Pocahontas County, Iowa Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for the Native American princess from Jamestown, Virginia. The County has Pocahontas as its seat and the County was created 1851. The County is located in the northeast area of the state.

Parent County
1851--Pocahontas County was created 15 January 1851 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Conne and Webster Counties prior to organization 11 May 1859. County seat:  Pocahontas

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

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Neighboring Counties
Buena Vista • Calhoun •  Clay •  Humboldt •  Kossuth •  Palo Alto •  Sac •  Webster

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
Gilmore City


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

Laurens


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

Palmer


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

Pocahontas


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

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Iowa

Military

 * 1835-1998 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1949 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1862-1910 - at FamilySearch — index

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1859-1990 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate
Online Probate Records


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

Taxation

 * 1934-1958 - at FamilySearch — index

Births

 * 1850-1939 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1921-1942 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Marriages

 * 1518-1996 - Iowa, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1838-1934 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Deaths

 * 1850-1990 - at FamilySearch
 * 1880-1992 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1904-1951 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Societies and Libraries
Pocahontas County/Laurens Genealogical Society Laurens Public Library 273 N. Third St. Laurens, Iowa 50554 Website

Pocahontas County Genealogical Society Attn: Research 14 Second Avenue NW Pocahontas IA 50574 E-mail: [mailto:pokypl@ncn.net pokypl@ncn.net] Research Questions E-mail: [mailto:audrey@ncn.net audrey@ncn.net] Society Questions Website