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Where To Search for Birth Records In Iowa
Lost in your search for birth records in Iowa?
Here is a rundown of the best places you can start.
Search Birth Records in Iowa at
the SHS
Older records, on the other
hand, may be found at the library of the State Historical Society of Iowa, which
has a repository you can search birth records in Iowa for. Several counties
starting in the 1800s are included.
The Society may provide vital
information per county at the time counties were founded and began requiring
citizens to register major life events (i.e., birth, marriage, death).
The Society also has microfiche
of publications from across several counties in Iowa. These files are great
sources of birth announcements. If you are based outside Iowa, you may request
to borrow these files through an interlibrary arrangement with your state
library.
Aside from birth news, these
files are excellent sources of genealogical data that can not only give you a
feel of the era but also school or church features that may have featured an
ancestor.
Search Birth Records in Iowa at
the Census Office
Census records are another
genealogical data goldmine. Iowa vital records began with the census of 1850,
where the names of all individuals in a household were taken.
Census data may turn up data,
such as the county or state where a person was born. It can confirm a birth date
since one of the entries in Iowa census records is an individual's age at his or
her last birthday.
Search Birth Records in Iowa in
the Church
Before the 1850s, a birth may
have been recorded in the church register or as a baptismal record. Baptismal
records are highly reliable since they are contemporary and primary (meaning,
signed by people present at the actual event) records.
It has happened that later
records will report a different birth date. When this happens, the baptismal
record will more likely reflect the actual date.
Other good sources are
probate records (as they name children) and county histories.
Search birth records in Iowa at the State Public Health Department if the birth you are tracking occurred after 1928. The Vital Records Bureau is located at the Lucas Office Bldg. on 321 East 12th St. in Des Moines. Call (515) 281-4944 for details.
Feel free to browse
RecordsSiteReview’s
Birth Records section for more information on accessing public birth
records in Iowa.
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