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| | Local Catholic Church History and Catholic Ancestors - Iowa |
 | | The Diocese of Davenport encompasses the SOUTHEASTERN Iowa counties of Appanoose, Cedar, Clinton, Davis, Des Moines (county), Henry, Iowa, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Keokuk, Lee, Louisa, Mahaska, Marion, Monroe, Muscatine, Poweshiek, Scott, Van Buren, Wapello, and Washington. |
 | | In 1911, the Diocese of Des Moines was formed, from a portion of the Diocese of Davenport, to encompass 24 counties in northwestern Iowa. |
 | | Iowa's Past - Named for a native tribe, the area which became Iowa was part of the Louisiana Purchase, and closed to non-native settlement prior to the Black Hawk War, which ended in 1832. |
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