Woodbury County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa Woodbury County

Guide to Woodbury County, Iowa ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Woodbury County Courthouse 620 Douglas St. Sioux City, IA 51101 Phone: 712-279-6601

History
Woodbury County was created when the legislature passed an act organizing the county in 1853. The County was named in honor of Levi Woodbury former Governor of New Hampshire, US Secretary of the Treasury and Supreme Court Justice.

Parent County
1851--Woodbury County was created 15 January 1851 from unorganized territory. It was originally named Wahkaw, but changed to Woodbury 22 January 1853. It was organized 7 March 1853. County seat: Sioux City

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

Neighboring Counties
Cherokee • Crawford •  Ida •  Monona •  Plymouth •  Dakota County, Nebraska •  Thurston County, Nebraska •  Union County, South Dakota

Resources

 * Woodbury County by Genweb Iowa

Church
Sioux City


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

Skien Lutheran Church, Sloan


 * Records of the Skien Lutheran Church, Sloan, 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 ($)
 * Woodbury County history, Iowa at Ancestry.com ($)


 * History of the counties of Woodbury and Plymouth, Iowa : includes... By Will Leach Clark, J. E. Norris and others. Chicago, Illinois : A. Warner, 1890-1891. Online at:, Internet Archive, Google Books.


 * The History of Woodbury County, Iowa. By the Woodbury County Genealogical Society. Dallas, Texas : National ShareGraphics, c1984. Online at:.

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Iowa

Newspapers
NewspaperArchive.com ($) has a large collection of digitized Iowa newspapers online. This database is sometimes free at libraries.


 * 1882-1909 — Sioux Valley News at Ancestry.com ($) — Correctionville, IA, USA
 * 1909-15 and 1955 — Correctionville News at Ancestry.com ($) — Correctionville, IA, USA
 * 1912-14 and 1937 — The Correctionville Argus at Ancestry.com ($) — Correctionville, IA, USA
 * 1884-86 — Barometern at Ancestry.com ($) — Sioux City, IA, USA
 * 1964 The Sioux City Sunday Journal at Ancestry.com ($) — Sioux City, IA, USA

Vital Records

 * Woodbury County, Iowa Obituary and Death Notice Collection Free from GenealogyBuff.com. Obits and death notices from the Sioux City, Moville, Sloan, Correctionville, and Danbury areas.

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

Research Center

Sioux City Public Museum

607 4th Street

Sioux City, Iowa 51101-

Phone: 1-712-224-5001

Holdings: Grand Army of the Republic personal war sketches; Sioux City directories, 1871-2009; over 600 oral histories, 1978-1981; the thousand of photos and more.

Family History Centers



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

Web Sites

 * Woodbury County, IA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Iowa Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Iowa Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Woodbury County Information
 * Woodbury County Migrations
 * Woodbury County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Woodbury County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)