Cherokee Area Archives
c/o Cherokee Public Library
215 South Second St.
Cherokee, Iowa 51012.
E-mail: archives@ncn.net
To visit, they are located in the southeast corner (downstairs in the basement) of the Cherokee Public Library. You can phone the Library on (712) 225-3498 and can be transferred to the Archives. The library has two microfilm reader/copiers.
The archives are open 1:30p.m. - 4:00 M-F
There is a research service for a fee if you cannot travel to the Archives. People have raved about the service they've gotten at the Archives. On file:
- many obituaries
- individual town information
- county history books (plus a few for surrounding counties)
- town centennial books (Washta, Marcus, Aurelia etc.)
- census (Federal to 1930 and State starting in 1859 to 1915
- some marriage & death records, etc
- old newspaper collection on microfilm
- DAR books
- some family histories
- card catalog with all the cemeteries transcribed (but not all
burials) - birth records
- marriage record bride index
- list of Wills
- marriage books to 1996 (I think)
- State of Iowa history books, as well as a few other lesser important.
The archives have family files, obituaries, old Civil War log books,
photo's, marriage books, cemetery books, birth, death, and census up to
1900 transcribed. - records from the Cherokee County Historical Society
Cherokee Library
215 S 2nd St
Cherokee, IA 51012
(712) 225-3498
Update:
WINTER (Labor Day on)
10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tuesday and Friday
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Saturday
SUMMER (Memorial Day on)
10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday and Thursday
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
10:00 a.m. to noon Saturday
Cherokee County Treestumpers (now run by a single volunteer)
4820 M Avenue
Meriden, IA 51037
Aurelia Public Library
232 Main St.
Aurelia, IA 51005
(712) 434-5330
E-mail: alibrary@netins.net
Meriden-Cleghorn Community Library
200 W Grace St
Cleghorn, IA 51014
(712) 436-2521
Marcus Public Library
106 N Locus St.
Marcus, IA 51035
(712) 376-2328
Washta Public Library
206 Main St.
Washta, IA 51061
(712) 447-6546
