All vital records in Iowa can be accessed by writing to the Iowa department of public health below.
Iowa Department of Public Health
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Lucas State Office Building, 1st Floor
321 East 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0075
Ph: (515) 281-4944
The center has records from 1880.
It costs from $6 to $15 for obtaining Iowa vital records.
A Personal check or money order will need to be made payable to Iowa Department of Public Health. Phone (515) 281-4944 to verify the current fees, this will be a recorded message on how to apply. More information is also available from the Iowa Department of Public Health website.
You may also be able to access some Iowa vital records at any of the county vital records offices below. However not all offices keep records, so you may have to write to the address above.
Adair
Adams
Allamakee
Appanoose
Audubon
Benton
Black Hawk
Boone
Bremer
Buchanan
Buena Vista
Butler
Calhoun
Carroll
Cass
Cedar
Cerro Gordo
Cherokee
Chickasaw
Clarke
Clay
Clayton
Clinton
Crawford
Dallas
Davis
Decatur
Delaware
Des Moines
Dickinson
Dubuque
Emmet
Fayette
Floyd
Franklin
Fremont
Greene
Grundy
Guthrie
Hamilton
Hancock
Hardin
Harrison
Henry
Howard
Humboldt
Ida
Iowa
Jackson
Jasper
Jefferson
Johnson
Jones
Keokuk
Kossuth
Lee
Linn
Louisa
Lucas
Lyon
Madison
Mahaska
Marion
Marshall
Mills
Mitchell
Monona
Monroe
Montgomery
Muscatine
O'Brien
Osceola
Page
Palo Alto
Plymouth
Pocahontas
Polk
Pottawattamie
Poweshiek
Ringgold
Sac
Scott
Shelby
Sioux
Story
Tama
Taylor
Union
Van Buren
Wapello
Warren
Washington
Wayne
Webster
Winnebago
Winneshiek
Woodbury
Worth
Wright
Iowa Court Records
You can search through Iowa court records and criminal records at any county court house. Click the link for more detailed instructions and directions.
The name 'Iowa' is derived from the Indian tribe, Ioway, who had occupied the state during the European exploration. Sometimes referred to as The American Heartland, Iowa has often been named one of the safest places to live in the US.
Iowa is located in the middle of what is occasionally referred to as the Corn Belt, and it is also part of the Grain Belt. The names of these certain areas in the US explain the reason; these regions produce a significant amount of the world's grain, soybean and corn crops. Because of the amount of crops it supplies, Iowa has sometimes been known as 'The Food Capital of the World'. Although Iowa is not famous for world-class wine, surprisingly enough, it has over 70 wineries and a handful of wine tasting trails.
In addition, many large financial and insurance companies are headquartered in Iowa, including Farm Bureau Financial Services, HNI, and Nationwide Insurance.
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