Dallas County, Iowa
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 19 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1973. Most listings are in or near Perry, Adel, Bouton.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP9 of 19 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
19 listed properties
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Adel Bridge | Adel | 2002 |
| Adel Public Square Historic District | Adel | 2009 |
| Beaver Creek Bridge | Perry | 1998 |
| Bruce's Snowball Market #1 Addition | Perry | 2000 |
| Dallas County Courthouse | Adel | 1973 |
| Dallas County Courthouse (Boundary Increase) | Adel | 1979 |
| Dayton Stagecoach Inn and Tavern Historic District | Bouton | 2021 |
| Dexter Community House | Dexter | 1975 |
| Dowtown Perry Historic District | Perry | 2000 |
| Feller, Robert William Andrew, Farmstead | Van Meter | 1999 |
| Jones Business College | Perry | 2000 |
| McColl, Anthony M., House | Woodward | 1987 |
| Minburn Railroad Depot | Minburn | 2015 |
| Perry Carnegie Library Building | Perry | 1996 |
| Prairie Center Methodist Episcopal Church and Pleasand Hill Cemetery | Yale | 2004 |
| Redfield GAR Hall | Redfield | 2023 |
| Saint Patrick's Catholic Church and Rectory | Perry | 2011 |
| St. Boniface Catholic Church | Waukee | 2024 |
| Wilson, John, House | DeSoto | 1979 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBDallas was formed in 1846 (1846-01-13) from unknown / original county.
DALLAS created by Iowa Territory from Non-County Area 8 attached to MAHASKA.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusDallas County population from 1850 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1850 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 854 | 5,244 | 18,746 | 23,058 | 25,120 | 24,649 | 23,661 | 24,123 | 29,513 | 40,750 | 99,678 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS52 cemeteries and 2 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 52 of 52 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Bear Creek Cemetery |
| Beaver Cemetery |
| Booneville Cemetery |
| Brethren Cemetery |
| Clayton Cemetery |
| County Home Cemetery |
| Dallas Township Cemetery |
| Dexter Cemetery |
| East Linn Cemetery |
| Ellis Cemetery |
| Elmwood Cemetery |
| Gibson Cemetery |
| Greenwood Cemetery |
| Harper Cemetery |
| Highview Memorial Gardens |
| Hoff Prairie Cemetery |
| Huston Cemetery |
| Iowa Veterans Cemetery |
| Jenkins Cemetery |
| King Cemetery |
| Kinnick Cemetery |
| Longmire Cemetery |
| Masonic Cemetery |
| McKibben Cemetery |
| Merical Cemetery |
| Miller Cemetery |
| Minburn Cemetery |
| Mowrer Cemetery |
| Myers Cemetery |
| Oakdale Cemetery |
| Oakland Cemetery |
| Odd Fellows Cemetery |
| Otterman Cemetery |
| Panther Creek Cemetery |
| Panther Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery |
| Pleasant Hill Cemetery |
| Pleasant Hill Cemetery |
| Robbins Chapel Cemetery |
| Saint Marys Cemetery |
| Saint Patrick's Cemetery |
| Snider Cemetery |
| Spillers Cemetery |
| Thornton Cemetery |
| Valley View Cemetery |
| Van Meter Cemetery |
| Violet Hill Cemetery |
| Waukee Cemetery |
| West Linn Cemetery |
| Williams Cemetery |
| Wiscotta Cemetery |
| Woodward Cemetery |
| Xenia Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 2 of 2
| Name |
|---|
| Caldwell Siding |
| Ingersoll |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
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