Wright County, Iowa Genealogy

Guide to Wright County, Iowa ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. Iowa Online Genealogy Records

Description
The County was named for Silas Wright. The County has Clarion as its seat and the County was created 1851. The County is located in the north central area of the state.

County Courthouse
The Wright County Courthouse 115 North Main Street Clarion, IA 50525

Parent County
1851--Wright County was created 15 January 1851 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Boone and Webster Counties prior to organization 1 October 1855. County seat: Clarion

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Neighboring Counties
Cerro Gordo • Franklin •  Hamilton •  Hancock •  Hardin •  Humboldt •  Kossuth •  Webster

Census
State Census
 * 1895 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1905 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1915 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1925 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Church
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Lutheran
Samuel Lutheran Church, Eagle Grove


 * Records of the Samuel Lutheran Church, Eagle Grove, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Wright County


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

Local Histories

 * Wright County Biographical Sketches is an index of History of Wright County Iowa, It's People, Industries and Institutions
 * Index of Wright County Biographical Sketchesfrom the book History of Wright County Iowa, It's People, Industries and Institutions
 * History of Wright County Iowa, It's People Industries and Institutions down loadable book.

Biographies

 * Biographiesof the people in Wright County.
 * Biographies of Wright County books listed with WorldCat.

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Iowa
 * Iowa USGS Topographic Choose Airport, Bridge, Building, Cemetery, Church, Civil, Hospital, Lake, Locale, Park, Populated Place, Post Office, School, Stream, Summit, Trail http://www.topozone.com/states/Iowa.asp?county=Wright
 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

Military

 * 1835-1998 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1949 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1862-1910 - at FamilySearch — index

Civil War

 * - 4th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company K

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1859-1990 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers

 * Belmond Independent Belmond, Iowa
 * Dows Advocate Dows, Iowa (Merged into the Wright County Monitor)
 * Eagle Grove Eagle Eagle Grove, Iowa
 * Wright County Monitor Clarion, Iowa


 * 1951-59 and 1961-68 — Wright County Monitor at Ancestry.com ($) — Clarion, IA, USA

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1758 - 1997 Iowa Wills and Probate Records 1758-1997 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Taxation

 * 1934-1958 - at FamilySearch — index

Vital Records

 * Bible Records

Births

 * 1850-1939 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1921-1942 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Marriage

 * 1518-1996 - Iowa, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1809-1992 Iowa, Marriages, 1809-1992 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * 1836-1926 Iowa, Marriages, 1836 - 1926 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * 1838-1934 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1880-1951 Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1951 at Ancestry.com ($) — index and images

Deaths

 * 1850-1990 - at FamilySearch
 * 1880-1992 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1900-1939 Iowa Death Index, 1900-1939 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * 1904-1951 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1920-1967 Iowa, Death Records, 1920-1967 at Ancestry.com ($) — index and images

Societies and Libraries
Wright County Genealogical Searchers Post Office Box 225 Clarion, Iowa 50525-0225 Website


 * Genealogy Trails

Websites

 * Wright County IAGenWeb
 * Wright County, IA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Iowa Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Wright County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Wright County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)