Osceola County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Osceola County

Guide to Osceola County Iowa 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
For a list of record loss in Iowa Counties see: Iowa Counties with Burned Courthouses

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

Local Histories

 * History of Osceola County, Iowa: From its Organization to the Present Time

by D.A.W. Perkins

Brown and Saenger, 1892

http://books.google.com/books?id=4oIUAAAAYAAJ&amp;pg=PA132&amp;dq=butler+co+iowa&amp;lr=&amp;as_brr=1&amp;client=firefox-a#PPA1,M1

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Iowa

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

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

Family History Centers
United States
 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Osceola Iowa Family History Center Highway 34 East Osceola IA 50213