Winnebago County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Winnebago County

Guide to Winnebago County, Iowa ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Parent County
1851--Winnebago County was created 15 January 1851 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Boone and Webster Counties prior to organization 1 November 1857. County seat:  Forest City

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
For a list of record loss in Iowa Counties see: Iowa Counties with Burned Courthouses

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog

Neighboring Counties
Cerro Gordo • Hancock • Kossuth • Worth • Faribault County, Minnesota • Freeborn County, Minnesota

Lutheran

 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Winnebago County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com.

Local Histories

 * History of Kossuth, Hancock and Winnebago counties, Iowa : together with sketches of their cities, villages and townships; history of Iowa. Springfield, Illinois : Union Pub. Co., 1884. Online at:, Internet Archive, HathiTrust.

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Iowa

Newspapers

 * Buffalo Center Tribune Archives, Winnebago County (1894-2007)
 * 1955 — Forest City Summit at Ancestry.com ($) — Forest City, IA, USA

Societies and Libraries
See also a List of Iowa Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Web Sites

 * Winnebago County, IA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Iowa Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Iowa Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Winnebago County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Winnebago County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)