Adams County IA Genealogy
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Overview of Adams County Records
- Adams County was created in 1851 from Pottawattamie County.
- Birth, marriage, and death records for 1880 and later can be obtained from the Iowa Department of Public Health.
- The Adams County Clerk District Court has birth records starting in 1880, death records starting in 1880, marriage records starting in 1853, divorce records starting in 1910, probate records starting in 1860, and clerk records starting in 1860.
- The Adams County Recorder has land records starting in 1853.
- Online indexes and images for many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.