Iowa
Marriage Records

Welcome to BabyBusiness' Iowa Marriage Records which lets you utilize a network of multiple data sources to help you find Marriage Records in Iowa. Your search results may include information about the Bride and the Groom (Names and Ages) and Marriage Details (Marriage Date, County and State of Filing and Filing Number). Get the data from thousands of sources, public and private, quickly and conveniently right to your screen. Please use the form below to start your lookup process.

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Basic Information You Need When Searching for Marriage Records

You need information when searching for marriage records. However, if you don't know all the information, an online search for vital records can help.

When searching for marriage records, you need to have some key information, especially if you are going to be using the offices that house county vital records. Some of this you may know, but if you are looking for an old record, you may not know the information. What are the key pieces of information you need when searching for marriage records?

  • The person's name. This should be obvious, but unfortunately, many people who are dishonest use aliases. Another reason why the name would be different on a marriage certificate is if the woman had been married before. She may have been going by her married name or a maiden name you do not know.
     
  • The age of the bride and groom. There are many people with similar names across the United States (for example, John Smith and Jane Jones are often common names). If you know their approximate age at the time the wedding took place, you can narrow down your search for the marriage records in county vital records.
     
  • The date of the marriage. If a person has been married multiple times, you may need to nail down the actual date of the record you need. If not you may spend a lot of time searching through marriage records.

The one piece of information you need that presents the biggest challenge is the location of the marriage. Marriage records are filed in the county where the marriage took place. If you have no clue as to where the marriage occurred, you could spend hours guessing which state, which county and which courthouse the record would be located. You could ask friends or relatives for guidance but if you want to be discreet about your search that is not a good idea.

Searching an online public records database is a discreet way to find marriage records from all over the country. While it helps if you have at least the state to list in the search engine, you can conduct a general search. This search will produce county vital records that may lead you to the information you need. All you need to do is key in what you know into the database from your computer to receive options that match the information. A public records database will contain information from all 50 states. You don't have to travel or call courthouses looking for marriage records. You can do these searches from your office or home and no one will know.

In Iowa, official registration of births, deaths, and marriages began July 1, 1880. All original records that have been registered are on file with the Iowa Department of Public Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. Local registrars are located in county recorders offices and maintain records of birth, death and marriages that have occurred in that county.
List of Counties in Iowa:
 
Adair County
Adams County
Allamakee County
Appanoose County
Audubon County
Benton County
Black Hawk County
Boone County
Bremer County
Buchanan County
Buena Vista County
Butler County
Calhoun County
Carroll County
Cass County
Cedar County
Cerro Gordo County
Cherokee County
Chickasaw County
Clarke County
Clay County
Clayton County
Clinton County
Crawford County
Dallas County
Davis County
Decatur County
Delaware County
Des Moines County
Dickinson County
Dubuque County
Emmet County
Fayette County
Floyd County
Franklin County
Fremont County
Greene County
Grundy County
Guthrie County
Hamilton County
Hancock County
Hardin County
Harrison County
Henry County
Howard County
Humboldt County
Ida County
Iowa County
Jackson County
Jasper County
Jefferson County
Johnson County
Jones County
Keokuk County
Kossuth County
Lee County
Linn County
Louisa County
Lucas County
Lyon County
Madison County
Mahaska County
Marion County
Marshall County
Mills County
Mitchell County
Monona County
Monroe County
Montgomery County
Muscatine County
O'Brien County
Osceola County
Page County
Palo Alto County
Plymouth County
Pocahontas County
Polk County
Pottawattamie County
Poweshiek County
Ringgold County
Sac County
Scott County
Shelby County
Sioux County
Story County
Tama County
Taylor County
Union County
Van Buren County
Wapello County
Warren County
Washington County
Wayne County
Webster County
Winnebago County
Winneshiek County
Woodbury County
Worth County
Wright County
List of Cities and Towns in Iowa:
 
Altoona
Ames
Ankeny
Atlantic
Bettendorf
Boone
Burlington
Carroll
Cedar Falls
Cedar Rapids
Charles City
Clear Lake
Clinton
Clive
Coralville
Council Bluffs
Creston
Davenport
Decorah
Denison
Des Moines
Dubuque
Estherville
Fairfield
Fort Dodge
Fort Madison
Grinnell
Hiawatha
Independence
Indianola
Iowa City
Johnston
Keokuk
Knoxville
Le Mars
Maquoketa
Marion
Marshalltown
Mason City
Mount Pleasant
Muscatine
Nevada
Newton
Norwalk
Oelwein
Oskaloosa
Ottumwa
Pella
Perry
Red Oak
Sioux Center
Sioux City
Spencer
Storm Lake
Urbandale
Washington
Waterloo
Waverly
Webster City
West Des Moines
 

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