Sac County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Sac County

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

Parent County
1851 Sac County was created 15 January 1851 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Woodbury and Greene Counties prior to organization 7 April 1856. County seat: Sac City

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
1888 The courthouse burned, but some charred records were recovered.

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Neighboring Counties
Buena Vista • Calhoun •  Carroll •  Cherokee •  Crawford •  Ida •  Pocahontas

Biography

 * Biographical history of Crawford, Ida and Sac Counties, Iowa : containing portraits of all the presidents of the United States, at Ancestry.com ($)

History

 * Biographical history of Crawford, Ida and Sac Counties, Iowa : containing portraits of all the presidents of the United States, at Ancestry.com ($)


 * History of Sac County, Iowa : with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families. Indianapolis, Ind. : F. F. Bowen &amp; Co., 1914. Online at:.

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Iowa

Newspapers

 * Schaller Herald. 1957. Schaller, IA, USA. Online at: Ancestry.com ($)
 * Sac Sun. 1955. Sac County, IA, USA. Online at: Ancestry.com ($)

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

Deaths

 * 1880-1992 at FamilySearch — index

Societies and Libraries
Sac County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 54 Sac City, Iowa 50583 Website

Web Sites

 * Sac County, IA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Iowa Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Iowa Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Sac County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Sac County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)