Floyd County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Floyd County

County Courthouse
Floyd County Courthouse 101 S. Main St. Charles City, IA 50616-2756

(515) 228-7111

Parent County
1851--Floyd County was created 15 January 1851 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Fayette and Chickasaw Counties prior to organization 4 September 1854. County seat: Charles City

Record Loss
June 7, 1874 and 1881 -- 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
Bremer | Butler | Cerro Gordo | Chickasaw | Franklin | Howard | Mitchell

Maps

 * Iowa USGS Topographic Choose Airport, Bridge, Building, Cemetery, Church, Civil, Hospital, Lake, Locale, Park, Populated Place, Post Office, School, Stream, Summit, Trail http://www.topozone.com/states/Iowa.asp?county=Floyd

Newspapers

 * Charles City Press, Floyd County (1930-1931)


 * 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

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