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Story County Resources

Story County

The following resources by category show what is available, and where it can be found. In many instances the locations are local Story County libraries.

CEMETERY RECORDS
CENSUS RECORDS
LAND RECORDS
NEWSPAPERS
OBITUARIES
PROBATE RECORDS
PUBLICATIONS
VITAL RECORDS

CEMETERY RECORDS
- W.P.A. "Tombstone Records of Story County, Iowa" Copied by Graves Registration Project of the W.P.A., These tombstone readings were taken by the W.P.A. in the various counties during a period in the late 1930's lasting into 1940-41 in some counties. Some of these document markers which are no longer readable or no longer exist.: State Historical Society of Iowa
- The Story County Chapter of the Iowa Genealogical Society completed an survey of all Story County cemeteries in 1993 producing an excellent reference in fourteen volumes. Each volume is fully indexed. Two volumes contain an full index to the entire set.: Ames Public Library, Colo Public Library, Nevada Public Library, Bertha Barlett Public Library, Iowa Genealogical Society. Available for purchase from the Iowa Genealogical Society.
- A History of Story County, Iowa by W. G. Allen, 1887, contains a death list of the known occupants of Story County cemeteries at that time. The book is searchable by surname.
CENSUS RECORDS
- 1885 Census Index for Story County, Iowa compiled by Story County Chapter of the Iowa Genealogical Society, 1996. Lists first person named at a location, number of persons with that surname, census page number, township or town, and the dwelling and family numbers. Available for purchase from the Iowa Genealogical Society.
The following are available at Family History Centers, the State Historical Society of Iowa, and the Iowa Genealogical Society as well as the local libraries.
- Federal Schedules for Story County (1840-1920): Iowa State University Library, Nevada Public Library
- Iowa State Census (1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925): Ames Public Library, Nevada Public Library
LAND RECORDS: Story County Courthouse Recorders Office
NEWSPAPERS
(Most on microfilm and available for interlibrary loan at State Historical Society of Iowa)
- Ames Inteligencer (1877-1912): Ames Public Library
- Milepost (1929-1948): Ames Public Library
- Ames Times (1892-1919): Ames Public Library
- Ames Tribune (1914-present): Ames Public Library
- Collins Liberator & Collins Clipper (1896-1903): Collins Public Library
- Collins Gazette (1908-1967): Collins Public Library
- Colo Reporter (1928-1929, 1931-1932): Colo Public Library
- Maxwell Tribune (1895-1964): MMaxwell Public Library
- Nevada Journal (1895-present): Nevada Public Library
- Nevada Representative (1870-1919): Nevada Public Library
- Story County Watchman (1877-1906): Nevada Public Library
- Roland Record (1895-1975): Roland Public Library
- Story City Herald (1895-1991): Bertha Barlett Public Library
- Story City Messenger (1897-1901): Bertha Barlett Public Library
- Story City News (1887-1889): Bertha Barlett Public Library
OBITUARIES
- Nevada Public Library
  This is a large collection of obituary clippings, some before 1900.
- Cambridge Memorial Library
- Ames Tribune
  Contemporary obituaries from for Mid-Iowa from the Ames newspaper are available online.
- Nevada Journal
  Contemporary obituaries from the county seat newspaper are available online. These are mostly from Eastern Story County.
PROBATE
- Probate Index and Will Docket Book: Story County Courthouse County Clerks Office
- Microfilmed Probate Records: State Historical Society of Iowa
- Original Vault Boxes: Nevada City Hall Basement Storage (available during City Hall’s regular business hours 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday except on most Federal Holidays. Not in numerical order.)
PUBLICATIONS
Some of the books are available in many libraries.
- Ames Municipal Directory (1960-present): Ames Public Library, Nevada Public Library
- Atlas of Story County IA by Title Atlas Co. 1985: Colo Public Library, Nevada Public Library
- History of Story County by William Allen 1887: Ames Public Library, Collins Public Library, Colo Public Library, Nevada Public Library
- "History of Story County, Iowa - A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement" by W. O. Payne published 1911 by the S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. in Chicago: Ames Public Library, Collins Public Library, Colo Public Library, Nevada Public Library
- Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Story County, Iowa, a Condensed History of the State, a number of Biographies of Distinguished Citizens of the same, a Descriptive History of the County named herein, and numerous selected Biographical Sketches of the Citizens of such County, published in Chicago by The Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1890: Ames Public Library, Collins Public Library, Colo Public Library, Nevada Public Library
VITAL RECORDS
- Birth (1880-present): Story County Courthouse Recorders Office, Iowa Department of Public Health - Vital Records
- Death (1880-present, except 1919-1922): Story County Courthouse Recorders Office, Iowa Department of Public Health - Vital Records
- Marriage (1854-present): Story County Courthouse Recorders Office, Iowa Department of Public Health - Vital Records
- Death Records Book 1, 2, 3 Abstracted: Ames Public Library, Colo Public Library, Nevada Public Library, Bertha Bartlett Public Library, Iowa Genealogical Society.
  (Available for purchase from Iowa Genealogical Society.
- Marriages Story County Iowa 1854-1882 Abstracted: Iowa Genealogical Society)
  (Available for purchase from Iowa Genealogical Society)
- Index to Brides 1854-1909 (Story County): Nevada Public Library

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