Howard County, Iowa Genealogy

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Parent County
There have been two Howard counties in Iowa. 1816-- The first Howard County was established. It became part of the Missouri Territory. 1851--Howard County was created 15 January 1851 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Floyd County prior to organization 15 September 1855. County seat: Cresco

Record Loss
December 1, 1876 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research in FamilySearch Wiki
 * Michael John Neill, Burned Counties in Family History Circle

Neighboring Counties
Chickasaw | Floyd | Mitchell | Winneshiek | Fillmore County, Minnesota | Mower County, Minnesota

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Howard County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Howard County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)