Des Moines County, IowaEdit This Page From FamilySearch Wiki Des
Moines County Courthouse 513 N. Main St. PO Box 277 Burlington,
Iowa 52601 1834--Des Moines County was created 1 October 1834,
when Des Moines County Congress passed an act attaching the
Black Hawk Purchase to the Territory of Michigan in June of 1834
prior to that it was part of Wisconsin. The following September
the Legislature of Michigan divided this land purchase into two
counties, Dubuque and Des Moines. The dividing boundary was a
line running west from the lower end of Rock Island. At this
time County courts were established with Des Moines County Court
placed in the city of Burlington. Des Moines was named after the
Des Moines River. County seat: Burlington  1873 -- Courthouse
burned and many records were damaged. For further information on
researching in burned counties, see the following: - Burned
Counties Research in FamilySearch Wiki - Michael John Neill,
Burned Counties in Family History Circle Historical Postoffices:
Linton - Town