Wright County IA Genealogy

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If you're not sure which records would be helpful, you can try our Ancestor Source Finder tool. Wright Records by Type Birth Records (9) Cemetery Records (48) Census Records (47) Church Records (18) City Directories (4) Death Records (14) Histories and Genealogies (7) Immigration Records (3) Land Records (6) Map Records (22) Marriage Records (8) Military Records (3) Miscellaneous Records (1) Newspapers and Obituaries (47) Probate Records (2) School Records (17) Tax Records (1)

Overview of Wright County Records

• Wright 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 Wright County Clerk District Court has birth records starting in 1880, death records starting in 1880, probate records starting in 1880, marriage records starting in 1860, divorce and clerk records starting in 1873, and naturalization records from 1857 to 1929.
• The Wright County Recorder has land records starting in 1855.
• The Wright County city clerks and libraries have burial records.
• Online indexes and images for many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.