Winneshiek County, Iowa Genealogy

Guide to Winneshiek 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 the a chief of the Winnebago tribe. The County has Decorah as its seat and the County was created 1847. The County is located in the northeast area of the state.

Parent County
1847 Winneshiek County was created 20 February 1847 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Clayton County prior to organization 1 March 1851. County seat:  Decorah

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.

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
Allamakee • Chickasaw •  Clayton •  Fayette •  Howard •  Fillmore County, Minnesota •  Houston 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
First Lutheran Church


 * Records of the First Lutheran Church, Winneshiek County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com.

St. Petri Lutheran Church, Decorah


 * Records of the St. Petri Lutheran Church, Decorah, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com.

Stavanger Lutheran Church, Ossian


 * Records of the Stavanger Lutheran Church, Ossian, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com.

Winneshiek County


 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Winneshiek County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com.

History
History of Winneshiek and Allamakee Counties, Iowa


 * And so they came -- to Bloomfield Township. By Judith M. Friedrich. Winneshiek County, Iowa : Bloomfield Township Historical Society, [1977?]. Online at: ;.


 * History of Winneshiek and Allamakee Counties, Iowa. By W. E. Alexander. Sioux City, Iowa : Western Pub. Co., 1882. Online at:, Internet Archive, HathiTrust;.

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

 * - 1st Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company K
 * - 3rd Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company D
 * - 6th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company D
 * - 9th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company H
 * - 15th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company K
 * - 46th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company F

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

Societies and Libraries
Howard-Winneshiek Genealogical Society P.O. Box 362 Cresco, Iowa 52136 Telephone:563-547-2540 E-mail: [mailto:webmaster@cresco.lib.ia.us webmaster@cresco.lib.ia.us] Website

Winneshiek County Historical Society 201 W Main Street PO Box 63 Decorah, IA 52101 Telephone:563-382-4166 E-mail: [mailto:winneshiek.historical.society@gmail.com winneshiek.historical.society@gmail.com] Website

Websites

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