Lookup Public Records in Howard County, Iowa. Including Vital Birth and Death Records, Deeds, Probate, Property Records, Mortgages, Liens, Judgments, Marriage Licenses, Voter Registrar, Payroll, Military Discharges.
Howard County, Iowa Overview
Howard county, IA had a population of 9,566 as of the 2010 census. Established in 1851, the county seat and largest community is Cresco, and it was named for an Indiana Representative, General Tilghman Ashurst Howard. The county’s total area is 474 square miles, 473 of which is land and the remaining one square mile is water. Howard county is bordered to the north by Minnesota and two of its counties, Mower to the northwest and Fillmore to the north. Four other Iowa counties are also neighbors: Winneshiek to the east, Chickasaw to the south, Mitchell to the west and Floyd to the southwest. Nine zip codes cover the entire county, the largest of which is 52136.
Howard County Clerk Information
Clerk of Court
Howard County Courthouse
137 North Elm Street
Cresco IA 52136
563.547.9206
Howard County Records
Joseph Kelly, County Assessor
Howard County Courthouse
137 North Elm Street
Cresco IA 52136
563.547.9201
Market values, tax levies, assessed values:
Cherri L. Caffrey, County Recorder
Howard County Courthouse
137 North Elm Street
Cresco IA 52136
563.547.9210
Recordation fees, military service records, real estate information, land records, transfer tax calculator, license registration information, vital records:
Warren J. Steffen, Treasurer
Howard County Courthouse
137 North Elm Street
Cresco IA 52136
563-547-9211
Downloadable forms, property tax payment information, delinquent tax information, vehicle registrations and renewals, drivers license information, tax credits for seniors and disabled:
Online fine payments:
Howard, IA Genealogy and Ancestry Records | |
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Total Ancestries Reported 2005-2009 | 12,284 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - United States or American - 2005-2009 | 290 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Arab - 2005-2009 | 7 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - British - 2005-2009 | 18 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Czech - 2005-2009 | 1,099 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Danish - 2005-2009 | 197 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Dutch - 2005-2009 | 292 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - English - 2005-2009 | 508 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - European - 2005-2009 | 41 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - French (except Basque) - 2005-2009 | 120 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - French Canadian - 2005-2009 | 72 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - German - 2005-2009 | 4,791 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Greek - 2005-2009 | 7 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Hungarian - 2005-2009 | 0 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Irish - 2005-2009 | 1,581 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Italian - 2005-2009 | 43 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Lithuanian - 2005-2009 | 11 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Norwegian - 2005-2009 | 1,936 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Polish - 2005-2009 | 96 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Portuguese - 2005-2009 | 0 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Russian - 2005-2009 | 11 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Scotch-Irish - 2005-2009 | 62 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Scottish - 2005-2009 | 123 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Slovak - 2005-2009 | 11 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Subsaharan African - 2005-2009 | 0 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Swedish - 2005-2009 | 85 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Swiss - 2005-2009 | 171 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Ukrainian - 2005-2009 | 0 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Welsh - 2005-2009 | 67 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) - 2005-2009 | 0 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Other Groups - 2005-2009 | 381 |
Howard County Recorder’s Office
Address: 137 North Elm Street Cresco IA 52136
Phone: 563.547.9210