Lyon County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Lyon County

Parent County
1851--Lyon County was created 15 January 1851 as Buncombe County. The name was changed to Lyon in 11 September 1862. It was attached to Woodbury County prior to organization 1 January 1872. County seat: Rock Rapids

Neighboring Counties
O'Brien | Osceola | Sioux | Lincoln County, South Dakota | Minnehaha County, South Dakota | Nobles County, Minnesota | Rock County, Minnesota

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

Web Sites

 * Lyon County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Lyon County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)