Pocahontas County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Pocahontas County

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

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