Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992
Compilation of county death records. The collection contains indexes, death records, certificates, registers, etc. for 98 of the 99 counties.
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Iowa, County Death Records
Source: https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Iowa,_County_Death_Records_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records
What is in This Collection?
This collection includes records from 1880-1992. The collection contains indexes, death records, certificates, registers, etc. for 98 of the 99 counties.
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:
Death
- Name of the deceased
- Date of birth
- Place of birth
- Marital status
- Gender
- Race
- Age at death
- Occupation
- Date of death
- Time of death
- Place of death
- Address of the deceased
- Parents’ names
- Places of birth of the parents
- Date of burial
- Place of burial
- Cause of death
- Name and address of the informant
Collection Content
Sample Images
- Iowa, County Death Records
1892 Death Register
1907 Death Record
1909 Death Transcript
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Collection Details
Location of Original Records
Offices of county clerk from various counties
"Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 16 December 2025. Citing offices of county clerk from various counties.
