Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935
Name index of county birth records in Iowa. This collection contains records from all 99 counties. The time period and type of record varies by county.completed.
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Iowa, County Births
Source: https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Iowa,_County_Births_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records
What is in This Collection?
The collection consists of an index to the birth records created by the counties of Iowa. It should contain records from all 99 counties in the state. The collection includes records from 1880 to 1935. Records where the county could not be identified or where the birth took place out of state and was registered in Iowa are listed as "Other" in the table below.
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
- Name of child
- Birth date
- Birthplace
- Parent's names
- Film number
- Digital folder number
- Image number
Collection Content
Coverage Table
As of May 2016 the collection contained the following:
| County | Records |
|---|---|
| Adair | 18,064 |
| Adams | 14,790 |
| Allamakee | 15,258 |
| Appanoose | 27,198 |
| Audubon | 11,782 |
| Benton | 30,277 |
| Black Hawk | 34,623 |
| Boone | 26,880 |
| Bremer | 18,896 |
| Buchanan | 15,739 |
| Buena Vista | 22,369 |
| Butler | 13,945 |
| Calhoun | 14,232 |
| Carroll | 15,931 |
| Cass | 28,889 |
| Cedar | 20,000 |
| Cerro Gordo | 41,984 |
| Cherokee | 8,431 |
| Chickasaw | 12,547 |
| Clarke | 11,451 |
| Clay | 16,368 |
| Clayton | 23,206 |
| Clinton | 35,295 |
| Crawford | 18,941 |
| Dallas | 16,115 |
| Davis | 16,703 |
| Decatur | 17,035 |
| Delaware | 27,861 |
| Des Moines | 57,640 |
| Dickinson | 10,300 |
| Dubuque | 55,056 |
| Emmet | 15,616 |
| Fayette | 13,613 |
| Floyd | 11,287 |
| Franklin | 21,095 |
| Fremont | 10,585 |
| Greene | 15,663 |
| Grundy | 9,087 |
| Guthrie | 18,199 |
| Hamilton | 13,523 |
| Hancock | 24,164 |
| Hardin | 1,845 |
| Harrison | 29,773 |
| Henry | 13,593 |
| Howard | 8,768 |
| Humboldt | 4,111 |
| Ida | 12,042 |
| Iowa | 16,481 |
| Jackson | 20,135 |
| Jasper | 23,069 |
| Jefferson | 13,975 |
| Johnson | 24,019 |
| Jones | 21,880 |
| Keokuk | 25,913 |
| Kossuth | 24,355 |
| Lee | 38,626 |
| Linn | 37,366 |
| Louisa | 16,916 |
| Lucas | 6,941 |
| Lyon | 18,667 |
| Madison | 15,847 |
| Mahaska | 26,083 |
| Marion | 30,798 |
| Marshall | 22,482 |
| Mills | 13,509 |
| Mitchell | 15,346 |
| Monona | 15,441 |
| Monroe | 13,133 |
| Montgomery | 14,625 |
| Muscatine | 26,791 |
| O'Brien | 15,755 |
| Osceola | 16,708 |
| Page | 12,338 |
| Palo Alto | 10,324 |
| Plymouth | 24,247 |
| Pocahontas | 12,635 |
| Polk | 50,882 |
| Pottawattamie | 22,260 |
| Poweshiek | 12,890 |
| Ringgold | 12,028 |
| Sac | 14,046 |
| Scott | 122,395 |
| Shelby | 19,009 |
| Sioux | 23,053 |
| Story | 20,838 |
| Tama | 12,074 |
| Taylor | 11,047 |
| Union | 48,903 |
| Van Buren | 14,339 |
| Wapello | 19,321 |
| Warren | 24,156 |
| Washington | 17,132 |
| Wayne | 15,868 |
| Webster | 28,292 |
| Winnebago | 8,115 |
| Winneshiek | 26,811 |
| Woodbury | 60,623 |
| Worth | 5,854 |
| Wright | 20,113 |
| Other | 301,858 |
Collection Details
Location of Original Records
Multiple county district courts, Iowa
"Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 30 April 2026. County district courts, Iowa.
