Muscatine County, Iowa Genealogy Trails

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Organized December 7, 1836 from Des Moines County
County Seat is Muscatine
Muscatine County was formed on December 7, 1836. It was named for the Muscatine Island.

In 1833, Colonel George Davenport of Illinois sent three representatives into the territory for the purpose of establishing a trade post. These were the first whites to maintain residency here. In that same year, James W. Casey and John Vanatta came to the area. They opened a supply depot for steamships in the area on June 1, 1833, named Casey’s Woodpile. The first public land sale was held in November, 1838. One year later, the construction of the courthouse and a jail was begun.

On December 23, 1864, the courthouse was completey gutted by a fire and within two years a new structure was completed on the same site. The construction of the courthouse still used today was completed on September 26, 1907
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Website Updates
15 Apr 2012: Historical Info - 1850 Post Offices & Post Masters; 1851 Lawyers
25 Mar 2012: Bio - Charles H. Abbott
23 Mar 2012: Bio - Thomas E. Randall
08 Mar 2012: Obit - Helen M. Chaplin; Ada Houston; Girl Lloyd; Samuel Pratt; James Walker
05 Mar 2012: Military - WWII - Army Honor List of Dead and Missing
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Surrounding Counties
Cedar County (north)
Scott County (northeast)
Rock Island County, Illinois (east), across the Mississippi River
Louisa County (south)
Johnson County (northwest)

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