Montgomery County, Iowa
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State and County Information

• Montgomery County Courthouse
105 E. Coolbaugh Street
Red Oak, Iowa 51566


Clerk of District Court:
Telephone: [712] 623-4986
The Clerk of District Court has divorce and court records from 1873, and probate records from 1860.


County Recorder:
Telephone: (712) 623-4363
County Recorder has birth & death records from 1880; marriage records from 1856, and land records.

• Iowa State Department of Public Health ~ Bureau of Vital Records
Lucas State Office Building
321 E. 12th Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Telephone: (515) 281-4944


Note:
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 Statistics. Statewide record searches are available from the state registrar. Local registrars are located in county recorders offices and maintain records of birth, death and marriages that have occurred in that county.