Osceola County, Iowa Genealogy

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

Parent County
1851--Osceola County was created 15 January 1851 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Woodbury County prior to organization 1 January 1872. County seat: Sibley

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.

Neighboring Counties
Clay • Dickinson •  Lyon •  O'Brien •  Sioux •  Jackson County, Minnesota •  Nobles 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

Local Histories

 * History of Osceola County, Iowa: From its Organization to the Present Time. By D.A.W. Perkins. Sioux Falls, S. D. : Brown &amp; Saenger, 1892. Online at: Google Books


 * Past and present of O'Brien and Osceola Counties. By J. L. E. Peck, O.H. Montzheimer, and William J. Miller. Indianapolis, Indiana : B.F. Bowen, 1914. Online at: Vol. 1, Vol. 2 , Vol. 1 and 2 Internet Archive, HathiTrust;.


 * Past and present of O'Brien and Osceola Counties, Iowa at Ancestry.com ($)

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Iowa

Military

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

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


 * The Osceola Sentinel. 1951 and 1959. Osceola, IA, USA.Online at: Ancestry.com ($)

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

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

Family History Centers

 * Osceola Iowa Family History Center Highway 34 East Osceola IA 50213

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