Winnebago County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Winnebago County

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

Parent County
1851--Winnebago County was created 15 January 1851 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Boone and Webster Counties prior to organization 1 November 1857. County seat:  Forest City

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
Cerro Gordo • Hancock •  Kossuth •  Worth •  Faribault County, Minnesota •  Freeborn 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, Winnebago County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com.

Lutheran

 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Winnebago County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com.

Local Histories

 * 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:, Internet Archive, HathiTrust.

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Iowa

Military

 * 1861 - 1949 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers

 * Buffalo Center Tribune Archives, Winnebago County (1894-2007)


 * 1955 — Forest City Summit at Ancestry.com ($) — Forest City, IA, USA

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

Societies and Libraries
Lime Creek/Winnebago County Genealogical Society 115 East L. Street Forest City, IA 50436-1630 Telephone:641-585-4542 Website

Web Sites

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