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Clinton County, Iowa

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—newspaper titles
—digitized titles
32historic places
—earliest paper
1837formed
46,460pop. 2020
78cemeteries
—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 32 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1976; 1 is also National Historic Landmark. Most listings are in or near Clinton, Grand Mound, Delmar.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

Newspaper directory data for Iowa is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Clinton titles at the Library of Congress.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

16 of 32 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

32 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
Ames Creek BridgeDe WittStructure1998
Ankeny BuildingClintonBuilding2006
Anthony, Horace, HouseCamacheBuilding1991
Castle Terrace Historic DistrictClintonDistrict1998
Cherry BankClintonBuilding1999
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Depot-DelmarDelmarBuilding1997
City HotelWheatlandBuilding2007
Clinton County CourthouseClintonBuilding1981
Clinton High School and Public LibraryClintonBuilding2012
Clinton Public LibraryClintonBuilding1983
Curtis, George M., HouseClintonBuilding1979
Delmar CalabooseDelmarBuilding1981
Dierks, Peter, HouseClintonBuilding1998
Dugan's SaloonGrand MoundBuilding2001
Farmers and Merchants Savings BankGrand MoundBuilding2001
First National BankClintonBuilding1985
Grand Mound Town Hall and Waterworks Historic DistrictGrand MoundDistrict2001
Helvig-Olson Farm Historic DistrictGrand MoundDistrict2000
Henry and Elizabeth Guenther HouseWheatlandBuilding2026
Howes BuildingClintonBuilding2004
Iowa Mutual Insurance Company Home OfficeDeWittBuilding2024
Johnson, George, HouseCalamusBuilding2000
Kvindherred Lutheran Church, School and CemeteryCalamusDistrict2000
Lamb, Lafayette, HouseClintonBuilding1979
Moeszinger-Marquis Hardware Co.ClintonBuilding2006
Saint Boniface ChurchClintonBuilding2012
Saint Irenaeus ChurchClintonBuilding2010
Sharon Methodist Episcopal ChurchLost NationBuilding2003
Van Allen Store NHLClintonBuilding1976
Washington Junior High School and Jefferson Grade SchoolClintonBuilding2015
Wilson BuildingsClintonDistrict2014
Wilson District #7 SchoolDelmarBuilding2004

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Clinton was formed in 1837 (1837-12-21) from Dubuque.

CLINTON created by Wisconsin Territory from DUBUQUE.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Clinton County population from 1840 to 2020 (Census historical series).

57k29k8211840188019201930196020002020
18401860188019001920194019501960198020002020
82118,93836,76343,83243,37144,72249,66455,06057,12250,14946,460

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

78 cemeteries and 3 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 78 of 78 listed
NameLatLon
Alger Cemetery41.77383-90.75801
Allison Cemetery41.7741-90.64594
Andover Cemetery41.97488-90.25313
Assumption Cemetery41.96685-90.47004
Barber Cemetery41.78818-90.62959
Bloomfield Cemetery41.94586-90.61958
Bowers - Dannatt - Hill Cemetery41.79386-90.37811
Boyd Cemetery41.79285-90.7517
Busch Cemetery41.99995-90.78215
Calvary Cemetery41.82353-90.65511
Center Grove Cemetery41.93302-90.35377
Cherrywood Cemetery41.81902-90.4282
Clinton County Farm Cemetery41.94249-90.46164
Clinton County Farm Cemetery41.94253-90.46152
Clinton Memorial Cemetery41.81814-90.24796
Cousins Cemetery41.81709-90.37901
Dierks Cemetery41.88813-90.22407
Dubois Cemetery41.84336-90.77178
Dutton Cemetery41.8528-90.67514
Elmwood Cemetery41.83522-90.53738
Elvira Cemetery41.86116-90.35532
Elwood Cemetery41.99328-90.73267
English Cemetery41.83641-90.84898
Evergreen Cemetery41.82258-90.65482
Evergreen Cemetery41.98974-90.60611
Glahn Cemetery41.96764-90.43224
Gohlmann Cemetery41.96739-90.43232
Hauntown Cemetery41.98892-90.19735
Hess Cemetery41.85886-90.22305
Holy Cross Cemetery41.87312-90.24379
Homrighausen Cemetery41.80879-90.87585
Immaculate Conception Cemetery41.96631-90.53314
Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery41.77079-90.72316
Kuebler Cemetery41.82731-90.76155
Kvindherred Cemetery41.80703-90.72415
Lost Nation Cemetery41.9654-90.81939
McClure Cemetery41.98933-90.46593
Mount Saint Clare Cemetery41.85122-90.19718
Mowder Cemetery41.84725-90.73625
Oakland Cemetery41.89717-90.17989
Oakview Cemetery41.91972-90.603
Pine Grove Cemetery41.84421-90.22533
Pine Hill Cemetery41.8448-90.85851
Pine Hill Cemetery41.93113-90.67819
Pleasant Hill Cemetery41.85364-90.26596
Prairie Union Cemetery41.77975-90.39101
Rose Hill Cemetery41.82669-90.76213
Rose Hill Cemetery41.90279-90.86629
Rose Hill Cemetery41.7927-90.25233
Rossiter Cemetery41.94198-90.46213
Rustic Park Cemetery41.96808-90.80848
Sacred Heart Cemetery41.96595-90.82026
Saint Boniface Cemetery41.89612-90.18434
Saint Columbkille Cemetery41.93419-90.70014
Saint Irenaeus Calvary Cemetery41.89452-90.18086
Saint James Cemetery41.90121-90.86872
Saint Joseph Cemetery41.82847-90.54299
Saint Josephs Cemetery42.0162-90.46864
Saint Mary's Cemetery41.8417-90.22717
Saint Mary's Family Cemetery41.96451-90.32838
Saint Patrick's Cemetery42.00324-90.61492
Saint Patricks Cemetery41.90177-90.46368
Saint Paul's Cemetery41.83832-90.83412
Seventh Day Baptist Cemetery41.91308-90.6018
Shaffton Cemetery41.75722-90.34456
Smith Cemetery41.78874-90.60708
Smith Cemetery41.97441-90.19456
Smithtown Cemetery41.99545-90.85545
Springdale Cemetery41.85117-90.20323
Teeds Grove Cemetery42.00308-90.26235
Union Cemetery41.76516-90.73386
Union Cemetery42.01881-90.66932
Valley Cemetery42.01114-90.39735
Vernon Prairie Cemetery42.01911-90.3398
Walrod Cemetery41.88058-90.57791
Washington Cemetery42.01206-90.8402
White Cemetery41.89447-90.4418
Wilson Cemetery41.96419-90.21207
Historical populated places — 3 of 3
NameLatLon
Chaney41.79475-90.28457
Ramessa41.81392-90.40708
Sibyl41.94919-90.18541

Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.

Historical markers

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