Please use the Query Board. If I can help, I'll reply to your query. As much as I'd love to be able to assist everyone with their research, I'm not able to because I don't live in or near Clayton county.

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Clayton county
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Sharyl Ferrall , volunteer coordinator

Sharyl
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Important Search Notes:
* Some of the census files are NOT searched with this search engine. Please check the census index.

* Be creative when entering a surname and don't rely entirely on the search engine. Many of the records on this website should be browsed.

* The four message boards also have search engines, be sure to check them too!

• Biographical records
  

Biographies - 1882

Biographies - 1894

Biographies - 1916

Biographies - 1940

Biographies - misc. A-J K-Z

• Birth & Baptism Records
  Index
  
  

• Census Records
  Index
  
  

• Church records
  Index
  
  

• Court records
  Index
  
  

• Cemetery & Death records
  
  Death Records Index
  A listing of the cemetery & death records found on this website and links to off-site information
  
  Index to Clayton co. cemeteries

  Obituaries
  
  
  
  

• Directories & Gazetteers
  Index
  
  

• Documents
  Index
  
  Click the logo to submit any type of 'single record' document: Bible records - Deeds - Naturalization records - News articles - Pensions - Wills - Organizations
  (don't forget to cite your source)
  
  

• History of Clayton County
  
  Clayton Co. History, 1882 - Table of Contents
  Misc. history -
  County & Courthouse history
  Early Days in Clayton co.
  1901 Cass twp. Old Settler's Reunion
  McGregor Sketches
  McGregor, 1857

• Land records & Maps
  Index
  
  

• Marriage Records
  Includes some anniversary & divorce
  records Index
  
  

• Military & other Service Records
  Index
  
  

• Miscellaneous Records
  Alaska Gold! 1898
  Emma Big Bear, the last Winnebago in NE Iowa
  H.D. Brown, the Turkey Valley Poet
  
  

• Photo Album
  Index - In addition to the Album, there are lots of photos on pages thoughout the website
  
  

• Queries
  
  Post a new query, search or browse our queries.
  

• References and Resources
  LOTS of information for the researcher
  
  

• School Records
  Index
  

• Share your Resources
  
  Lookups
  volunteers offering limited lookups from personal resources
  
  Surname Registry
  make family connections with others
  
  Mailing List
  join in our discussions & sharing
  
  Personal websites
  visit websites created by your fellow Clayton co. researchers
  
  Volunteer
  help to put research information on this website
  

• Tax Records
  Tax assessments, penalties, excise taxes,
  old age pension tax liens ... Index
  
  

• Updates Journal
  What's New on this website? Visit the
  journal to see the latest additions and to meet our volunteers
  

• Clayton county, Iowa Neighbors
  (these links open in new windows)

Clayton County, yellow in the above map, is situated in the northeastern part of the State of Iowa.
The eastern boundry is the Mississippi River and Grant co., Wisconsin on the opposite shore of the river.
The western boundry is shared with Fayette co., Iowa
The northern boundry is shared with Allamakee co., Iowa
The southern boundry is shared by Dubuque co., Iowa and Delaware co., Iowa

Visit the neighboring counties .... our ancestors worshiped, visited and conducted business around the area. Related families often lived across county lines. Don't assume your ancestor never left home!

Iowa map
Iowa communities

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