Cherokee County IA Genealogy

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Cherokee County Records by City/Town

Afton in Cherokee County Genealogy (40)
Aurelia Genealogy (48)
Cherokee Genealogy (110)
Grand Meadow Genealogy (39)


Marcus Genealogy (63)
Pilot Genealogy (39)
Quimby Genealogy (47)
Washta Genealogy (40)


Overview of Cherokee County Records

  • Cherokee County was created in 1851 from unorganized territory.
  • Birth, marriage, and death records for 1880 and later can be obtained from the Iowa Department of Public Health.
  • The Cherokee County Clerk District Court has birth and death records starting in 1880, marriage records starting in 1872, divorce records, probate records starting in 1859, clerk records, and some cemetery records.
  • Online indexes and images for many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.