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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Jones County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census the population was 20,646. The county seat is Anamosa. The county was founded in 1837 and named after George Wallace Jones, a United States senator and member of Congress.
Jones County is included in the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1837 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1840 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1841 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1844 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1848 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1880 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1840 | 471
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| 1850 | 3,007
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| 1860 | 13,306
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| 1870 | 19,731
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| 1880 | 21,052
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| 1890 | 20,233
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| 1900 | 21,954
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| 1910 | 19,050
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| 1920 | 18,607
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| 1930 | 19,206
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| 1940 | 19,950
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| 1950 | 19,401
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| 1960 | 20,693
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| 1970 | 19,868
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| 1980 | 20,401
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| 1990 | 19,444
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Jones County, Iowa, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~isjones/
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