Cherokee County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Cherokee County

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

County Courthouse
Cherokee County Courthouse 520 West Main Cherokee, IA 51012

(712) 225-6735

Cherokee County

Parent County
1851--Cherokee County was created 15 January 1851 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Woodbury County prior to organization 2 October 1858. County seat: Cherokee

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
Buena Vista • Clay • Ida • O'Brien • Plymouth • Sac • Sioux • Woodbury

Biographical

 * Cherokee County, Iowa Biographical History, 1889 at Ancestry.com ($)

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.

Local Histories

 * McCulla, Thomas. History of Cherokee County, Iowa. Chicago, S. J. Clarke Pub., 1914.
 * Vol 1 Online at FamilySearch (Free) and at Googlebooks (Free)
 * Vol 2 Online at FamilySearch (Free)

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Iowa

Newspapers

 * Aurelia Public Library Archives, Cherokee County (1886-1999)

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