Due to limited staff Keokuk County Recorder Office does not offer Genealogical Search Services.  Plain paper copies of Vital Records cannot be mailed per Iowa State law.  We welcome visitors to do on sites searches.  To receive a certified copy of vital record see Vital Records link above.

KEOKUK COUNTY RECORDER’S OFFICE

GUIDE TO GENEALOGICAL INFORMATION

MARRIAGE RECORDS                                                         1844 - PRESENT

Please consult index cards first.  Located in Black Binder Notebooks with yellow labels.  Marriage Record A to Marriage Record 33.

MARRIAGE RETURNS                                                         1880 – 1906

Please use return date from Record.  Returns filed by date.  Located in Black Binder Notebook with Peach labels at end of table.

BIRTH RECORDS                                                                 1880  - PRESENT

Please consult index cards or white binder of computer indexed records first.  Black Binder Notebooks with pink labels on shelf along north wall.

DEATH RECORDS                                                              1880 - PRESENT

Please consult index cards first.  Black Binder Notebooks with blue labels.  Death Record 1 to Death Record 7.  Missing years 1938-1940.

DEATH TRANSCRIPTS                                                         1906 – 1915

                Please consult index cards first.  Black Binder Notebooks with blue labels on them on shelf along north wall.  Death Transcript Record 1 to Death Transcript 3.

DEATH TRANSCRIPTS                                                         1906 – 1915

                Located in Black Binder Notebook with white labels.  Names are grouped alphabetically by last name and chronologically under each alpha letter.  Reproduced in their entirety are:  Old Probate Book A, Probate Book A, and Probate Book B, the earliest probate records.

RECORD OF WILLS                                                             1851 – 1968

                Index to Wills is located in the front of each book.  Books are located in Black Binder Notebooks with lavender labels.  Will Record 1 to Will Record 10.

HEIR & LAND RECORDS                                                      1867 – 1917

               Located on index cards.  All information from the record is on the card.

CEMETERY RECORDS                                                         unknown - 1985

            Located in Black Binder Notebook with green labels.  Unofficial records from volunteers who obtained information from cemetery stones in 1985.  Indexed alphabetically by last name and by township and cemetery name.  Cemetery lot location listed on plat maps for reference.  Please see Cemetery Map for Keokuk County on bulletin board.

NATURALIZATION RECORDS                                              1840 – 1890

               Located in Blue Binder Notebooks, top shelf along east wall.  Index beside it in a small black notebook.

KEOKUK CO INDEX/COURT STATEMENTS                          1854 – 1867

                 Located on top shelf, north wall.

KEOKUK CO INDEX TO COURT RECORDS                           1854 – 1864

                 Located on top shelf, north wall.

KEOKUK CO HISTORY & ATLAS                                          1861 – 1888

                 Located on top shelf, north wall.

LAND RECORDS                                                                 1845 – PRESENT

                Grantor/Grantee indexes behind counter upon request.  Indexed by name and date.

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