Lyon County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Lyon County

Guide to Lyon County Iowa genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Parent County
1851--Lyon County was created 15 January 1851 as Buncombe County. The name was changed to Lyon in 11 September 1862. It was attached to Woodbury County prior to organization 1 January 1872. County seat: Rock Rapids

Neighboring Counties
O'Brien | Osceola | Sioux | Lincoln County, South Dakota | Minnehaha County, South Dakota | Nobles County, Minnesota | Rock County, Minnesota

Lutheran
George


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

Inwood


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

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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