Plymouth County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Plymouth County

Guide to Plymouth County Iowa ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Parent County
1851--Plymouth County was created 15 January 1851 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Woodbury County prior to organization 27 October 1858. County seat: Le Mars

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Iowa County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Iowa County Boundary Maps" (1816-1872) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
For a list of record loss in Iowa Counties see: Iowa Counties with Burned Courthouses

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog

Neighboring Counties
Cherokee • O'Brien • Sioux • Woodbury • Union County, South Dakota

Lutheran
Plymouth County


 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Plymouth County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

St. John's Lutheran Church, Craig


 * Records of the St. John's Lutheran Church, Craig, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Sioux City


 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Sioux City, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Directories

 * Sioux City, Iowa Directories, 1889-90, 1892-93 at Ancestry.com ($)

Local Histories

 * Woodbury and Plymouth Counties, Iowa History at Ancestry.com ($)


 * The British in Iowa. By Jacob Van der Zee. Iowa City, Iowa : State Historical Society of Iowa, 1922. Online at:, Internet Archive, Google Books;.

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Iowa

Newspapers
*Akron Hometowner - digitized issues in Google News Archive; includes 2006-2009

Societies and Libraries
See also a List of Iowa Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers



 * Sioux City Iowa Family History Center 1201 W Clifton Ave, Sioux City, IA 51104 United States Location Map