states, giving parcel post data, etc. Several types of maps are useful for genealogists as they search information in iowa. Map, available online, atlas and plat book of guthrie county, iowa. Over 4,000 pages from nearly 100 county atlases from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, featuring maps as well as advertisements, photographs, and local histories. Available also through the library of congress web site as a raster image. Original entryland patents, des moines county, iowa, book 1 worldcat plat book of des moines, county iowa. It contains maps of original landowners patent maps in what is now iowa county, wisconsin, gleaned from the indexes of the u. View free online plat map for allamakee county, ia. Historic iowa county maps these maps are provided to help locate the numerous small settlements within a county and to determine the historic boundaries of a county. These maps also show the location of railroad lines and major waterways which were important routes of travel in early days.
About land records and deeds in iowa deeds and other document recording are managed by the iowa county recorders and the iowa land records office. Editors frequently monitor and verify these resources on. The maps are fairly easy to read, divided by townships. The acrevalue allamakee county, ia plat map, sourced from the allamakee county, ia tax assessor, indicates the property boundaries for each parcel of land, with information about the landowner, the parcel number, and the total acres. Current county maps for iowa can be ordered from the iowa department of transportation. Microfilm copies of township plats are available at the family history library for some of the counties.
The collection is international in scope and covers a roughly 800 year period of publishing history. This is a rester dataset of georeferenced township maps from the general land office glo surveys beginning in 1836 through 1859. Iowa atlases, farm directories, and plat books access. The cedar county complete plat book and atlas pdf document is a very large file and may take a long time to download to your system depends on your internet speed. This alphabetic list of townships in iowa is based on the u. The cedar county plat book and atlas document complete pdf is a very large file and may take a long time to download to your system depends on your internet speed. We have collated these from a variety of online sources, and provide them here as a single source for all online iowa atlases, iowa farm directories, and iowa plat books. Most iowa atlases available in the collection may be found online in infohawk.
The state of iowa collection contains 4,548 atlases spanning 153 years of growth and development 1855 through 2008. Acrevalue helps you locate parcels, property lines, and ownership information for land online, eliminating the need for plat books. Data distribution gis data is primarily delivered to natural resource managers and the public through the states iowa geodata gis clearinghouse, dnr gis web services, and web mapping applications. Kenyon company des moines, iowa 1915 clarke county iowa 29 pages. Iowa historical maps and atlases historic map works. The state library of iowa recently digitized a book of plat maps from of the des moines river valley. Organized by county and township, the details show land ownership, depict the raw landforms, water bodies and natural occurrences. Description questions description rural directory books include plat maps, directory maps, county maps, directory alpha listings, plat alpha listings, and 911 addresses.
Officialplat means either an auditors plat or a subdivision plat that meets the. Iowa genealogy free iowa genealogy access genealogy. The iowa gis maps search links below open in a new window and take you to third party websites that provide access to ia public records. State map of county and city files cartography and traffic data home. Iowa county maps are available in a variety of printed and digital formats to suit your needs. 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. Plat book of buchanan county, iowa iowa heritage digital. The first two counties, des moines county and dubuque county, were created in 1834 when iowa was still part of the michigan territory. Iowa geodata a wide variety of data available for download or streaming. Then in 2002, the county entered into a contract with promap, a division of the schneider corporation, for the creation of several datasets including, but not limited to, lots, parcels, road and railroad.
Annotations in pencil and colored pencil on some maps. Plat books for counties in iowa are listed in the place search of the family history catalog under. Iowa county assessor 901 court avenue marengo, ia 52301 voice. These antique maps and atlases are part of the historic map works, residential genealogy historical map collection, the largest digital collection of rare, ancient, old, historical, cadastral and antiquarian maps of its type. Where can find iowa county birth, marriage, divorce and death records. Desktop directories pdf version plat land owner plat directories colorado plat directories. You may choose a county from the selection box or the county map.
In preparation for michigans statehood, part of michigan territory was formed into wisconsin territory in 1836. Plat book of hamilton county iowa 1980 by kesler, mary and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Steve williams will do lookups from material donated by sharyl ferrall digitized maps online. The acrevalue iowa county, wi plat map, sourced from the iowa county, wi tax assessor, indicates the property boundaries for each parcel of land, with information about the landowner, the parcel number, and the total acres. At that time, all plat book pages were scanned and indexed by an outside consultant in preparation for the digital mapping effort. Whether you are looking for a traditional printed county plat book, historical plat maps or highly attributed gis parcel data map with boundaries and id number, we have the most uptodate parcel information available. Select one or more counties in which to search for a document. Iowa counties historic atlases the university of iowa. Iowa land and property genealogy familysearch wiki.
For each township in the county, there are two additional maps. Learn more opens in a new tab demo videos opens in a new tab register for webinars opens in a new tab like us on facebook opens in a new tab. Highresolution plat maps for houston, allamakee and. In addition to older county atlases and land ownership records available in film, fiche, digital, and physical format, the ui map collection also owns newer plat books, from the 1950s and 1960s on, for all counties in iowa. Topographical, plat, land ownership maps plus many others are described in the maps for the united states. Within the atlases are 305,709 historical maps, illustrations, and histories many of which contain family names ideal for genealogical research. Home products allamakee county, ia plat and directory book. An extremely limited quantity of 2017 and 2016 plat books may be available for purchase at a reduced rate. Allamakee county, ia plat map property lines, land ownership.
Iowa county map, iowa county plat map, iowa county parcel. After you have completed your selection, click the continue search button. Of the approximately 4,000 iowa maps included in both locations of the state historical society of iowa library, the des moines branch has original plat maps created by the territorial land surveyors. The derivation of the name is debated, some believing it was the name of an indian chief, others think it was named for allen magee, an early historic trader. Plat book of page county, iowa iowa heritage digital. Book, list, record, or schedule kept by a county auditor, assessor, treasurer. This collection of maps was created between 1837 and 1851 and details the land of the developing state of iowa. Some maps give historical background of the area or show migration routes, such as roads, rivers, and railroads. Records kept include deeds, mortgage documents, easements, and liens. Two years later, the western portion was split off to become iowa territory. The large maps are from 251kb 314kb, so allow time for them to load if you have a slow internet connection. The acrevalue iowa county, ia plat map, sourced from the iowa county, ia tax assessor, indicates the property boundaries for each parcel of land, with information about the landowner, the parcel number, and the total acres. The cedar county plat book and atlas document complete pdf is a very large file and may take a long time to download to your system depends on your. Original list of lands situated in allamakee county, iowa, entered at the united states land office in des moines since april 19, 18601869 family history library plat book of allamakee county, iowa family history library tax sale deeds, 18631938.
For civil administrative purposes, iowa state law allows each county board of supervisors to divide the county into townships. An elected or appointed board of trustees governs each township. The first allamakee county courthouse, built in 1861, now serves as the allamakee county historical museum. Warner and footes 1886 plat book of allamakee county, iowa. Of the counties of iowa state library commission of iowa historical building des moines, iowa 50319 compiled september 1978. Then in 2002, the county entered into a contract with promap, a division of the schneider corporation, for the creation of several datasets including, but not limited to, lots, parcels, road and railroad centerlines, rights of way, voting. Iowa county, ia plat map property lines, land ownership. In 1997, allamakee county first embarked on a plan to develop and implement a geographic information system.