Story County IAGenWeb

Story County, Iowa Genealogy Homepage

Map courtesy of Iowa PROfiles

Story County in located in the very center of Iowa. It is bordered on the north by Hamilton and Hardin Counties, on the west by Boone County, on the south by Polk and Jasper and on the east by Marshall County. You may click on the town to reach the town web sites for those having them.

Transcription Volunteers Needed
Source materials will be provided. Opportunities include transcribing census images into spreadsheets, proofing transcriptions, Story County obituary postings, and more. If you think you can help, please email Mark Christian. Thank you!

03 Nov 2025 Added 1883 Landowners From Map.
01 Nov 2025 Added World War I Draft Registrations F-I Thank you Mark Miller!
22 Oct 2025 Added Ames 1919 City Directory. Thank you Stefani Wonders!
07 Oct 2025 Added Story City High School Graduates
04 Oct 2025 Added World War I Draft Registrations A-E Thank you Mark Miller!
21 Sep 2025 Added 1875 Andreas Map Land Owners. Thank you, Mark Miller!
09 Sep 2025 Added 2023 & 2024 to Inventor Patents
27 Jul 2025 Added Alien Registrations of the 1940s
20 Jul 2025 Added Vietnam Casualties
13 Jul 2025 Added Ames 1871 History
06 Jul 2025 Added Ames 1924 Telephone Directory
27 Apr 2025 Updated NCHS Family Tree Project. Thank you Dorian Myhre!
22–21 Apr 2025 Added Washington Twp with CCC Camp and Kelley completing the 1940 Census.

(Click here for a more detailed and complete update history.)

Researching Story County Norwegians? Check out Norwegian Heritage in Central Iowa

Click Here to Search for Surnames in Story Co. Pages and Databases (You can also search the individual databases below. Obituary board names may not be current - other boards not included!)

To search all text, not just surnames, use the search box below.

Over 690,100 Searchable Database Records!

Check Out the Nevada Community Historical Society's Family Tree Project Now Including 73,701 people in 30,431 family group sheets!

1854 Census	1856 Census	1860 Census	1862 Military Eligible	1863 Military Eligible
1864 Military Eligible	1865 Story Co History	1867 Military Eligible	1870 Census	1871 Military Eligible
New! (Sep 21) 1875 Land Owners (Including Maps)	1880 Census (Including Image Links)	1880 Mortality Schedule	New! (Nove 03) 1883 Landowners (Including Maps)	1883 Pensioners
1885 Census	1887 History of Story Co by Allen	1890 Military Eligible	1890 Story Co. History with Biographies	1892 Farmers Directory
1894 Military Eligible	1895 Census	1897/8 County Directory	1900 Census (Including Image Links)	1902 Atlas Land Owners
1904 Military Eligible	1905 Census Register	1910 Census	1911 Story Co History V2 by Payne (Biographies)	1914 Story Co Directory
1920 Census	1925 Census (Partial)	New! (Feb 22) 1930 Census (Complete) Added Washington Twp	New! (Apr 22) 1940 Census (Complete) Added Wash. Twp CCC	New! (Mar 01) 1940 Farmers
1950 Census Abstract	Addresses	New! (Jul 27) Alien Registrations (1940s)	New! (Jul 13) Ames 1871 History	Ames 1910 D.A.R.
Ames 1915 Phone Directory	New! (Oct 22 Ames 1919 City Directory	New! (Jul 06) Ames 1924 Phone Directory	Ames High School Graduates	Ballard High School Graduates
BiographyBoard	Births	Birth Certificate Index	Cambridge High School Graduates	Cemeteries
Civil War	Collins High School Graduates	Collins School Chronological Biography	Colo 1924 Directory	Colo 1926 Phone Directory
Colo 1940 Phone Directory	Colo 1956 Phone Directory	Colo High School Graduates	Death Certificate Index (Partial)	Death Register Vol 1 (Partial)
Divorces 1854-1924	Documents Board	Doctors (1876, 1878, 1880, 1886)	Federal Land Patents	Family Histories
Gravestone Photo Project! (Story Co Index)	Grave Marker Inscription Index	Huxley High School Graduates	Updated! (Sep 01) Inventor Patents 2023 & 2024 Added	ISC (ISU) Alumni as of 1914
Links	ISC (ISU) Directory October 1915	Lookups with Surname Index	Maps Township/Section & Other	McCallsburg 1969 Centennial Book
McCallsburg Pupils & Faculty	Marriages 1854-1909	Maxwell High School Graduates	Milford Township and Proud of It Great Twp History!	Nevada 1948 Phone Directory
Nevada High School Graduates	Updated! (Apr 27) NCHS Family Tree Project	Nevada ME Church Early Baptisms 1865-1880	Nevada ME Church Early Marriages 1865-1881	Index Updated! Obituary Board (Oct 11)
Pioneer Experiences	Probate Index	Query Board	Resources	Roland Centennial History 1870-1970
Roland High School Graduates	Roland 1913 Telephone Directory	Roland 1950 Telephone Directory	Shipley High School Graduates	Slater High School Graduates
Social Security Death Index Records (Through 2010)	Spanish- American War	New! (Oct 07) Story City High School Graduates	Story City Jubilee 1931	Story Co IGS Chapter
Surname Index	Towns and Post Offices	Veterans Cemetery Burials	Vietnam Casualties	Will Book Index
W.P.A. Tombstone Readings	New! (Nov 01) WWI Draft Registrations added F-I	WWII Dead & MIA	Zearing 1953 Phone Directory	Zearing 1956 History

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