Floyd County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Floyd County

Guide to Floyd County Iowa genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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

Civil War

 * - 27th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company G

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

 * Iowa Genealogical Web - Floyd County (IAGenWeb)
 * Floyd County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Floyd County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)