Calhoun County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Calhoun County

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

County Courthouse
Calhoun County Courthouse P. O. Box 273 Rockwell, IA 50579-0273

(712) 297-8122

Calhoun County

Parent County
1851--Calhoun County was created 15 January 1851 from unorganized territory. It was formerly Fox County, until the name changed 22 January 1853. It was attached to Green and Boone Counties prior to organization 7 November 1855. County seat: Rockwell City

Record Loss
1884 -- 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
Buena Vista | Carroll | Greene | Pocahontas | Sac | Webster

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

Web Sites

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