Palo Alto County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Palo Alto County

Guide to Palo Alton County Iowa genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Parent County
1851 Palo Alto County was created 15 January 1851 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Boone and Webster Counties prior to organization 29 December 1858. County seat: Emmetsburg

Neighboring Counties
Buena Vista | Clay | Dickinson | Emmet | Humboldt | Kossuth | Pocahontas

Lutheran

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

Newspapers
NewspaperArchive.com ($) has a large collection of digitized Iowa newspapers online. This database is sometimes free at libraries.

Societies, Libraries and Museums
The county library is located in Emmetsburg. It has an on-line searchable newspaper system which is available in the library for research. Contact the library for availability of a user name and password to access the system outside the library.

They have indexed listing for interments in the local cemeteries,

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Palo Alto County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Palo Alto County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)