Sioux County, Iowa Genealogy

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

Parent County
1851--Sioux County was created 15 January 1851 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Woodbury County prior to organization 1 January 1860. County seat:  Orange 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
Cherokee • Lyon •  O'Brien •  Osceola •  Plymouth •  Lincoln County, South Dakota •  Union County, South Dakota

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 St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Hull, 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

Newspapers

 * Sioux County Newspaper Archives (1872-2007)


 * 1885, 1912-1913, 1916-1961, and 1963-1971 — Alton Democrat at Ancestry.com ($) — Alton, Iowa, United States Of America
 * 1897-1943, 1947-1954, and 1956-1961 — Boyden Reporter at Ancestry.com ($) — Boyden, Iowa, United States Of America
 * 1935-1952. 1959-1967, and 1969-1970 — Sioux County Capital at Ancestry.com ($) — Orange City, Iowa
 * 1896-1900, 1902-1903, 1930-1955, 1957-1958, 1961-1966, and 1969-1971 — Sioux Center News at Ancestry.com ($) — Sioux Center, Iowa
 * 1913-1941, 1943-1948, 1953, 1955, and 1957-1967 — Sioux County Index at Ancestry.com ($) — Hull, Iowa, United States Of America
 * 1951-67 — The Hawarden Independent at Ancestry.com ($) — Hawarden, IA, USA
 * 1911-1912, 1915, 1917, 1920, 1927, 1928-1931, 1933, 1935-1937, and 1941-1942 — Ireton Ledger at Ancestry.com ($) — Ireton, Iowa, United States Of America
 * 1899-1918 — Bayard Advocate at Ancestry.com ($) — Bayard, Iowa, United States Of America
 * 1908, 1911, 1913-1916, 1920, 1922-1923, 1933, 1938, and 1941 — Hospers Tribune at Ancestry.com ($) — Hospers, Iowa, United States Of America
 * 1968-71 — The Independent at Ancestry.com ($) — Hawarden, IA, USA
 * 1916-1920, 1924, and 1928-1929 — Maurice Times at Ancestry.com ($) — Maurice, Iowa, United States Of America
 * 1954 — The Sheldon Mail at Ancestry.com ($) — Sheldon, 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

Death

 * 1850-1990 - at FamilySearch
 * 1880-1992 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1921-1940 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Societies and Libraries
Greater Sioux County Genealogical Society Sioux Center Public Library 102 So. Main Ave Sioux Center, Iowa 51250 Website

Websites

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