County Resources in Union County, Iowa

RESEARCH RESOURCES

1. Union County Courthouse; 300 N. Pine, Creston, Iowa 50801

County Clerk Telephone # (641) 782-7315

Recorder's Office Telephone # (641) 782-7616

Hours: 8:00-4:30 Monday-Friday

Handicapped Accessible

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2. Union County Genealogical Society,

c/o Gibson Memorial Library,

200 W. Howard St., Creston, Iowa 50801

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3. Union Co. Historical Society,

c/o Marcella Howe

1101 N. Vine, Creston, IA 50801

Museum Location: McKinley Park, Creston, Iowa

Telephone # (641) 782-8159 museum, (641) 782-4247 Marcella Howe

Local histories, atlases, neighboring county histories 1880-Present, photographic collection, bible records, school records, newspapers, and more.

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4. Libraries with Genealogical Collections

a. Gibson Memorial Library, 200 W. Howard St., Creston, IA 50801

Hours: Mon & Wed 10-8 PM; Tues.,Thurs. & Fri. 10-6 PM; Sat. 10-3 PM

Collection of references, cemetery records, census, city directories, genealogies, newspapers, local references, and obituaries

Handicapped Accessible

b. Southwestern Community College Learning Resource Center,

1501 W. Townline Road, Creston, Iowa 50801

Telephone # (641) 782-7081 or 1(800) 247-4023

A few county histories and general references.

Handicapped Accessible

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5. Historic Sites, Museums

a. Mt. Pisgah Mormon Historic Site

South of Lorimor, west of US Highway 169

b. Union County Historical Complex, McKinley Park, Creston, Iowa

Hours:June through August; daily 1-5PM

1890's replica village including log cabin, caboose, stores, church, school, barn, home, research library and others.

Library is Handicapped Accessible

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6. Union County Veterans Affairs, 300 N Pine, Suite 180, Creston, Iowa 50801

Hours: 9:00-3:00 M-T

Telephone # (641) 782-1723

unioncova@unioncoutnyiowa.org

Veterans records, some complete with births, deaths and place of burial. Civil War to present.

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7. Union County Abstract, Inc.; 107 E. Montgomery, Creston, Iowa 50801

Telephone #(641) 782-4610

Property ownership records from 1850's to the present. (Must know legal description)

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FUNERAL HOMES

1. Powers Funeral Home

612 North Dodge Street, Afton, Iowa 50830

601 New York Avenue, PO Box 431, Creston, Iowa 50801

(641) 782-7036

Records include Lindsay, Keating, Dietrick Funeral Homes in Creston, Afton, and Lorimor funeral homes.

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2. Pearson Family Funeral Service

809 West Montgomery Street, Creston, Iowa 50801

(641) 782-6555

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