Sioux County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Sioux County

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

Parent County
1851--Sioux County was created 15 January 1851 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Woodbury County prior to organization 1 January 1860. County seat:  Orange 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
For a list of record loss in Iowa Counties see: Iowa Counties with Burned Courthouses

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog

Neighboring Counties
Cherokee • Lyon • O'Brien • Osceola • Plymouth • Lincoln County, South Dakota • Union County, South Dakota

Lutheran

 * Records of the St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Hull, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Iowa

Newspapers

 * Sioux County Newspaper Archives (1872-2007)
 * 1885, 1912-1913, 1916-1961, and 1963-1971 — Alton Democrat at Ancestry.com ($) —  Alton, Iowa, United States Of America
 * 1897-1943, 1947-1954, and 1956-1961 — Boyden Reporter at Ancestry.com ($) — Boyden, Iowa, United States Of America
 * 1935-1952. 1959-1967, and 1969-1970 — Sioux County Capital at Ancestry.com ($) — Orange City, Iowa
 * 1896-1900, 1902-1903, 1930-1955, 1957-1958, 1961-1966, and 1969-1971 — Sioux Center News at Ancestry.com ($) — Sioux Center, Iowa
 * 1913-1941, 1943-1948, 1953, 1955, and 1957-1967 — Sioux County Index at Ancestry.com ($) — Hull, Iowa, United States Of America
 * 1951-67 — The Hawarden Independent at Ancestry.com ($) — Hawarden, IA, USA
 * 1911-1912, 1915, 1917, 1920, 1927, 1928-1931, 1933, 1935-1937, and 1941-1942 — Ireton Ledger at Ancestry.com ($) — Ireton, Iowa, United States Of America
 * 1899-1918 — Bayard Advocate at Ancestry.com ($) — Bayard, Iowa, United States Of America
 * 1908, 1911, 1913-1916, 1920, 1922-1923, 1933, 1938, and 1941 — Hospers Tribune at Ancestry.com ($) — Hospers, Iowa, United States Of America
 * 1968-71 — The Independent at Ancestry.com ($) — Hawarden, IA, USA
 * 1916-1920, 1924, and 1928-1929 — Maurice Times at Ancestry.com ($) — Maurice, Iowa, United States Of America
 * 1954 — The Sheldon Mail at Ancestry.com ($) — Sheldon, IA, USA

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

Web Sites

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