Van Buren County
Iowa GenWeb
Project

 Some Recent Additions to this Site
Mar 17, 2010 1905 Iowa State Census  - Surname Index to Bonaparte Town
Mar 15, 2010 1838 Wisconsin Territorial Map  - Shows Van Buren County Eight Years Before Statehood
Mar 15, 2010 Old Stockport Photos  - Historical "Penny Post Card" Photos and More
Dec 4, 2009 1871 Pioneer Association Old Settlers Meeting - List of those attending by township and date of arrival to Iowa
Oct 29, 2009 1925 Census- Harrisburg Twp. and Township - by Conni McDaniel Hall and Beverly Cramer
Sep 25, 2009 Old Birmingham Photos  - Historical "Penny Post Card" Photos and More
Aug 31, 2009 1925 Census- Harrisburg Twp. and Township - by Conni McDaniel Hall and Beverly Cramer
July 15, 2009 World War II Farmington Honor Roll - Oct. 22, 1943 All Branches
July 1, 2009 1925 Census- Farmington Town and Township - by Conni McDaniel Hall and Beverly Cramer
June 26, 2009 1836 Wisconsin Territorial Census  - Van Buren Portion of Des Moines County
June 17, 2009 Story of the Emigrant Train  - Annals of Iowa, July 1915
June 12, 2009 Old Bentonsport Photos  - Historical "Penny Post Card" Photos and More
May 20, 2009 Old Bonaparte Photos  - Historical "Penny Post Card" Photos and More
May 6, 2009 Richard Cave Family & Cemetery - contributed by Mike Miller
Mar 25, 2009 1925 Census  - Bonaparte Town & Township - by Conni McDaniel Hall and Paul French
Jan 6, 2009 History of Bonaparte Fires  - Articles and Photos of significant fires in Bonaparte, Van Buren Co.
Jan 4, 2009 1875 Andreas Atlas of Iowa Patrons  - Listing of Patrons in Van Buren Co Communities
Dec 15, 2008 1897 VBCo Map - (2.2mb PDF File)  - Shows old Railroads, Historic Place Names, Schools, Church locations.
Nov 17, 2008 Van Buren Co Coal Mining History  - 1909 Report by Iowa Geological Survey
Oct 16, 2008 Old Keosauqua Photos  - Historical "Penny Post Card" Photos and More
Oct 16, 2008 Old Farmington Photos  - Historical "Penny Post Card" Photos and More
Oct 6, 2008 War Veteran Burials by Cemetery  - Covering Wars from 1812-Korean War up to 1963
Jul 25, 2008 The Van Buren Co Press  - History of County Newspapers through 1878
May 16, 2008 Dickson Pottery of Vernon  - Story of Dickson Pottery by Grandson of Founder
Mar 16, 2008 Van Buren County IAGenWeb  - Website moved to new home at IAVanBuren.org
Jan 4, 2008 Bentonsport Memories  - 36 page history compiled by WPA Writers' Program 1940
Jan 3, 2008 History of Birmingham  - Transcription and photos from 1971 26 page publication of Van Buren Co. Historical Society
Sep 14, 2007 History of Milton  - Transcription and photos from 1969 16 page publication of Van Buren Co. Historical Society
Aug 6, 2007 History of Douds-Selma  - Transcription and photos from 1968 28 page publication of Van Buren Co. Historical Society
Aug 4, 2007 History of Stockport  - Transcription and photos from 1970 23 page publication of Van Buren Co. Historical Society
Aug 2, 2007 History of Bonaparte  - Transcription and photos from 1967 28 page publication of Van Buren Co. Historical Society
Jun 4, 2007 Redhead Obit & Marriage Newspaper Extractions  - 483 Obit and 21 Marriage/Wedding Anniversary Extractions Added to Message Boards
May 22, 2007 J.A. Keck Journal and Papers  - Journal of 1850 Trip to California Gold Rush and Other Papers
Apr 22, 2007 Van Buren Co History Book  - Over 100 page history & photos compiled by WPA Writers' Program 1940
Apr 17, 2007 Federal Land Patents  - Original Land Sales from Government to Van Buren Co. Settlers
Mar 23, 2007 World War I Veterans  - A Second List of Van Buren County WW I Servicemen
Mar 23, 2007 Spanish American War Veterans  - List of Van Buren County Servicemen
Feb 14, 2007 1890 Biographical Sketches  - Over 200 from 1890 Portrait and Biographical Album
Jan 22, 2007 Van Buren Democrat Newspaper  - Full transcription of First Issue 19 Jan 1870
Jun 11, 2006 World War I Draft Registration Cards  - List of Registrants from Van Buren County
May 15, 2006 Milton High School Grads - Added Milton H.S. Graduate Listing 1886-1959
May 12, 2006 1836 Territorial Census - Added Desmoine (later to become Van Buren) Census
Apr 10, 2006 What's Happening in Van Buren Co - Added Current Event Calendar to home page
Mar 17, 2006 Town of Cantril, Jackson Twp. 1895 Census  - Transcription of the city of Cantril,  Jackson Twp. Online
Mar 12, 2006 Jackson Twp. 1895 Census  - Transcription of rural Jackson Twp. Online (cities of Milton and Cantril yet to come)
Feb 12, 2006 Vernon Twp. 1895 Census  - Complete transcription of Vernon Twp. Online
Jan 7, 2006 Harrisburg Country School 1897 - List of Students
Dec 11, 2005 Redhead Collection of Obituaries from The Ill-Ia-Mo Searcher Newsletters - Contributed by Paul French
Aug 15, 2005 1850s AF & AM Masons Membership  - Contributed by Sharyl Ferrall
Aug 15, 2005 1940 Who's Who Biographical Sketches  - Contributed by Kathy Fisher
Jun 21, 2005 1850 Mortality Schedule  - Contributed by Cathy Joynt Labath
May 23, 2005 History of Van Buren Co Villages  - Articles about Our Communities Past
May 20, 2005 1856 VBCo Iowa Census Index  - Contributed by volunteer Bertlyn Crouse Johnston
May 3, 2005 World War II Draft Call Up List  - Contributed by volunteer Paul French
Apr 20, 2005 County Farm/Poor Farm Burials  - Contributed by volunteer Paul French
Apr 17, 2005 Cantril High School Graduates 1899-1959  - Contributed by volunteer Harold Jamison
Apr 15, 2005 "Help Wanted"   - Listing of transcription projects needing volunteer helpers.
Feb 27, 2005 Des Moines Twp. 1895 Census  - Complete transcription of Des Moines Twp. Online
Feb 27, 2005 W.P.A. Grave Survey  - Works Projects Administration Survey Statewide Database
Feb 10, 2005 Chequest Twp. 1895 Census  - Complete transcription of Chequest Twp. Online
Feb 9, 2005 Marriages 1837 - 1880 - Index of Early Van Buren County Marriages
Sept 22, 2004 Gray School No. 5 - History with Listing of Students and Teachers
Aug. 18, 2004 1849 Iowa Census - Head of Household Census
Aug 15, 2004 1840 Federal Census  - for Van Buren County 
Aug 3, 2004 1914 Iowa State College  - List of Students at Iowa State College 
July 29, 2004 Old Town Photos  - Old Photos Added for Keosauqua, Farmington, Stockport, Bonaparte
May 14, 2004 Cemetery Maps  - Improved Road Maps to VBCo Cemeteries 
May 10, 2004 Cedar Twp. 1895 Census   - Complete transcription of Cedar Twp. Online
May 1, 2004 Harrisburg Twp. 1895 Census   - Complete transcription of Harrisburg Twp. Online
May 1, 2004 Farmington City 1895 Census  - Complete transcription of Farmington Twp. Online
Feb. 10, 2004 Farmington Twp. 1895 Census  - Complete transcription of Farmington Twp. Online
Jan. 24, 2004 Sunnyside Cemetery  - Genealogy Society Announces New Transcription Booklet
Jan. 23, 2004 Bonaparte Graduates 1891-1960  - Every graduate of Bonaparte High School
Jan. 16, 2004 Wiley School Photo & Class of 1908  - Contributed by Connie Alexander Street
Dec. 30, 2003 Bonaparte Twp. 1895 Census  - Complete transcription of Bonaparte Twp. Online
Nov. 24, 2003 Facts and Folklore by Andy Reddick  - Series of articles on Van Buren County History
Oct. 26, 2003 Snyder-Gabby "Old English Colony" Cemetery  - British Immigrant Mutual Aid Society
Oct. 24, 2003 Richardson's Point Cem. Added,  - An early Mormon burial ground
Aug. 24, 2003 IA Department of Transportation Map for VBCo - PDF Format - Very Detailed
Aug. 20, 2003 1903 County & City Office Holders - See Archives Listing
Aug. 19, 2003 1902 Report of Justice of the Peace - Who Ran Afoul of the Law?
Jul. 30, 2003 1878-1890 Royal Arch Masons - Bonaparte, Farmington & Keosauqua Membership List
Jul. 28, 2003 Terms & Conditions - Added IAGenWeb Terms, Conditions and Disclaimer
May 31, 2003 Rhoades Cemetery Photos - 36 Gravestone Photos for Rhoades Cem added to GPP
May 17, 2003 Gravestone Photo Project - GPP moved to new home at iowagravestones.org
Apr. 15, 2003 Johnson - Meek Scrapbook Lookups - Volunteer lookups on nearly 400 Obits & Marriages
Mar. 30, 2003 Independent School - 1898 Listing of students and teacher
Mar. 30, 2003 White Oak School - Listing of students, teachers and board officers c1920
Mar. 9, 2003 Old Photos - Created new Bentonsport Old Photo page
Mar. 7, 2003 Old Photos - Added new photos to Farmington, Kilbourne and Doud's Old Photo page
Feb. 27, 2003 Cemetery Locations - A Complete list of cemeteries with links to maps & surname indexes
Feb. 25, 2003 VBCo Newspaper Abstracts - A useful site maintained by volunteer Cathy Labath
Feb. 20, 2003 World War II Gold Star Boys - Listing of Van Buren Co Soldiers who died in WW II
Feb. 15, 2003 Sallie Fox - Pioneer Girl - Story of Keosauqua girl's1858 Wagon Train trip West
Dec 19, 2002 Farmington H.S. Alumni - listing of grads from 1884-1896
Dec 19, 2002 Gravestone Photo Database - search and share gravestone photos of VBCo ancestors
Dec 17, 2002 Who is this guy? - added info on your site host (me ;)
Dec 12, 2002 Old Cantril Photos - added 1909 First Street Photo
Dec 11, 2002 Old Bonaparte Photos - added Bonaparte Bridge Photo
Dec 9, 2002 Holsworth Cemetery  - Cemetery Surnames updated.
Dec 9, 2002 Fordyce Cemetery  - Cemetery Surnames updated.
Dec 4, 2002 World War I Roster - added list of Van Buren Co. World War I Veterans
Dec 2, 2002 Willits Family Page - added Willits Family page to Researcher Home Page site
Nov 24, 2002 Old Keosauqua Photo - added photo of 1907 public school house
Nov 18, 2002 Cemetery Restoration  - added articles and photos on Cemetery Restoration
Nov 18, 2002 Old Keosauqua Photos - several "new" Old Photos added.
Nov 18, 2002 "What's New" Section  - This page added to web site.
Nov 17, 2002 Greenglade Cemetery  - Greenglade Cemetery Surnames updated.
Nov 17, 2002 VBCo IA GenWeb  - Site design updated, hopefully, more "user friendly".