Below is a summary of our Chickasaw County Genealogical
Society (CCGS) Publications. This work is in direct support of our society's Preservation goal. To
order any of the publications shown below, there is an order form for you to use, just click on the order form
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 When you are on the page containing the form, simply click on the Print Button on your Browser and you can print out the order form. Then, print or type the information in the blanks, enclose your check, and mail to CCGS, at the address provided right on the form. Click on the title of the publication for a brief synopsis of its contents. |
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Chickasaw County Death Index, Book 1 (1880-1897) The deaths indexed in this publication are the earliest record of deaths in Chickasaw County, Iowa. They are arranged chronogically, beginning in 1880. Transcribed for this index are the following elements of the death entries: Record Number, Name, Age, Marital Status, Death Date, Birthplace and Place of Burial. Many deaths were not recorded during this period, therefore this is not a complete record of the deaths that occurred in Chickasaw County during the period. However, it is a complete index of all the deaths that were so recorded. |
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Chickasaw County Marriage Index by Bride, Books 1-5 (1853 - Mid 1901) This publication is an updated and revised edition of CCGS's original marriage record book. The data has been "computerized", via a database, then sorted by surname of the bride, for the five earliest county marriage record books. This format is very easy to use, since you essentially see all the marriages for a specific surname over the nearly 50 year timeframe. Very convenient for those working on finding members of an entire family. Data presented in this publication includes: name of the bride, name of the groom, date of marriage, and record number. |
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Chickasaw County Marriage Index by Groom, Books 1-5 (1853 - Mid 1901) This publication is an updated and revised edition of CCGS's original marriage record book. The data has been "computerized", via a database, then sorted by surname of the groom, for the five earliest county marriage record books. This format is very easy to use, since you essentially see all the marriages for a specific surname over the nearly 50 year timeframe. Very convenient for those working on finding members of an entire family. Data presented in this publication includes: name of the groom, name of the bride, date of marriage, and record number. |
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CCGS members have logged many hundreds of hours in this on-going project. To date, nine books have
now been published as a result of this project, yet there is still more to be done in the future. The hard work of these
dedicated volunteers has been critical to finding and preserving burial information, particularly for burials
prior to 1880, for which there are virtually no civil records, in the county or at the state level. For those
researchers where distance is a big factor, having the opportunity to acquire this information at a
reasonable cost is very beneficial. In regard to the two newest CCGS cemetery publications, ie. #409 and #410, extensive work was done in the compilation of these data. Several thousand obituaries were read and cross-referenced with gravestone inscriptions. Additional date information gleened from cross-referencing was added to the burial records, where perhaps there was only a year provided on a stone. Cross-referencing was also done against any work previously done for these cemeteries in the late 1970s by CCGS members. Further cross-referencing was done with other documentation including church records, vital records and WPA cemetery transcripts recorded in the late 1930s. This comprehensive effort definitely make these cemetery record books extremely useful to the Chickasaw County family history researcher. |
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St Mary's Cemetery Burials, Assumption Catholic Parish, Little Turkey Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery, Reilly Ridge (Currently in revision) Contents: Utica Township map, a brief introduction to each cemetery, giving an overview of its history and descriptive location. Names are ordered alphabetically, with the transcribed stone inscriptions including dates of birth & death and any extra information inscribed on the gravestone. |
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Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Cemetery, Lawler Contents: County map showing location of Stapleton Township, a table of abbreviations used in the text, a brief introduction to each cemetery, giving an overview of its history and descriptive location. Names are ordered alphabetically, followed by the row number, dates of birth and death and any extra information inscribed on the gravestone. |
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Lutheran Cemeteries of Jacksonville & Utica Townships Contents: Jacksonville and Utica Township maps, a brief introduction to each cemetery, giving an overview of its history and descriptive location. Names are ordered alphabetically, with the transcribed stone inscriptions including dates of birth & death and any extra information inscribed on the gravestone.
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Cemeteries of Chickasaw Township Contains a Chickasaw County Map showing the townships, table of abbreviations, brief cemetery histories of the cemeteries covered, a complete name index including the cemetery for each person, and the burial data which provides the names (ordered alphabetically), date of birth, date of death, spouse's name (if available), cemetery, and any additional information inscribed on the stone. The cemeteries covered in this publication are as follows:
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Rose Hill Cemetery Burials, Fredericksburg (Revised & Updated
Dec 2008) Contents: The introduction provides a history of the establishment of the cemetery and descriptive data which includes colored pictures. Detailed and descriptive location information is provided, a table of abbreviations used in the text and an excellent sketch of the cemetery lay-out complete the introduction. With this total revision extensive research was done for each of the burials in order to provide more thorough data, such as the complete dates of birth and death, where so many of the stones have just the year of birth and death on them. Complete names were sought, including middle names and also maiden names for women. Burials are ordered, by surname, alphabetically, preceded by the section & row number, dates of birth and death and a column for the name of the spouse (if applicable) of the deceased. This updated burial record now contains approximately 2400 entries. |
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St Mary of the Visitation Catholic Parish Cemetery, New Hampton (Revised
& Updated Feb 2007) Contents: Begins with a brief introductory history of the establishment of the cemetery, several colored pictures, a table of abbreviations used in the text, an excellent sketch of the cemetery lay-out and a map of the city of New Hampton showing the location of the cemetery. The records are ordered alphabetically, by surname. The record data includes names, birth and death dates, burial location by section in the cemetery, information inscribed on the stone and extra genealogical information, when possible. There are just over 1200 entries in this updated burial record. |
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St Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Immaculate Conception Parish, (Currently in work) North Washington Contents: Begins with a drawing of the cemetery and a brief introductory history. The records are ordered alphabetically, by surname. The data includes names, row number, birth and death dates and any extra information inscribed on the stone. |
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Chickasaw County Iowa Pioneer and Early Established Cemeteries Contains 1803 burial records from 24 cemeteries throughout the county. Fourteen of the 24 cemeteries are considered "Pioneer." A "Pioneer" Cemetery is now a classification by Iowa law and the State Association for the Preservation of Iowa Cemeteries. These "Pioneer" cemeteries are defined as having six or fewer burials in the last fifty years. Contents: Chickasaw County Map, list of cemeteries, preface and cemetery histories, county map with cemetery locations, name index, table of abbreviations, and burial data providing name (ordered alphabetically), birth date, death date, spouse's name (if available), burial location, and any additional information recorded on the gravestones. The cemeteries appearing in this publication include the following: |
| Cagley Cemetery | Bradford Township | |
| Pearl Rock Catholic Cemetery | Bradford Township | |
| Pearl Rock Protestant Cemetery | Bradford Township | |
| Chickasaw County Home Cemetery | Dayton Township | |
| Deerfield Township Cemetery | Deerfield Township | |
| Northeast Iowa Garden of Memories Cemetery | Dresden Township | |
| St John Lutheran Cemetery | Dresden Township | |
| Dresden Township Cemetery (abandoned) | Dresden Township | |
| West Cemetery (Fredericksburg) | Dresden Township | |
| Maple Grove Cemetery | Fredericksburg Township | |
| Christian Prairie Catholic Cemetery (abandoned) | Fredericksburg Township | |
| Crane Valley Baptist Cemetery | Jacksonville Township | |
| Jacksonville Township Cemetery | Jacksonville Township | |
| St Patrick's Catholic Cemetery, Jerico | Jacksonville Township | |
| St John's Lutheran Cemetery, Boyd | New Hampton Township | |
| Union Cemetery (New Hampton) | New Hampton Township | |
| Republic Cemetery | Richland Township | |
| St John German Lutheran Cemetery | Stapleton Township | |
| St John Lutheran Cemetery | Stapleton Township | |
| Stapleton Township Cemetery | Stapleton Township | |
| Little Turkey (aka Methodist) | Utica Township | |
| Lawler Cemetery | Utica Township | |
| Washington Township Cemetery | Washington Township |
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New Hampton City Cemetery Burials, New Hampton Contains 4427 burials to date. The New Hampton Cemetery, also known as Graceland, is the large, non-denominational cemetery serving the community of New Hampton, IA. Established in the 1850s, this cemetery was once on the extreme western edge of the city limits. This burial record has been in-work for many years and is now available for purchase by interested researchers. This book begins with a drawing of the cemetery and a brief introductory history. The records are ordered alphabetically, by surname. The record data includes names, birth and death dates and burial location by section in the cemetery. |
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St Joseph Calvary Catholic Parish Cemetery, New Hampton (New Feb 2009) Contents: Begins with a brief introductory history of the establishment of the cemetery, several colored pictures, background information on research and sources used, a table of abbreviations used in the text, an excellent sketch of the cemetery lay-out and a map of the city of New Hampton showing the location of the cemetery. The records are ordered alphabetically, by surname. The record data includes names, complete birth and death dates (to the extent possible), burial location by section in the cemetery, and genealogical information for each of the deceased which includes the names of the parents, to include the maiden name of the mother wherever possible. Other information included (though not for all entries) are marriage dates and/or locations, age of the person, place of birth, etc. The extra information, over and above the names of the parents, was dependent on the available space. There are slightly over 1700 entries in this burial record. |
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CHICKASAW COUNTY ~ WHERE WE WERE ~~ A History in Maps This is a 27 page booklet of Chickasaw County maps ranging from an 1849 map of Bradford Township showing Indian trails and villages, maps showing schools in 1890, town and post offices 1852-1996, a 1915 Atlas county map, to a 1958 map showing roads at the time when the consolidation of rural schools was beginning. This booklet is an overview of Where We Were... and Where We Are, written from a historian's perspective. It can be very helpful in answering questions, such as "Just where was Devon, anyway?" (Devon, being one of several of the old and now defunct villages of a bygone era.) |
