Pocahontas County, Iowa Genealogy

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

Parent County
1851--Pocahontas County was created 15 January 1851 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Conne and Webster Counties prior to organization 11 May 1859. County seat:  Pocahontas

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.

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Populated Places
Fonda | Gilmore City | Havelock | Laurens | Palmer | Plover | Pocahontas | Rolfe | Varina

Neighboring Counties
Buena Vista • Calhoun •  Clay •  Humboldt •  Kossuth •  Palo Alto •  Sac •  Webster

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
Gilmore City


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

Laurens


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

Palmer


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

Pocahontas


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

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Iowa

Military

 * 1835-1998 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1949 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate
Online Probate Records


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

Births

 * 1850-1939 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Marriages

 * 1838-1934 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Deaths

 * 1850-1990 - at FamilySearch
 * 1880-1992 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1921-1940 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Societies and Libraries
Pocahontas County/Laurens Genealogical Society Laurens Public Library 273 N. Third St. Laurens, Iowa 50554 Website

Pocahontas County Genealogical Society Attn: Research 14 Second Avenue NW Pocahontas IA 50574 E-mail: [mailto:pokypl@ncn.net pokypl@ncn.net] Research Questions E-mail: [mailto:audrey@ncn.net audrey@ncn.net] Society Questions Website