Guthrie County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Guthrie County

Guide to Guthrie County Iowa genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Parent County
1851--Guthrie County was created 15 January 1851 from unorganized territory. County seat: Guthrie Center

Record Loss
1857 and March 3, 1882 -- 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

Neighboring Counties
Adair • Audubon • Carroll • Cass • Dallas • Greene • Madison

Local Histories

 * History of Adair and Guthrie County
 * Guthrie and Adair Counties, Iowa History at Ancestry.com ($)

Civil War

 * - 4th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company C
 * - 29th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Companies I and K
 * - 29th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company I :- 29th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company K :- 4th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company C

Newspapers
NewspaperArchive.com ($) has a large collection of digitized Iowa newspapers online. This database is sometimes free at libraries.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers