Story County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Story County

Guide to Story County, Iowa ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Parent County
1846--Story County was created 13 January 1846 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Boone, Polk, and Linn Counties prior to organization 1June 1853. County seat: Nevada

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Iowa County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Iowa County Boundary Maps" (1816-1872) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
January 1, 1864 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged. For a list of record loss in Iowa Counties see: Iowa Counties with Burned Courthouses

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

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Neighboring Counties
Boone • Hamilton •  Hardin •  Jasper •  Marshall •  Polk

Cemeteries

 * Palestine Cemetery, Huxley BillionGraves

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Ames

Lutheran
Ames


 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Ames, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Bethania


 * Records of the Bethania (Bethany) Lutheran Church, Kelley, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Gilbert


 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Gilbert, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Roland


 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Roland, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Slater


 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Slater, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Story City


 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Story City, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Story County


 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Story County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Local Histories

 * A history of Story County, Iowa : carefully compiled from the earliest settlement to the present. By William G. Allen. Reprint. Originally published: Des Moines : Iowa Print. Co., 1887. Online at:, Story Co..


 * A history of the town of Ames, Story County, Iowa : together with a brief description of the surrounding country, and the Iowa State Agricultural College, located at Ames. By Cyrus E. Turner. Ames, Iowa : Ames Intelligencer, 1871. Online at:, ISU Library.


 * Resources and wealth of Story County, Iowa : a pamphlet containing a description of Story County. By W. C. B. Allen. Nevada, Iowa : Representative Power Press Print, 1880. Online at:.

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Iowa

Civil War

 * - 3rd Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company E
 * - 13th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company E
 * - 23rd Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company A
 * - 13th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company E :- 23rd Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company A :- 3rd Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company E

Newspapers

 * Roland Historical Society Archives, Story County (1895-1975)


 * Altoona Public Library Archives, Polk County (1876-2000)
 * Johnston Historical Society Archive, Polk County (1970-2007)
 * NewspaperArchive.com ($) has historical newspapers online including Des Moines newspapers. This database is free at some libraries.


 * 1944-45, 1948-51, and 1953-56 — Ames Daily Tribune at Ancestry.com ($) — Ames, IA, USA
 * 1928-29 — Ames Daily Tribune and Evening Times at Ancestry.com ($) — Ames, Iowa, United States Of America
 * 1955 — Story City Herald at Ancestry.com ($) — Story City, IA, USA

Societies and Libraries
Story County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 692 Ames, Iowa 50010 E-mail: [mailto:storygenes@gmail.com storygenes@gmail.com] Website

Family History Centers



 * Ames Iowa Family History Center 2524 Hoover Ave., Ames, IA 50010 United States Location Map

Web Sites

 * Story County, IA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Iowa Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Iowa Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Story County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Story County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)