Story County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Story County

Guide to Story County Iowa genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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

Cemeteries

 * Palestine Cemetery, Huxley BillionGraves

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Ames

Lutheran
Bethania


 * Records of the Bethania (Bethany) Lutheran Church, Kelley, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Slater


 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Slater, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Newspapers

 * Roland Historical Society Archives, Story County (1895-1975)


 * Altoona Public Library Archives, Polk County (1876-2000)
 * Johnston Historical Society Archive, Polk County (1970-2007)
 * NewspaperArchive.com ($) has historical newspapers online including Des Moines newspapers. This database is free at some libraries.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Ames Iowa Family History Center

Web Sites

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