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Projects

• Benton County Genealogy and History      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Benton County, Iowa IAGenWeb Project      (Source: Iowa GenWeb Project)
• Benton IA GenExchange      (Source: GenExchange)

Adjacent counties

• Black Hawk County, IA  to the northwest
• Buchanan County, IA  to the north
• Iowa County, IA  to the south
• Johnson County, IA  to the southeast
• Linn County, IA  to the east
• Poweshiek County, IA  to the southwest
• Tama County, IA  to the west

Bible Records

• Benton County Bible Records      (Source: USGenWeb Iowa Archives)

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence

• Benton County Biographies      (Source: Iowa GenWeb Project)
• Benton County Biographies      (Source: U.S. Biographies Project)
• Benton County Biographies      (Source: USGenWeb Iowa Archives)
• Benton County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Benton County GEDCOM Index 
• History of Benton County, Iowa      (Source: The Iowa Heritage Digital Collections)

Cemeteries (11)

Census Records and Indexes (24)

Church Records

• Benton County Church Records      (Source: USGenWeb Iowa Archives)

Directories

• 1878 Directory of Benton County  by Township, with some biographies     (Source: USGenWeb Iowa Archives)
• Atlas of Benton County, Iowa, 1917  includes Farmers' Directories     (Source: The Iowa Heritage Digital Collections)
• Benton County  Patrons of the Iowa State Historical Atlas 1875 Who Were Born in Ireland     (Source: The Irish in Iowa)

History

• Benton County      (Source: Wikipedia)
• Benton County      (Source: Iowa State Association of Counties)
• Benton County History      (Source: USGenWeb Iowa Archives)
• Benton County History Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• History of Benton County, Iowa      (Source: The Iowa Heritage Digital Collections)
• National Register of Historic Places 

• Histories of specific towns and townships

  • History of Belle Plaine 
  • Shellsburg History 

• Tornados, Blizzards, Floods, World's Fairs and other events

  • Benton County Storms      (Source: NCDC Storm Events)
  • Benton, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Buchanan, Buena Vista and Butler County Tornadoes      (Source: The Tornado Project)
  • Garrison, IA Head-On Train Collision, Apr 1910      (Source: GenDisasters)
  • Keystone, IA Train Wreck, Aug 1907      (Source: GenDisasters)
  • Keystone, Iowa Train Wreck Aug 1907      (Source: GenDisasters)
  • Van Horn, IA Train Wreck, Feb 1909      (Source: GenDisasters)
  • Van Horne, IA Train Wreck, Feb 1909      (Source: GenDisasters)

Introduction and Guides

• Benton County      (Source: CinnamonToast Genealogy)
• Benton County Iowa Genealogy  Resources for Family History Research     (Source: Kindred Trails)
• Benton County Resources      (Source: RootsWeb)
• Benton Genealogy      (Source: GenDir)
• Cyndi's List of Iowa locality links      (Source: Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet)

Land Records

• Family Maps of Benton County, IA      (Source: Arphax Publishing Co.)     ($)
• Land Patent Search      (Source: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Benton County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Libraries, Museums, Archives

• Benton County Libraries      (Source: Public Libraries Library Directory)
• Family History Library Holdings      (Source: Family History Library)
• Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area 
• USGenWeb Archives      (Source: USGenWeb)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• Benton County Genealogy Queries      (Source: CousinConnect.com)
• Benton County, IA Club      (Source: GenCircles)
• GenForum Message Boards      (Source: Genealogy.com)
• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)

• EIGS-L Eastern Iowa Genealogical Society

  • EIGS-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • EIGS-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • EIGS-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

• IABENTON-L Benton County Genealogy

  • IABENTON-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • IABENTON-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • IABENTON-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (15)

Military Records and Histories

• Benton County Military Records      (Source: USGenWeb Iowa Archives)

• Civil War

  • Civil War Pensioners      (Source: Kinyon Digital Library)

• World War I

  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Benton County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

• World War II

  • Benton County, Iowa  World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps     (Source: AccessGenealogy)

Miscellaneous Data

• Benton County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)
• Benton County Records      (Source: Find County Records)
• Migrations through Benton County      (Source: MIGRATIONS.org)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• Belle Plaine Union      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Belle Plaine Union/South Benton Star-Press 
• Benton County Obituaries      (Source: Iowa GenWeb Project)
• Overton Family Funeral Homes 

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• Benton County  Built in America     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Benton County Photos      (Source: USGenWeb Iowa Archives)
• Geology of Benton Co., Iowa  Calvin Image Database
• Historical Postcards of Benton County      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Penny Postcards from Iowa      (Source: USGenWeb Iowa Archives)

Societies

• Belle Plaine Historical Society 
• Benton County Genealogical Society 
• Benton County Historical Society 

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (549)

Transportation and Industry

• Benton County Bridges      (Source: Historic Bridges of the United States)
• Building histories of Benton County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Lincoln Highway 
• Patents  Benton County, Iowa     (Source: Google Patents)

Vital Records

• Benton County Vital Records      (Source: Vital Records Information for the United States)
• Marriage Records for Benton County      (Source: A to Z Marriages)
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880  Benton County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

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