Cerro Gordo County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Cerro Gordo County

County Courthouse
Cerro Gordo County Courthouse 220 North Washington Avenue Mason City, Iowa 50401

(641) 421-3056 Cerro Gordo County

Parent County
1851--Cerro Gordo County was created 15 January 1851 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Floyd County prior to organization 29 December 1855. County seat:  Mason City

Neighboring Counties
Butler | Floyd | Franklin | Hancock | Mitchell | Winnebago | Worth | Wright

Cemeteries

 * Elmwood Cemetery (also known as Elmwood - St. Joseph's Cemetery)

1224 S Washington Ave Mason City Cerro Gordo County Iowa USA Postal Code: 50401 Phone: 641-421-3687

Memorial Park Cemetery - located outside of city limits

11495 265th St Mason City, IA 50401 866-282-2372

Clear Lake Cemetery

located off of N 20th St and 7th Avenue N Clear Lake, IA

Cemetery records are kept by the Public Works Office, located just by the cemetery

IOOF Cemetery 1037 19th Street South West  Mason City  Cerro Gordo County  Iowa USA  Postal Code: 50401 Lincoln Township Cemetery:  (FHL book 973 V3g, Vol. 5, page 200; film 599835, item 2)

Census
Iowa recorded not only the federal census but state census through out the years too. The state census contains very valuable genealogical information. Where the census information can be found, what years it was taken, mortality schedules, census substitutions and much more is discussed in the very informative Iowa Census article.

Newspapers
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
 * Mason City Iowa Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Cerro Gordo County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Cerro Gordo County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)