Resource List

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Genealogy for Woodbury County, Iowa, USA. Click here for the HOME page.

This information is subject to change without notice !
To obtain a Birth Certificate Death Certificate or a copy of a Marriage License, please write to the address below, with the following information: Mother's name and maiden name, Father's name, DOB, that you are seeking this for your records. A good clear signature. Day time phone number. You will need $15.00 payable by Certified Check or Money order and SASE (Self Addressed Stamped Envelope). The address is:

Woodbury County
Vital Records Dept. Room 106
620 Douglas St.
Sioux City, IA 51101-1248
(712) 279-6626
Woodbury County Government Home Page https://www.woodburycountyiowa.gov/

This information is subject to change without notice !
Birth, Marriage and Death records began in 1880. There is a Marriage index that started in 1878 and is on microfilm. Records between 1921-1941 are incomplete (as per a record message from the Woodbury County Vital Records dept. 5/4/00) you may have to contact the Iowa State Vital Records Dept in Des Monies Iowa.

Iowa Department of Public Health
Bureau of Vital Records
Lucas State Office Building First Floor
321 East 12th St.
Des Monies, IA 50319-0075
(515) 281-4944
State of Iowa Government Home Page https://www.iowa.gov/

Woodbury County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 624
Sioux City, IA 51102

Sioux City (Main) Public Library
https://www.siouxcitylibrary.org/

529 Pierce St.
Sioux City, IA 51101
Phone 712-255-2933

Sioux City Public Museum
Museum Archive and Research Center
https://www.siouxcitymuseum.org/research-center

Woodbury County Library
www.moville.lib.ia.us/
825 Main Street
Moville, IA 51039
(712) 873-3322

Correctionville Public Library
www.correctionville.lib.ia.us/
532 Driftwood Street
Correctionville, IA 51016
(712) 342-4203

Sioux City Government Home Page
City Hall 405 6th Street.
P.O. Box 447
Sioux City, Iowa 51102
(712) 279-6102 [voice]
(712) 279-6105 [fax]

State Library of Iowa
1112 East Grand
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone 515-281-4105

State Historical Society of Iowa Library and Archives
600 East Locust
Des Moines, IA 50319-0290
Phone 515-281-5111

Iowa Genealogical Society and Library http://iowagenealogy.org/
628 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50309-1924 | 515-276-0287 | FAX: 515-727-1824 |

Family History Center https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/ia/sioux-city/1201-w-clifton-ave?y_source=1_Nzk0OTI4MDQtNzE1LWxvY2F0aW9uLndlYnNpdGU=
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
1201 West Clifton Ave.
Sioux City, IA
The LDS Family History Center in Sioux city, no longer has a landline telephone connection.
The way to contact them now is via gmail < ldtreesearch@gmail.com>
Their hours still remain: Tues 9 am to noon, Wed 6 pm to 8:30 pm
Other times contact them for an appointment
They will be closed for 2 weeks Dec 19, 2022 to Jan 4, 2023

Iowa Historical Newspapers: Digitized: A-Z Cities/Counties- https://guides.lib.uni.edu/c.php?%20g=668054&p=4696290

IOWA DIGITAL NEWSPAPER PROJECT- https://iowaculture.gov/newspapers

SMALL TOWN NEWSPAPERS - https://www.accessgenealogy.com/america/small-town-newspapers.htm

IAGENWEB-- http://iagenweb.org/

FAMILY SEARCH- https://www.familysearch.org/en/united-states/

ACCESS GENEALOGY - https://www.accessgenealogy.com/america/us-land-management-tract-books.htm

ONAWA NEWSPAPERS - http://onawa.advantage-preservation.com/

MAPLETON NEWSPAPERS- https://www.mapleton.lib.ia.us/

SMALL TOWN NEWSPAPERS - https://www.accessgenealogy.com/america/small-town-newspapers.htm

PONCA NEWSPAPERS- http://ponca.advantage-preservation.com/

DIXON COUNTY NEWSPAPERS- http://dixoncounty.advantage-preservation.com/

WAKEFIELD, NEBRASKA NEWSPAPERS - http://gardnerpubliclibrary.com

State Historical Society of Iowa - https://history.iowa.gov/

BEST GENEALOGY WEBSITES

Iowa Historical Newspapers: Digitized: A-Z Cities/Counties- https://guides.lib.uni.edu/c.php? g=668054&p=4696290

50 Free Genealogy Sites to Search Today https://familyhistorydaily.com/genealogy-resources/50-free-genealogy-sites/

Free Newspaper links- For all states https://theancestorhunt.com/newspaper-research-links.html

Military Records -- http://www.militaryindexes.com/index.html

5 Free Genealogy Sites for England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland http://familyhistorydaily.com/genealogy-resources/free-genealogy-sites-researching-ancestors-england-scotland-wales-ireland/#sthash.vE1qixED.qjtu

The Dispatch Argus is a newspaper out of the Quad Cities. The obits are at http://www.qconline.com/obituaries/ If you go down to Search Older Obits and click on the link, you can put in the dates of 1900-01-01 for the From and 1999-12-31 for the To dates you will get the older obits.

United States Online Historical Newspapers

https://sites.google.com/site/onlinenewspapersite/Home/usa

Woodbury County Coordinator