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Iowa County Recorder's Records

Iowa County Recorder's Office
Iowa County Courthouse
Marengo, IA 52301

Telephone: (319) 642-3622
email: (visit the following link)
Iowa County Recorder's Site

Records can be accessed at the Iowa County Recorder's Office from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

Records that can be obtained at the County Recorder:

  • * Births and Deaths - 1880 to 1920, 1942
        to present
  • * Marriages - 1846 to 1920, 1942 to present
Uncertified copies: $5
  (up from $1)
Certified copies: $15
  • Naturalizations
  • Land records: Lookup land records here!
  • Original homestead deeds
  • City and town lot deeds
  • Cemetery lot deeds
  • Soldier discharge records
  • Other records (see Iowa County Recorder Page )
Sample costs:
land records: $.25 per page
probate packets: $.50 per page

* Vital Records (Births, Marriages, Deaths):
Uncertified copies of vital records can be obtained by anyone and are less expensive, but these may NOT be provided to mail-in requests or by phone. Customers must obtain uncertified copies at the recorder's office IN PERSON. Only certified copies to entitled recipients may be issued through mail-in applicants.

Out of town researchers. We are in need of more volunteers to help out-of-town researchers obtain county records. The volunteer will only charge for actual costs—photo-copies, postage etc. Current courthouse record lookup volunteer: LaVerna K. Moser.

Iowa State Vital Records

Iowa Department of Public Health
Bureau of Health Statistics
Lucas State Office Building, 1st Floor
Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0075
Iowa State Vital Records Information

The public may call the state Health Statistics office at (515) 281-4944 from 7:00 a.m to 4:45 p.m., Monday through Friday, except for state-observed holidays.

Records that can be obtained at the Iowa Department of Public Health:

  • Single-parent births prior to July 1, 1995
  • Adoptions
  • Any record ordered seal by a court of law
  • Birth, death, and marriage records between the years 1921 to 1941.

Additional Iowa State Vital Records Information, including record search.

A record copy fee is required.

Iowa County Courthouse Records

Iowa County Clerk of Court's Office
Iowa County Courthouse
P.O. Box 266, Court Avenue
Marengo, IA 52301

Telephone:(319) 642-3914

Records that can be obtained at the County Clerk of Court:

  • Probates (Wills)
  • Guardianships
  • Divorces
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