Kossuth County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Kossuth County

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
For a list of record loss in Iowa Counties see: Iowa Counties with Burned Courthouses

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

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 & Maps of Iowa

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 ($)

Societies and Libraries
See also a List of Iowa Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies