Kossuth County, Iowa Genealogy

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

Parent County
1851--Kossuth County was created 15 January 1851 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Boone and Webster Counties prior to organization 1 March 1856. County seat: Algona

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Neighboring Counties
Emmet • Hancock •  Humboldt •  Palo Alto •  Pocahontas •  Winnebago •  Wright •  Faribault County, Minnesota •  Martin County, Minnesota

Census
State Census
 * 1895 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1905 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1915 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1925 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Lutheran

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

Lutheran

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

Local Histories

 * Reed, Benjamin F. History of Kossuth County, Iowa : a record of all important events from earliest times to midsummer of 1912. Chicago : S. J. Clarke, 1913.
 * Vol. 1 Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * Vol. 2 Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * History of Kossuth, Hancock and Winnebago counties, Iowa : together with sketches of their cities, villages and townships; history of Iowa. Springfield, Illinois : Union Pub. Co., 1884.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free) and at Hathitrust (Free)

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Iowa

Military

 * 1861 - 1949 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers

 * Kossuth County Advance.1951-58 Algona, IA, USA. Online at: Ancestry.com ($)
 * Algona Kossuth County Advance.1958-60. Algona, IA, USA. Online at: Ancestry.com ($)
 * West Bend Journal. 1956. West Bend, IA, USA. Online at: Ancestry.com ($)

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1758 - 1997 Iowa Wills and Probate Records 1758-1997 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Births

 * 1850-1939 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Marriages

 * 1838-1934 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Deaths

 * 1850-1990 - at FamilySearch - index
 * 1880-1992 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1921-1940 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Societies and Libraries
Kossoth County Iowa Genealogical Society c/o Algona Public Library 210 North Phillips Street Algona, IA 50511 Website