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Statewide recording of vital records is as follows.
The Iowa Department of Public Health, Bureau of Vital Records/Statistics has:
  • Birth records since 1 July 1880
  • Marriage records since 1 July 1880
  • Death records since 1 July 1880

See more detailed information, including what is available at the county or city levels:  Ancestry.com Wiki - Iowa Vital Records
Based on Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources

  • Ancestors at Rest - Death Records for Iowa

    Coffin plates, funeral cards, death cards, wills, memorial cards, cemeteries, vital stats, obituaries, church records, family bibles, cenotaphs and tombstone inscriptions.

  • Ancestry.com - Iowa Marriages to 1850 $

    Original source: Dodd, Jordan R, et. al.. Early American Marriages: Iowa to 1850. Bountiful, UT, USA: Precision Indexing Publishers, 19xx. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.

  • Ancestry.com - Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947 $

    Original source: "Iowa Births and Christenings, 1830–1950." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.

  • Ancestry.com - Iowa, Marriages, 1851-1900 $

    Original source: See extended description for original data sources listed by county. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.

  • Ancestry.com - Search Birth, Marriage & Death Records

    Including baptisms, christenings, divorces, burials, cemeteries and obituaries. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.

  • Archives.com - Iowa Divorce Records, 1992 to December 2008 $

    65,535 Records. Source: Iowa State Court System. Use Archives.com with a FREE 7-day membership and search over 2.1 billion records. Pay-for-use after the seven day free trial.

  • Archives.com - Iowa Marriage Records, 1834 - 1900 $

    245,258 Records. Source: Iowa State Public Record Offices. Use Archives.com with a FREE 7-day membership and search over 2.1 billion records. Pay-for-use after the seven day free trial.

  • Archives.com - Search For Iowa Birth Records $

    Use Archives.com with a FREE 7-day membership and search over 2.1 billion records. Pay-for-use after the seven day free trial.

  • Archives.com - Search For Iowa Death Records $

    Use Archives.com with a FREE 7-day membership and search over 2.1 billion records. Pay-for-use after the seven day free trial.

  • Archives.com - Search For Iowa Divorce Records $

    Use Archives.com with a FREE 7-day membership and search over 2.1 billion records. Pay-for-use after the seven day free trial.

  • Archives.com - Search For Iowa Marriage Records $

    Use Archives.com with a FREE 7-day membership and search over 2.1 billion records. Pay-for-use after the seven day free trial.

  • Bureau of Health Statistics

    From the Iowa Department of Public Health. Provides links to information on availability, fees, ordering procedures and printable forms for Iowa vital records.

  • FamilySearch.org - Iowa Births and Christenings, 1830-1950 FREE

    Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Iowa. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. This set contains 1,778,058 records. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.

  • FamilySearch.org - Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 FREE

    Name index to death and burial records from the state of Iowa. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. This set contains 398,978 records. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.

  • FamilySearch.org - Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992 FREE

    Name index to marriage records from the state of Iowa. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. This set contains 2,626,423 records. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.

  • FamilySearch.org - Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935 FREE

    Index to the birth records created by the counties of Iowa. When completed it will contain records for all of the 99 counties in the state. This collection is 18% complete. Additional records will be added as they are completed.

  • FamilySearch.org - Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934 FREE

    Name indexes for county marriages in Iowa. Currently, portions of the following counties are represented in this collection: Adair, Appanoose, Audubon, Boone, Buchanan, Calhoun, Clarke, Clinton, Crawford, Davis, Decatur, Des Moines, Dickinson, Dubuque, Franklin, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Harrison, Henry, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Lee. Currently this collection is 5% complete. Additional records will be added as they are completed. The microfilms are available at the Family History Library and at family history centers.

  • MyVitalRec.com - Iowa Vital Records

    Information for ordering by mail or online: birth, death, marriage or divorce.

  • Online Iowa Death Indexes, Records & Obituaries

    A Genealogy Records Guide by Joe Beine.

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