Mitchell County, Iowa Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for John Mitchel. The County has Osage as its seat and the County was created 1851. The County is located in the north central area of the state.

Parent County
1851 Mitchell County was created 15 January 1851 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Chickasaw and Fayette Counties prior to organization 2 October 1854. County seat: Osage

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



Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Neighboring Counties
Cerro Gordo • Chickasaw •  Floyd •  Howard •  Worth •  Mower 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

Lutheran
Carpenter


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

First Lutheran Church, St. Ansgar


 * Records of the First Lutheran Church, St. Ansgar, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Mitchell County


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

Rock Creek Lutheran Church


 * Records of the Rock Creek Lutheran Church, Mitchell County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

History

 * History of Mitchell and Worth counties, Iowa. By J. F. Clyde and H. A. Dwelle. Chicago : S. J. Clarke, 1918. Vol. 1 Online at:, Internet Archive, Google Books;.


 * The Story of Mitchell County, 1851-1973. Mason City, Iowa : Klipto Printing Co., [1973?]. Online at: ,

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Iowa

Military

 * 1835-1998 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1949 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1862-1910 - at FamilySearch — index

Civil War

 * - 20th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company A
 * - 27th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company K

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1859-1990 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1758 - 1997 Iowa Wills and Probate Records 1758-1997 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Taxation

 * 1934-1958 - at FamilySearch — index

Births

 * 1850-1939 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1921-1942 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Marriages

 * 1518-1996 - Iowa, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1838-1934 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Deaths

 * 1850-1990 - at FamilySearch - index
 * 1880-1992 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1904-1951 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Societies and Libraries
Mitchell County Historical Society 809 Sawyer Dr Osage, Iowa 50461 Telephone:641-832-2574 E-mail: [mailto:mchsosage@gmail.com mchsosage@gmail.com] Website

St. Ansgar Heritage Association Box 214 St. Ansgar, Iowa 50472 Telephone:641-713-2776 Website