Margaret Henkle, Recorder

506 Filmore Street

P.O. Box 295
Sidney, Iowa 51652-0295
Telephone: 712-374-2315

Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. M-F

email: mhenkle@co.fremont.ia.us

Fremont County Courthouse

PO Box 549

Sidney 51652

Telephone: (712) 374-2232

Fax: (712) 374-3330

Records held in the

County Recorder's office

Birth, Death and Marriage Certificates.

In Iowa, official registration of births, deaths, and marriages began July 1, 1880. All original records that have been registered are on file with the Iowa Department of Public Health, Bureau of Vital Records. Statewide record searches are available from the state registrar. Local registrars are located in the Fremont County Recorder office and maintain records of birth, death and marriages that have occurred in Fremont County. County registrars, however, do not have code authority to have on record: single-parent births prior to July 1, 1995; adoptions; any record ordered seal by a court of law; or birth, death, and marriages between the years 1921 to 1941.

County Recorder's office has has birth and death records from 1880, except 1935-1941, limited marriage records from 1848, divorce and land records.

For further information on the requirements for obtaining a vital record from the Fremont County Clerk's office or the State of Iowa follow the information link here.

Bureau of Vital Records

Jill France
Bureau Chief
Lucas State Office Building, 1^st Floor
321 E. 12^th Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0075

(515) 281-4944

Important: For requirements and fees, please read the Vital Records Notice before applying for your vital record of choice from either Fremont County or the State of Iowa.