History and Genealogy of Butler County Iowa
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Cities and Towns Allison -- Aplington -- Aredale -- Bristow -- Clarksville Dumont -- Greene -- New Hartford -- Parkersburg -- Shell Rock  Butler County is divided into sixteen townships: Albion -- Beaver -- Bennezette -- Butler -- Coldwater Dayton -- Fremont -- Jackson -- Jefferson -- Madison Monroe -- Pittsford -- Ripley -- Shell Rock -- Washington West Point		County Information It was established in January 15,1851 from Buchanan and Black Hawk Counties, but not officially organized until October 2, 1854. It was named for Kentucky native William Orlando Butler, a general and hero of the Mexican-American War, who ran as Vice President of the United States in 1848. The county seat is Allison
ONLINE DATA Births Biographies Cemeteries Census Data Deaths Historical Info Marriages Military Data Newspapers Obituaries Website updates: Feb 2009: 1860 County Officers: 1860 Postmasters 25 Jan 2008: Cemetery List		We'll be adding data to this site as we can. You can help us to get this site growing by sending in your family's data. Subscribe to our mailing lists to get notification when we update this and our other midwestern websites.
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