Hancock County IA Genealogy

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Hancock County Records by City/Town

Britt Genealogy (62)
Corwith Genealogy (46)
Crystal Lake Genealogy (46)
Garner Genealogy (75)


Kanawha Genealogy (47)
Klemme Genealogy (49)
Woden Genealogy (52)

Overview of Hancock County Records

  • Hancock 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 Hancock County Clerk District Court has birth records starting in 1880, marriage records starting in 1880, death records starting in 1880, burial records, divorce records starting in 1880, probate records starting in 1856, and clerk records starting in 1856.
  • Online indexes and images for many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.