Emmet County, Iowa Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Estherville City Hall 2 North 7th Street Estherville, Iowa 51334 Phone: 712-362-7771 Fax: 712-362-7773

Emmet County

Parent County
1851--Emmet County was created 15 January 1851 from unorganized territory. It was attaced to Bonne and Webster Counties prior to organization 7 February 1859. County seat:  Estherville

Neighboring Counties
Clay | Dickinson | Kossuth | Palo Alto | Jackson County, Minnesota | Martin County, Minnesota

Cemeteries
Armstrong-- Armstrong Grove Armstrong--Mount Calvary Armstrong--St. Mary's Catholic

Dolliver--Lincoln Township Dolliver--Palenstine

Ellsworth--Union

Estherville --East Side Estherville-- East Side Memorial Estherville--Estherville Lutheran Estherville--Norwegian Estherville--Oak Hill Estherville--St. Patrick's Catholic

Gruver--Center Township (Old Swan Lake) Gruver--Swan Lake

High Lake Township-- High Lake-Jack Creek,

Ringsted--Ringsted Memorial Ringsted--St. John's Lutheran Ringsted--St. Paul's Lutheran

Wallingford--Wallingford Lutheran

Societies and Libraries
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 Estherville Public Library 613 Central Ave, Estherville, Iowa 51334. www.esthervillepubliclibrary.com

Web Sites

 * Emmet County IAGenWeb
 * Family History Library Catalog
 * Emmet County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Estherville Public Library