Story County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Story County

Parent County
1846--Story County was created 13 January 1846 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Boone, Polk, and Linn Counties prior to organization 1June 1853. County seat: Nevada

Record Loss
January 1, 1864 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research in FamilySearch Wiki
 * Michael John Neill, Burned Counties in Family History Circle

Neighboring Counties
Boone | Hamilton | Hardin | Jasper | Marshall | Polk

Cemeteries

 * Palestine Cemetery, Huxley BillionGraves

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Ames

Newspapers

 * Roland Historical Society Archives, Story County (1895-1975)


 * Altoona Public Library Archives, Polk County (1876-2000)
 * Johnston Historical Society Archive, Polk County (1970-2007)
 * NewspaperArchive.com ($) has historical newspapers online including Des Moines newspapers. This database is free at some libraries.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Ames Iowa Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Story County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Story County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)