Henry County
History and Genealogy



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  ONLINE DATA

Births

Biographies

State Bird and Flower

Deaths

Census Data

Marriages

Cemeteries

Newspaper Data

History

Obituaries

Military Data

Website Updates:
31 Mar 2008: REED Birth Certificate
18 Jan 2008: Marriages
16 May 2007:
Newspaper stories on GRAY and HEDGE
23 Apr 2007: Nugen Biography, Cemeteries

County Information
One tradition says the county was named for Gen. James Dougherty Henry. Another says it was named for Gen. Henry Dodge.

County Seat: Mount Pleasant
Year Organized: 1836
Square Miles: 434

Courthouse: 
P.O. Box 149
County Courthouse
Mount Pleasant, IA 52641-0149
Phone: (319) 385-0759



Cities and towns
Coppock -- Hillsboro -- Mount Pleasant -- Mount Union -- New London -- Olds -- Rome -- Salem -- Wayland -- Westwood -- Winfield


 

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