Story County, Iowa Genealogy

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Parent County
1846--Story County was created 13 January 1846 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Boone, Polk, and Linn Counties prior to organization 1June 1853. County seat: Nevada

Record Loss
January 1, 1864 -- 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
Boone | Hamilton | Hardin | Jasper | Marshall | Polk

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Ames

Web Sites

 * Family History Library Catalog
 * Story County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)