Hancock County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Hancock County

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

Parent County
1851--Hancock County was created 15 January 1851 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Boone and Webster Counties prior to organization 25 November 1858. County seat:  Garner

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Neighboring Counties
Cerro Gordo • Franklin •  Humboldt •  Kossuth •  Winnebago •  Worth •  Wright

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

 * Records of First Lutheran Church, Forest City, 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 FamilySearch (Free) and at Internetarchive (Free)and at Hathitrust (Free)
 * History of Winnebago County and Hancock County, Iowa : a record of settlement, organization, progress, and achievement. Chicago : Pioneer Pub., 1917.
 * Vol 1 Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * Vol 2 Online at FamilySearch (Free)

Newspapers
NewspaperArchive.com ($) has a large collection of digitized Iowa newspapers online. This database is sometimes free at libraries.


 * The Britt News Tribune. 1951-55. Britt, IA, USA. Online at: Ancestry.com ($)
 * Forest City Summit. 1955 Forest City, IA, USA. Online at: Ancestry.com ($)

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1758 - 1997 Iowa Wills and Probate Records 1758-1997 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Marriages

 * 1838-1934 at FamilySearch — index and images

Deaths

 * 1880-1992 at FamilySearch — index

Societies and Libraries
Hancock County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 8 Klemme, IA 50449-0081 E-mail: [mailto:hancoiagensoc@comm1net.net hancoiagensoc@comm1net.net] Website