Buena Vista County, Iowa Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Buena Vista County Courthouse 215 E. 5th St. P. O. Box 1186 Storm Lake, IA 50588-1186

(712) 749-2546

Parent County
1851--Buena Vista County was created 15 January 1851 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Woodbury County prior to organization 20 November 1858. County seat:  Storm Lake

Record Loss
January 1, 1877 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Burned_Counties_Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Populated Places
For a list of cities and townships go to hometownlocator.com or wikipedia.org.

Neighboring Counties
Calhoun | Cherokee | Clay | Ida | O'Brien | Palo Alto | Pocahontas | Sac

Web Sites
Family History Library Catalog