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A county by county photo journey through Iowa.  Photos are collected from friends, family, the Internet and other sources. They will be removed if you e-mail me at JaycoleS@gmail.com.   If you have a photo you would like to share with us please send it to me.

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Adair Adams Allamakee Appanoose Audubon Benton Black Hawk Boone Bremer Buchanan Buena Vista Butler Calhoun Carroll Cass Cedar Cerro Gordo Cherokee Chickasaw Clarke Clay Clayton Clinton Crawford Dallas Davis Decatur Delaware Des Moines Dickinson Dubuque Emmet Fayette

Floyd Franklin Fremont Greene Grundy Guthrie Hamilton Hancock Hardin Harrison Henry Howard Humboldt Ida Iowa Jackson Jasper Jefferson Johnson Jones Keokuk Kossuth Lee Linn Louisa Lucas Lyon Madison Mahaska Marion Marshall Mills Mitchell

Monona Monroe Montgomery Muscatine O'Brien Osceola Page Palo Alto Plymouth Pocahontas Polk Pottawattamie Poweshiek Ringgold Sac Scott Shelby Sioux Story Tama Taylor Union Van Buren Wapello Warren Washington Wayne Webster Winnebago Winneshiek Woodbury Worth Wright

County location maps and historical notes from Wikipedia.

Adair County

Adair County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. Its county seat is Greenfield

Adair County was formed in 1851 from sections of Pottawattamie County. It was named for John Adair, a general in the War of 1812, and the eighth Governor of Kentucky.

Adams County

Adams County was established by the state legislature in 1851 and named in honor of the second President of the United States, John Adams, or his son, the sixth President, John Quincy Adams (sources differ). The county was finally organized and separated from Pottawattamie County on March 12, 1853. Its original size was later reduced by the creation of Montgomery and Union counties. The first county seat was Quincy. In 1872, it was moved to Corning.

Allamakee County

Allamakee County (pronounced AL-uh-muh-KEY) is the northeastern-most county located in the U.S. state of Iowa.   Its county seat is Waukon. Allamakee County was formed on February 20, 1847 from free territory. The first Allamakee County Courthouse, built in 1861, now serves as the Allamakee County Historical Museum. The present Allamakee County Court House was built in 1940. Both courthouse buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

This is the original Allamakee County Court House, located in Wakon. It was built in 1861, and has now been preserved as a county historical museum since 1964.
Photo by Bob Kelly

Lutheran church near Wakon, Iowa `Photo by Bob Kelly

Wexford Catholic Church SE of Lansing, that is part of the Immaculate Conception Parish in Lansing. It has been a viable church in this beautiful setting since 1848
Photos by Bob Kelly

Appanoose County

Appanoose County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa.  Its county seat is Centerville.  Appanoose County was formed on February 17, 1843, from open territory. It was named for the Meskwaki Chief Appanoose, who did not engage in war against Black Hawk, advocating peace. The present county seat was formerly called Chaldea, and was later renamed to Senterville in honor of Governor Senter of Tennessee. In April 1848, the courthouse, constructed at the expense of $160, was put into use and served as such until 1857. The second courthouse was opened in 1864, and was burned down to the first floor during an explosive Fourth of July fireworks demonstration. The third courthouse was dedicated on May 21, 1903, and remains in use.

Audubon County

Audubon County was formed on January 15, 1851 from sections of Pottawattamie County. It was named after John James Audubon. The current Audubon County Court House was opened in 1940. Its county seat is Audubon

Attractions     

Audubon County Courthouse  - Photo by Bob Kelly

Albert the Bull - Photo by Bob Kelly

Benton County

Benton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. Its county seat is Vinton. The county is named for Thomas Hart Benton, a U.S. Senator from Missouri.