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Clayton County Resources

This page was updated 06/27/08

Genealogical and Historical Societies

Clayton County Genealogical Society PO Box 846 Elkader, IA 52043-0846 website		Monona Historical Society & Monona Historical Museum 302 S. Egbert St Monona IA 52159 (563) 539-2640 or 539-2689 Open Sundays 1-4pm or by appointment

Vital Records Information

Iowa Vital Records Bureau

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.

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Clayton County Court House

111 High Street
Elkader IA 52403
(563) 245-2710

Clayton co. Libraries -please phone the library for current info. on the days and times they are open; may vary by season- -the collections & resources listed below are not a complete listing- Also visit the Clayton co. Libraries website

Elkader Public Library 103 N Main PO Box 310 Elkader IA 52043 (563) 245-1466 website Some of their collections & resources: Local, County & Family histories, County cemetery records, County atlases & plat maps. Newspapers: Clayton County Register (1855-1900) Clayton County Register (1980-present) Volga City News (1917-1933) Guttenberg Press (1897-1902) Strawberry Point Press (1877-1886) Garnavillo Clayton County Herald (1854-1857) Guttenberg Mississippi Valley Register (1859-1861) Postville Graphic (1898-1899) Postville Review (1873-1902) North Iowa Times (McGregor) (1856-1907) Postville-Iowa Volks Blatt (1892-1902)		McGregor Public Library 334 Main St. PO Box 398 McGregor, IA 52157 (563) 873-3318 website Some of their collections & resources: Local, County & Family histories, County cemetery records, County atlases & plat maps, McGregor City directories & telephone books, County histories of other counties & telephone books of other towns. Newspapers: North Iowa Times (Oct. 10, 1856-Nov. 29, 1865; Aug. 3, 1870-Dec. 27, 1888; June, 1897-Dec., 1910; Mar., 1913-June, 1983) (no index) Special resources: Newspaper clippings in binders from early 1900s (Indexed)

Garnavillo Public Library 122 Main Garnavillo, IA 52049 (563) 426-2119 website Some of their collections & resources: Local & County histories, County atlases & plat maps, Garnavillo City directories & Telephone books, Telephone books of other towns, Town & County Cemetery records		Littleport Public Library 155 W. Main PO Box 58 Littleport, IA 52055 Some of their collections & resources: Local & County histories, Birth records for county (some), County atlases, Littleport City directories & Telephone books, Directories & telephone books of other towns Newspapers: Clayton County Register (current)

Farmersburg Public Library 106 S Main St Farmersburg, IA 52407 (563) 536-2229		Guttenberg Public Library 603 S 2 St. Guttenberg IA 52052 (563) 252-3108 website

Murphy Memorial Library - Monona 111 N. Page St. Box 430 Monona IA (563) 539-2356 website		Strawberry Point Public Library 401 Commercial St. Strawberry Point, IA 52076 (563) 933-4340 website

Volga Public LIbrary 505 Washington St. Volga, IA (563) 767-3511		Edgewood Public Library 203 W. Union St. Edgewood, IA (563) 928-6242 website #1 website #2

Clayton co. Newspapers

Clayton County Register 106 Cedar St NW Elkader IA 52043	Guttenberg Press 10 Shiller Guttenberg IA 52052	Edgewood Reminder P.O. Box 458 Edgewood IA 52042

North Iowa Times 134 Main St McGregor IA 52157		The Outlook 116 W. Center St Monona, Iowa 52159 563-539-4554

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Clayton co. Websites

Clayton county, Iowa official website Elkader, Clayton County Seat website McGregor - Marquette, 145 years on the Mississippi website Monona, Garden City of Iowa website Strawberry Point, Welcomes the World !! website

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