Humboldt County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Humboldt County

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

Parent County
1851--Old Humboldt County was established 15 January 1851 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Boone County and abolished 24 January 1855 and absorbed by Kossuth and Webster Counties. 1857-- Present-day Humboldt County was established 31 August 1857 from Kossuth and Webster Counties. County seat: Dakota City

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Neighboring Counties
Hancock • Kossuth •  Palo Alto •  Pocahontas •  Webster •  Wright

Lutheran
First Lutheran Church


 * 1893-1929 - Membership Record Book #1 of the First Lutheran Church, Humboldt County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Gilmore City


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

Renwick


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

Trinity Lutheran Church, Rutland


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

Local Histories

 * The History of Humboldt County with a history of Iowa. Historical Pub. Co., 1901.

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


 * Humboldt Republican. 1952. Humboldt, IA, USA. Humboldt, IA, USA. Online at: Ancestry.com ($)

Probate
Online Probate Records


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

Marriages

 * 1838-1934 at FamilySearch — index and images

Societies and Libraries
Humboldt County Genealogical Society c/o Humboldt Library 30 6th Street N Humboldt, IA 50548