Resources

This is a list of other resources that can be made available for your research. If you have any others that you feel will be beneficial for other researchers, contact the Webmaster

1. Cyndi's List
2. Ellis Island Records
3. First Name Abbreviations
4. QuickSheets - reference guides
5. Family Search Wiki
6. Federal Land Patents
7. Genealogy Inc
8. Iowa Death Records, 1921-1940
9. Iowa Old Press
10. Howard County IA Newspapers and Obituaries
11. LDS Family Search
12. Military deaths
13. National Archives Naturalization Records
14. Social Security Death Index
15. England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland

Genealogy Societies

Howard-Winneshiek Genealogy Society

Archives - USGenWeb Howard County Iowa

Archived records for Howard County Iowa

Bureau of Health Statistics

All vital events occurring in the state such as birth, death, and marriage, and the bureau has an interstate exchange agreement with all of the other states. The bureau registers approximately 100,000 events and issues about 85,000 certified copies annually.

In Iowa, official registration of births, deaths, and marriages began July 1, 1880. All original records that have been registered are on file with the Iowa Department of Public Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics.

To request certified records start at this site, Bureau of Health Statistics

Jill France, Bureau Chief
Lucas State Ofc. Bldg.
321 E. 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
(515) 281-4944

Churches - CRESCO

Churches - CHESTER

United Lutheran Church Chester, IA 52134 Phone: (563) 565-2735		Methodist Church Chester, IA 52134 Phone: (563) 565-2801

Churches - ELMA

St Paul's Lutheran Church 13435 Howard Ave Elma, IA 50628-8311 Phone: (641) 393-2527		Immaculate Conception Church 207 7th St. Elma, IA 50628 Phone: (641) 393-2520

Churches - LIME SPRINGS

Lime Springs Mennonite Church P O Box 37 Lime Springs, IA 52155-0037 Phone: (563) 566-2811 St Paul's Lutheran Church PO Box 218 Lime Springs, IA 52155-0218 Phone: (563) 566-2389		Saratoga Presbyterian Church 10194 Howard Ave Lime Springs, IA 52155-8043 Phone: (641) 985-2965

Churches - RICEVILLE

Congregational Church 105 E Main St Riceville, IA 50466 Phone: (641) 985-2560		United Methodist Church 308 Woodland Ave Riceville, IA 50466-7501 Phone: (641) 985-2066

Funeral Homes

Bradley-Lindstrom Funeral Home
119 2nd Ave SE
Cresco, IA
52136-1837
Phone: (563) 547-2323

Hindt-Hudek Funeral Homes
404 N Elm St
Cresco, IA
52136-1344
Phone: (563) 547-3501

Conway-Kolbet Funeral Home
508 Maple St
Elma, IA
50628-8201
Phone: (641) 393-2461

Lindstrom Funeral Home
104 Sage St
Lime Springs, IA
52155-8424
Phone: (563) 566-2883

Hindt-Hudek Funeral Home
407 Woodland Ave
Riceville, IA
50466-7502
Phone: (641) 985-2797

Lindstrom Funeral Home
401 E Main St
Riceville, IA
50466-7624
Phone: (641) 985-2242

Special Projects

The USGenWeb Project isn't the only project that is available for our researchers. We have other projects that could be of benefit to your research. Below is a list of those special projects:

1. Iowa Biographies
2. Iowa Family Group Sheets
3. Iowa History
4. Iowa in the Civil War
5. Orphan Train Riders to Iowa
6. The Pension Project
7. WorldGenWeb Project