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| | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Iowa]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Guthrie County''' |
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| Guide to '''Guthrie County, Iowa ancestry, genealogy and family history''', birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. | | Guide to '''Guthrie County Iowa genealogy.''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. |
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| <center>{{Infobox U.S. County 2016
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| |organized= October 16, 1851<ref> [https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/IA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies Historical Boundary Changes] - list of all boundary changes by county provided by Newberry Library; accessed 6/15/2021.</ref>
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| |county seat= Guthrie Center
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| |parent county= Unorganized territory
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| |county1= [[Adair County, Iowa Genealogy|Adair]]
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| |county2= [[Audubon County, Iowa Genealogy|Audubon]]
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| |county3= [[Carroll County, Iowa Genealogy|Carroll]]
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| |county4= [[Cass County, Iowa Genealogy|Cass]]
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| |county5= [[Dallas County, Iowa Genealogy|Dallas]]
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| |county6= [[Greene County, Iowa Genealogy|Greene]]
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| |county7= [[Madison County, Iowa Genealogy|Madison]]</br><center>[[Guthrie County, Iowa Genealogy#Maps and Gazetteers|See County Maps]]</center>
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| |county courthouse= [[Image:Iowa, Guthrie County Courthouse.png|245x245px]]
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| |county location in state= [[Image:Iowa Guthrie Map.png|185x185px]]
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| == County Information ==
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| === Description === | | {{Infobox U.S. County |
| Guthrie County was named for [https://www.iowanationalguard.com/History/History/Pages/Mexican-War.aspx Capt. Edwin B. Guthrie] and is located in southwestern Iowa.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Guthrie, Iowa," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guthrie_County,_Iowa."</ref> | | | county = Guthrie County |
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| | | state = Iowa |
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| | | founded year = 1851 |
| | | founded date = March 3 |
| | | seat = Guthrie Center |
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| === County Courthouse ===
| | == County Courthouse == |
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| '''Guthrie County Courthouse'''<br>
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| 200 North 5th Street<br>
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| Guthrie Center, Iowa 50115<br>
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| Phone: 641-747-3415<br>
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| [https://guthriecounty.gov/ Guthrie County Website]<br><br>
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| === Guthrie County, Iowa Record Dates === | | == History == |
| {{IA Record Dates Intro|Guthrie}}
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| | bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | <center>'''Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records'''<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Iowa.{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref></center>
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| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Guthrie County, Iowa Genealogy#Birth|Birth*]]'''
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| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Guthrie County, Iowa Genealogy#Marriage|Marriage]]'''
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| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Guthrie County, Iowa Genealogy#Death|Death*]]'''
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| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Guthrie County, Iowa Genealogy#Court Records|Court]]'''
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| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Guthrie County, Iowa Genealogy#Land and Property Records|Land]]'''
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| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Guthrie County, Iowa Genealogy#Probate Records|Probate]]'''
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| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Guthrie County, Iowa Genealogy#Census Records|Census]]'''
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| | width="14.2%" align="center" |1880
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| | width="14.2%" align="center" |1852
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| | width="14.2%" align="center" |1880
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| | width="14.2%" align="center" |1916
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| | width="14.2%" align="center" |1852
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| | width="14.2%" align="center" |1881
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| | width="14.2%" align="center" |1847
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| | colspan="7"| <center>* Statewide registration started for births in July 1880 and for deaths January 1891. General compliance by 1924.</center>
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| === Record Loss === | | ==== Parent County ==== |
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| '''1857''' All county records were destroyed.<br>
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| '''1882''' The courthouse was destroyed by fire on March 3, 1882; most records were saved.<br>
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| '''1963''' The courthouse was destroyed by fire, with some record loss.
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| | '''1851--'''Guthrie County was created 15 January 1851 from unorganized territory. '''County seat: '''Guthrie Center <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref> |
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| === Boundary Changes ===
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| {{IA Boundary Changes Intro|Guthrie}}
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| *'''1851--'''Guthrie County was created 15 January 1851 from unorganized territory. <ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Iowa.{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</rbr></ref>
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| *'''Organized Date''': 16 October 1851<ref> [https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/IA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies Historical Boundary Changes] - list of all boundary changes by county provided by Newberry Library; accessed 6/15/2021.</ref>
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| *'''County seat:''' Guthrie Center<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Iowa.{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</rbr></ref>
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| *[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/IA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies Iowa Individual County Chronologies] - Newberry Library list of all boundary changes by county
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| *[https://publications.newberry.org/ahcb/map/map.html#IA Iowa Historical Borders - Map] at Newberry Library Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; ''Also at:'' [http://www.mapofus.org/iowa/ mapofus.org] - animated maps illustrating Iowa county boundary changes
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| === Populated Places === | | ==== Boundary Changes ==== |
| {{IA Populated Places Intro|Guthrie}}
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| For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit [https://iowa.hometownlocator.com/counties/cities,cfips,077,c,guthrie.cfm HomeTown Locator]. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Guthrie County, Iowa," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guthrie_County,_Iowa, accessed 8 September 2019.</ref>
| | ==== Record Loss ==== |
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adair,_Iowa Adair]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagley,_Iowa Bagley]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayard,_Iowa Bayard]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casey,_Iowa Casey]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coon_Rapids,_Iowa Coon Rapids]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guthrie_Center,_Iowa Guthrie Center]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica,_Iowa Jamaica]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menlo,_Iowa Menlo]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panora,_Iowa Panora]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart,_Iowa Stuart]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yale,_Iowa Yale]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamondhead_Lake,_Iowa Diamondhead Lake]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Panorama,_Iowa Lake Panorama]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baker_Township,_Guthrie_County,_Iowa Baker]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_Grove_Township,_Guthrie_County,_Iowa Bear Grove]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver_Township,_Guthrie_County,_Iowa Beaver]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cass_Township,_Guthrie_County,_Iowa Cass]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_Township,_Guthrie_County,_Iowa Dodge]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_Township,_Guthrie_County,_Iowa Grant]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highland_Township,_Guthrie_County,_Iowa Highland]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Township,_Guthrie_County,_Iowa Jackson]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_Township,_Guthrie_County,_Iowa Orange]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penn_Township,_Guthrie_County,_Iowa Penn]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richland_Township,_Guthrie_County,_Iowa Richland]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seely_Township,_Guthrie_County,_Iowa Seely]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Township,_Guthrie_County,_Iowa Stuart]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thompson_Township,_Guthrie_County,_Iowa Thompson]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Township,_Guthrie_County,_Iowa Union]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_Township,_Guthrie_County,_Iowa Valley]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Township,_Guthrie_County,_Iowa Victory]
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| === History Timeline ===
| | For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following: |
| {{IA Historical Timeline Intro|Guthrie}}
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| == Resources == | | *[[Burned Counties Research|Burned Counties Research in FamilySearch Wiki]] |
| {{IA Resources Intro|Guthrie}}
| | *[http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424 Michael John Neill, ''Burned Counties'' in Family History Circle] |
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| === Bible Records === | | == Places/Localities == |
| {{IA Bible Intro|Guthrie}}
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| * [http://iagenweb.org/guthrie/Bible/Emmons/Transcription.htm Emmons Family Bible] at IAGenWeb Project
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| === Biographies === | | ==== Populated Places ==== |
| {{IA Biographies Intro|Guthrie}}
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| * ''Centennial History of Guthrie County, Iowa.'' By Sadie B Maxwell. Des Moines, IA: Carter, Hussey & Curl Printers, 1876. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/28218-centennial-history-of-guthrie-county-iowa?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]; [https://archive.org/details/centennialhistor00maxw/page/n9/mode/2up Internet Archive]; [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=loc.ark:/13960/t2q52xr9q&view=1up&seq=11&skin=2021 Hathitrust].
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| * ''History of Guthrie and Adair Counties, Iowa Together With ... Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Old Settlers and Representative Citizens''. Springfield, IL: Continental Historical Co., 1884. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/168967-history-of-guthrie-and-adair-counties-iowa-together-with-sketches-of-their-towns-villages-and-townships-educational-civil-military-and-political-history-portraits-of-prominent-persons-and-biographies-of-old-settlers-and-representative?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library], [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009038612 Hathitrust]; [https://archive.org/details/historyofguthrie00cont Internet Archive], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7670 Ancestry] ($).
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| * ''Past and Present of Guthrie County, Iowa Together With Biographical Sketches of Many of its Prominent and leading Citizens''. Chicago, IL: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1907. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/120369-past-and-present-of-guthrie-county-iowa-together-with-biographical-sketches-of-many-of-its-prominent-and-leading-citizens-and-illustrious-dead?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library], [https://archive.org/details/pastpresentofgut00chic Internet Archive].
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| * ''A Record, History, Biography, Memory, Pioneer Times and Peoples, Guthrie Center, Iowa''. By Elbert Wright Weeks. Self Published, 1932. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/271553-a-record-history-biography-memory-pioneer-times-and-peoples-guthrie-center-iowa?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]; [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27183 Ancestry] ($).
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| * [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~iabiog/guthrie/guthrie.html Guthrie County, Iowa Biographies Project] at RootsWeb — links to biographies and local histories<br>
| | [[Adair County, Iowa|Adair]] | [[Audubon County, Iowa|Audubon]] | [[Carroll County, Iowa|Carroll]] | [[Cass County, Iowa|Cass]] | [[Dallas County, Iowa|Dallas]] | [[Greene County, Iowa|Greene]] | [[Madison County, Iowa|Madison]] |
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| === Business, Commerce, and Occupations === | | == Resources == |
| {{IA Business Records Intro|Guthrie}}
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| * [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20287/iowa-state-employees?s=275764761 Iowa, State Employees] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
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| === Cemeteries === | | ==== Cemeteries ==== |
| {{IA Cemeteries Intro|Guthrie}}
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| *[https://billiongraves.com/search/results?cemetery_country=United%20States&cemetery_state=Iowa&cemetery_county=Guthrie&year_range=5&size=15 BillionGraves]
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| *[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/search?firstname=&middlename=&lastname=&birthyear=&birthyearfilter=&deathyear=&deathyearfilter=&location=Guthrie%2C+County%2C+Iowa%2C+United+States+of+America&locationId=county_585 Find a Grave]
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| * [http://www.usgwtombstones.org/iowa/guthrie.html IA Tombstone Transcription Project]
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| * [http://iagenweb.org/guthrie/cemetery/index.htm IAGenWeb]
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| * [http://iowagravestones.org/cemeteries.php?cid=39 Iowa Gravestone Photo Project]
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| * [https://iowawpagraves.org/index.php?cid=39 WPA 1930's Graves Registration Survey]
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| *{{RecordSearch|2366613|Iowa, Church and Civil Deaths (cemetery records)}}, incomplete
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| * {{FSC|United States, Iowa, Guthrie - Cemeteries|subject|subject-id=1618282094|disp=FamilySearch Library}}
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| * [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3Acemetery+Guthrie+Iowa&qt=advanced&dblist=638 WorldCat]
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| * [https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=395318&reqParentsLabel=Guthrie%2C%20Iowa%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places]
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| * [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=&cemetery-loc=Guthrie%2C+County%2C+Iowa%2C+United+States+of+America&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=county_585 Find a Grave]
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| | colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"|<center>See [[Iowa Cemeteries|Iowa Cemeteries]] for more information.<center>
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| === Census Records === | | ==== Court ==== |
| {{IA Census Intro|Guthrie}}
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| |1860 |3058
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| |1870 |7061
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| |1880 |14394
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| |1890 |17380
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| |1900 |18729
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| |1910 |17374
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| |1920 |17596
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| |1930 |17324
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| |1940 |17210
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| |1950 |15197
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| |1960 |13607
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| |1970 |12243
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| |1980 |11983
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| |1990 |10935
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| |2000 |11353
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| |2010 |10954
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| * '''1885''' {{RecordSearch|1803643|Iowa State Census, 1885}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa State Census, 1885 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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| * '''1895''' {{RecordSearch|1803957|Iowa State Census, 1895}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa State Census, 1895 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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| * '''1905''' {{RecordSearch|2126961|Iowa State Census, 1905}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa State Census, 1905 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images (individual cards, not family context)
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| * '''1915''' {{RecordSearch|2240483|Iowa State Census, 1915}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa State Census, 1915 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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| * '''1925''' {{RecordSearch|2224537|Iowa State Census, 1925}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa State Census, 1925 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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| === Church Records ===
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| *'''1845-1987''' {{RecordSearch|2366613|Iowa, Church and Civil Deaths, 1845-1987}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, Church and Civil Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images; selected counties, incomplete; includes, death, church, and cemetery records <br>
| | [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iabiog/adair/ha1915/ha1915.htm History of Adair and Guthrie County ] |
| *'''[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=395318&reqParentsLabel=Guthrie%2C%20Iowa%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypeGroups=3&reqTypeLabel=Churches%20and%20Church%20Parishes FamilySearch Places]'''
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| * '''1781-1969''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60722/?clickref=1011ldrarFJZ&o_lid=01100l4xJr&o_sch=Affiliate%2BExternal&o_xid=01100l4xJr U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969] at Ancestry ($)
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| === Court Records === | | ==== Military ==== |
| {{IA Court Intro|Guthrie}}
| | ===== Civil War ===== |
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| === Directories === | |
| {{IA Directories Intro|Guthrie}}
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| *'''1970-2024''' {{RecordSearch|5000290|United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Residence Database - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index, coverage may vary
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| === Emigration and Immigration === | |
| {{IA Emigration Intro|Guthrie}}
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| === Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups ===
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| === Funeral Homes ===
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| {{IA Funeral Homes Intro|Guthrie}}
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| *[https://www.dahnandwoodhouse.com/ Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home] in Coon Rapids<br>
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| *[https://www.johnsonfamilyfuneralhome.com/ Johnson Family Funeral Home and Cremation Services] in Stuart<br>
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| *[https://www.ohdefuneralhome.com/ Ohde Funeral Home and Cremation Services] in Bayard/Coon Rapids<br>
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| *[https://www.schmidtfamilyfh.com/ Schmidt Family Funeral Homes] in Adair<br>
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| *[https://www.twiggfuneralhome.com/ Twigg Funeral Home] in Guthrie Center and Panora<br>
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| === Genealogies ===
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| === Guardianship ===
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| === Land and Property Records ===
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| ''Online Land Indexes and Records''<br>
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| *'''1852-1939''' {{FSC|537402|item|disp=Deed records, 1852-1939; general index, 1852-1902}} at FamilySearch Catalog - images and indexes
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| *'''1861-1903''' {{FSC|541438|item|disp=Village deed records, 1861-1903; general index, 1870-1904}} at FamilySearch Catalog - images and indexes
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| *'''1862-1917''' {{FSC|541461|item|disp=Miscellaneous land records, 1862-1917, 1957-1962; general index, 1870-1893, 1902-1934}} at FamilySearch Catalog - images and indexes
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| *'''1866-1926''' {{FSC|543488|item|disp=Transfer of town lots, 1866-1926}} at FamilySearch Catalog - images and indexes
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| *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Land Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]
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| === Local Histories ===
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| {{IA Histories Intro|Guthrie}}
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| * ''Centennial History of Guthrie County, Iowa.'' By Sadie B Maxwell. Des Moines, IA: Carter, Hussey & Curl Printers, 1876. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/28218-centennial-history-of-guthrie-county-iowa?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]; [https://archive.org/details/centennialhistor00maxw/page/n9/mode/2up Internet Archive]; [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=loc.ark:/13960/t2q52xr9q&view=1up&seq=11&skin=2021 Hathitrust].
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| *''Guthrie County Centennial 100 Years of Progress, 1851-1951''. Guthrie Center, IA: Guthrie County Historical Society, 1951. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/142011-guthrie-county-centennial-100-years-of-progress-1851-1951?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library].
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| * ''History of Guthrie and Adair Counties, Iowa''. Springfield, IL: Continental Historical Co., 1884. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/168967-history-of-guthrie-and-adair-counties-iowa-together-with-sketches-of-their-towns-villages-and-townships-educational-civil-military-and-political-history-portraits-of-prominent-persons-and-biographies-of-old-settlers-and-representative?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library], [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009038612 Hathitrust]; [https://archive.org/details/historyofguthrie00cont Internet Archive], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7670 Ancestry] ($).
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| * ''Past and Present of Guthrie County, Iowa''. Chicago, IL: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1907. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/120369-past-and-present-of-guthrie-county-iowa-together-with-biographical-sketches-of-many-of-its-prominent-and-leading-citizens-and-illustrious-dead?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library], [https://archive.org/details/pastpresentofgut00chic Internet Archive].
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| * ''A Record, History, Biography, Memory, Pioneer Times and Peoples, Guthrie Center, Iowa''. By Elbert Wright Weeks. Self Published, 1932. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/271553-a-record-history-biography-memory-pioneer-times-and-peoples-guthrie-center-iowa?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]; [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27183 Ancestry] ($).
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| === Maps and Gazetteers ===
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| * '''1860-1918''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1127/?residence=_guthrie-iowa-usa_1246 U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918, Guthrie County] at Ancestry ($) - index.
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| * '''1875-2007''' [http://www.historicmapworks.com/Search/city.php?query=Guthrie+County&State=IA&x=0&y=0 Guthrie County 1875-2007] at Historic Map Works - may include names of land-owners.
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| * '''1883-1933''' [https://www.loc.gov/maps/?q=Guthrie+County,+Iowa&st=gallery Fire Insurance Maps for Guthrie County, Iowa] at Library of Congress - various years between 1883 and 1933.
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| * {{FSC|39464|item|disp=Atlas and Plat Book of Guthrie County, Iowa}}(*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images.
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| * [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=2463&query=%2Bplace%3A%22United%20States%2C%20Iowa%2C%20Guthrie%22 Guthrie County Maps] at FamilySearch Catalog.
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| * IAGenWeb - [http://iagenweb.org/guthrie/ Guthrie County].
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| * [https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/search/Guthrie%20County%2C%20Iowa?type=edismax&cp=ui%3Aatlases Iowa Digital Library, Guthrie County] at Iowa University Libraries.
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| * [https://www.iowaheritage.org/search?query=Guthrie+County%2C+Iowa+Atlases+and+Maps The Iowa Heritage Digital Collections, Guthrie County] at State Library of Iowa.
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| *[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=395318&reqParentsLabel=Guthrie%2C%20Iowa%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypeGroups=8&reqTypeLabel=Cities%20and%20Towns FamilySearch Places]: Map of cities and towns in this county - [[FamilySearch Places|How to Use FS Places]].
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| === Migration ===
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| {{IA Migration Intro|Guthrie}}
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| === Military Records ===
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| {{IA Military Intro|Guthrie}}
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| '''''Multiple Wars'''''
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| * '''1835-1998''' {{RecordSearch|2515886|Iowa, Armed Forces Grave Registrations, ca. 1835-1998}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, Armed Forces Grave Registrations - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index only
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| * '''1862-1910''' {{RecordSearch|2821291|Iowa, Records of Persons Subject to Military Duty, 1862-1910}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, Records of Persons Subject to Military Duty - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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| '''''Civil War'''''<br>
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| * '''1861-1949''' {{RecordSearch|2351982|Iowa, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records, 1861-1949}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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| Civil War service men in Guthrie County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed here:
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| :- [[4th Regiment, Iowa Infantry|4th Regiment, Iowa Infantry]], Company C | | :- [[4th Regiment, Iowa Infantry|4th Regiment, Iowa Infantry]], Company C |
| :- [[29th Regiment, Iowa Infantry|29th Regiment, Iowa Infantry]], Company I and K | | :- [[29th Regiment, Iowa Infantry|29th Regiment, Iowa Infantry]], Companies I and K |
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| === Naturalization and Citizenship === | | ==== Newspapers ==== |
| {{IA Naturalization Intro|Guthrie}}
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| ''Online Naturalization Indexes and Records''<br>
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| * '''1859-1990''' {{RecordSearch|3155890|United States, Iowa Naturalization Records, 1859-1990}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Iowa Naturalization Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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| * '''1906-1920''' {{FSC|366391|item|disp=Naturalization Card File Index, 1906-1920}}(*); Clerk of the District Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
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| === Newspapers === | | NewspaperArchive.com ($) has a large collection of digitized [http://www.newspaperarchive.com/BrowseLocations.aspx?co=7&s=39 Iowa newspapers] online. This database is sometimes free at libraries. |
| {{IA Newspapers Intro|Guthrie}}
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| *'''1800s-Current''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/50040/ Iowa, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
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| * '''1884-1977''' ''[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=51091 Bayard News.]'' Bayard, Iowa, United States Of America. Online at Ancestry ($)
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| * '''1951-1972''' ''[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6752 The Guthrian.]'' Guthrie County, IA, USA. Online at Ancestry ($)
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| === Obituaries ===
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| {{IA Obituaries Intro|Guthrie}}
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| === Other Records ===
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| === Periodicals ===
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| === Probate Records ===
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| {{IA Probate Intro|Guthrie}} | | {{IA Probate Intro|Guthrie}} |
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| ''Online Probate Indexes and Records''<br>
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| * '''1758-1997''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9064/ Iowa, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
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| *'''1859-1932''' {{FSC|543505|item|disp=Probate Records, 1859-1932}}(*); Clerk of the District Court at FamilySearch Catalog - images
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| *'''1859-1933''' {{FSC|410560|item|disp=Register of Wills, 1859-1933 [Guthrie County, Iowa]}}(*); Clerk of the District Court at FamilySearch Catalog - images
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| *'''1872-1966''' {{FSC|597340|item|disp=Probate Records Card Index, 1872-1966}}(*); Clerk of the District Court at FamilySearch Catalog - images
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| *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]
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| === School Records === | |
| {{IA Schools Intro|Guthrie}}
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| === Social Security Records ===
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| *'''1935-2014''' {{RecordSearch|1202535|United States Social Security Death Index}} at FamilySearch — [[United States Social Security Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index. ''Also at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3693/ Ancestry], [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/social-security-death-index findmypast], [https://www.fold3.com/title/830/ Fold3], [https://www.genealogybank.com/explore/ssdi/all GenealogyBank], [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10002/us-social-security-death-index-ssdi?s=270606331 MyHeritage], and [https://stevemorse.org/ssdi/ssdi.html Steve Morse].'' [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Death Index (SSDI)|Click here for more information]].
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| *'''1936-2007''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
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| *'''1936-2007''' {{RecordSearch|5000016|United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT) - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
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| === Tax Records ===
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| {{IA Tax Intro|Guthrie}}
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| ''Online Tax Indexes and Records''<br>
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| * '''1934-1958''' {{RecordSearch|2573700|Iowa, Old Age Tax Assistance Records, 1934-1958}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, Old Age Tax Assistance Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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| === Vital Records ===
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| ==== Birth ====
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| * '''1850-1939''' {{RecordSearch|2527591|Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, Delayed Birth Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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| * '''1880-1935''' {{RecordSearch|1821206|Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, County Births - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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| * '''1921-1942''' {{RecordSearch|2849548|Iowa, Birth Records, 1921-1942}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, Birth Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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| *'''1921-1947''' {{RecordSearch|2849548|Iowa, Birth and Stillbirth Records, 1921-1947}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, Birth and Stillbirth Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images, coverage may vary
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| ==== Marriage ====
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| {{IA Marriage Intro|Guthrie}}
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| *'''1518-1996''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=iowa%2cia Iowa, United States Marriages] at Findmypast — index ($)
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| *'''1809-1992''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30192/iowa-marriages-1809-1992?s=275764761 Iowa, Marriages, 1809-1992] at MyHeritage — index ($)
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| *'''1836-1926''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10206/iowa-marriages-1836-1926?s=275764761 Iowa, Marriages, 1836 - 1926] at MyHeritage — index ($)
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| * '''1838-1934''' {{RecordSearch|1805551|Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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| * '''1880-1951''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8823/ Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1951] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
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| * '''1941-1951''' {{RecordSearch|4127799|Iowa, Marriage Records, 1941-1951}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, Marriage Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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| ==== Death ====
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| {{IA Death Intro|Guthrie}}
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| *'''1845-1987''' {{RecordSearch|2366613|Iowa, Church and Civil Deaths, 1845-1987}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, Church and Civil Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images; selected counties, incomplete; includes, death, church, and cemetery records <br>
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| * '''1850-1990''' {{RecordSearch|1674841|Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and some images; ''Also at: [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30191/iowa-deaths-burials-1850-1990?s=275764761 MyHeritage]($)''
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| * '''1880-1992''' {{RecordSearch|2110820|Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, County Death Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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| *'''1888-1904''' {{RecordSearch|5000144|Iowa, Death Records, 1888-1904}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, Death Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images, coverage may vary
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| *'''1900-1939''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10186/iowa-death-index-1900-1939?s=275764761 Iowa Death Index, 1900-1939] at MyHeritage — index ($)
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| * '''1904-1951''' {{RecordSearch|2531337|Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, Death Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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| * '''1920-1967''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61442/ Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1920-1967] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
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| ==== Divorce ====
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| == Research Facilities ==
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| {{IA Research Facilities Intro|Guthrie}}
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| === Archives ===
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| === FamilySearch Centers ===
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| *[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/ia/west-des-moines/3301-ashworth-road Des Moines Iowa FamilySearch Center]
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| *[https://www.danishmuseum.org/ Danish Immigrant Museum] - an affiliate library
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| *[https://iowagenealogy.org/ Iowa Genealogical Society Library] - an affiliate library
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| === Libraries ===
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| '''Mary J. Barnett Memorial Library'''<br>400 Grand Street<br>Guthrie Center, IA 50115<br>Phone: 641-747-8110<br>Email: [mailto:mjblib@guthriecenter.lib.ia.us mjblib@guthriecenter.lib.ia.us]<br>[https://www.guthriecenter.lib.ia.us Website]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/MJBLib50115/ Facebook]<br><br>
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| === Museums ===
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| '''Guthrie County Historical Village and Museum'''<br>206 W South Street<br>Panora, IA 50216<br>Phone: 641-755-2989<br>Email: [mailto:gchv@netins.net gchv@netins.net]<br>[https://www.mycountyparks.com/County/Guthrie/Park/Guthrie-County-Historical-Village-and-Museum.aspx Website]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/TheGCHV/ Facebook]<br><br>
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| == Societies == | | ==== Family History Centers<br> ==== |
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| '''Guthrie County Genealogical Society'''<br>P.O. Box 96B<br>Jamaica, IA 50128-0096<br>Phone: 641-429-3362<br>Email: [mailto:chnwsltrguth@outlook.com chnwsltrguth@outlook.com]<br>[http://iagenweb.org/guthrie/resources/society.htm Website]<br><br>
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| == Websites == | | == Web Sites == |
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| * [http://www.cyndislist.com/us/ia/counties/Guthrie/ Guthrie County] at Cyndi's List - a comprehensive, categorized & cross-referenced list of links that point you to genealogical research sites online | | *{{FHL|Iowa%2C+Guthrie|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}} |
| * [https://genealogytrails.com/iowa/guthrie Guthrie County] at Genealogy Trails - volunteer transcriptions of genealogical and historical data
| | *[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/IA/Guthrie/ Guthrie County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1284701957265_962" />] (Linkpendium) |
| * [http://iagenweb.org/guthrie/ Guthrie County] at Iowa USGenWeb - free online resources for genealogical research
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| * [http://www.usgwarchives.net/ia/guthrie/guthrie.htm Guthrie County] at Iowa USGenWeb Archives - free online data for genealogical research
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| * [https://iowaculture.gov/history/research/collections State Historical Society of Iowa] — select from research collection topics
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| * [http://publications.iowa.gov/cgi/search/simple?q=guthrie+county&_action_search=Search&_order=-byyear%2Fbytitle&basic_srchtype=ALL&_satisfyall=ALL State Library of Iowa] — electronic depository of documents intended for the general public produced by Iowa agencies
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| * [http://www.iowaheritage.org/items/browse?search=guthrie+county&submit_search=Search+All The Iowa Heritage Digital Collection] — digital images from a variety of Iowa cultural institutions
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| *{{FSC Place IDNum|2463|Iowa|Guthrie}} – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use [https://familysearch.org/search/ Historical Records] to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.
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