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Wright County, Iowa
Map
Location in the state of Iowa
Location of Iowa in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	January 15, 1851
County Seat	Clarion
Courthouse
Address	Wright County Courthouse 115 North Main Street Clarion, IA 50525 Wright County Website

County Courthouse

The Wright County Courthouse
115 North Main Street
Clarion, IA 50525

History

Parent County

1851--Wright County was created 15 January 1851 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Boone and Webster Counties prior to organization 1 October 1855. County seat: Clarion ^[1]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

Resources

Cemeteries

Amish Cemetery (historical)
Belmond Cemetery
Calvary Cemetery
Eagle Grove Township Cemetery (historical)
Elmwood Cemetery
Evergreen Cemetery
Fairview Cemetery
French Church Cemetery
Galt Cemetery
Goldfield Cemetery

Graceland Cemetery
Hickory Grove Cemetery
Holmes Cemetery
Immanuel Reformed Cemetery
Norway Township Cemetery
Ringsaker Cemetery
Rose Hill Cemetery
Saint Francis Cemetery
Saint Johns Cemetery

Saint Josephs Cemetery
Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
Schwenck Family Plot (historical)
Simenson Family Plot
Troy Cemetery
Woolstock Cemetery
Wright City Christian Reform Cemetery
Wright County Burying Grounds

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Wright County Biographical Sketches is an index of History of Wright County Iowa, It's People, Industries and Institutions^[2]
Index of Wright County Biographical Sketchesfrom the book History of Wright County Iowa, It's People, Industries and Institutions ^[3]
History of Wright County Iowa, It's People Industries and Institutions down loadable book.

Biographies

Biographiesof the people in Wright County.
Biographies of Wright County books listed with WorldCat.

Maps

Iowa USGS Topographic
Choose Airport, Bridge, Building, Cemetery, Church, Civil, Hospital, Lake, Locale, Park, Populated Place, Post Office, School, Stream, Summit, Trail
http://www.topozone.com/states/Iowa.asp?county=Wright

Military

Newspapers

Belmond Independent Belmond, Iowa
Dows Advocate Dows, Iowa
Eagle Grove Eagle Eagle Grove, Iowa
Wright County Monitor Clarion, Iowa

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Bible Records

Societies and Libraries

Genealogy Trails

Family History Centers

Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

Family History Library Catalog
Wright County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)

References

↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
↑ History of Wright County Iowa, It's People, Industries and Institutions; Hon. B.P. Bridsall, B.P. Bowen &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp; Co., Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana, 1915, 1061 pages.
↑ History of Wright County Iowa, It's People, Industries and Institutions; Hon. B.P. Bridsall, B.P. Bowen &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp; Co., Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana, 1915, 1061 pages.

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