Wright County, Iowa:
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Projects

• Wright County Genealogy and History      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Wright County, Iowa      (Source: Iowa GenWeb Project)

Adjacent counties

• Cerro Gordo County, IA  to the northeast
• Franklin County, IA  to the east
• Hamilton County, IA  to the south
• Hancock County, IA  to the north
• Hardin County, IA  to the southeast
• Humboldt County, IA  to the west
• Kossuth County, IA  to the northwest
• Webster County, IA  to the southwest

Bible Records

• Wright County Bible Records      (Source: USGenWeb Iowa Archives)

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence

• Wright Co, Iowa, USA      (Source: Our Family Tree)
• Wright County Biographies      (Source: Iowa GenWeb Project)
• Wright County Biographies      (Source: U.S. Biographies Project)
• Wright County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Wright County GEDCOM Index 

Cemeteries

• Gravestone Photo Project      (Source: Iowa Gravestones Photo Project)
• The Political Graveyard      (Source: The Political Graveyard)
• WPA Graves Registration Survey  Wright County
• Wright County  Iowa Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project     (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Wright County Cemeteries      (Source: The Tombstone Transcription Project)
• Wright County Cemeteries      (Source: ePodunk)
• Wright County Cemetery List      (Source: Find A Grave)
• Wright County Cemetery Records      (Source: USGenWeb Iowa Archives)

Census Records and Indexes (34)

Court and Legal Records

• Wright County Court Records      (Source: USGenWeb Iowa Archives)

Directories

• Wright County  Patrons of the Iowa State Historical Atlas 1875 Who Were Born in Ireland     (Source: The Irish in Iowa)

History

• History of Wright County  An illustrated history of the state of Iowa, page 664     (Source: Internet Archive)
• History of Wright County, Iowa, its peoples, industries and institutions  Volume 1     (Source: Internet Archive)
• National Register of Historic Places 
• Wright County      (Source: Wikipedia)
• Wright County      (Source: Iowa State Association of Counties)
• Wright County Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Wright County History      (Source: USGenWeb Iowa Archives)

• Histories of specific towns and townships

  • About Belmond 
  • Early Eagle Grove History 
  • Woolstock  The Friendly Town

• Tornados, Blizzards, Floods, World's Fairs and other events

  • Belmond, IA Tornado Destruction, Oct 1966      (Source: GenDisasters)
  • Clarion, Iowa Weather History      (Source: Weather Underground)
  • Dows, IA Train Collision, Sep 1912      (Source: GenDisasters)
  • Eagle Grove, IA Explosion In Downtown, Feb 1973      (Source: GenDisasters)
  • Eagle Grove, IA Grain Elevator Blast, Dec 1969      (Source: GenDisasters)
  • Wapello, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Winnebago, Winneshiek, Woodbury, Worth and Wright County Tornadoes      (Source: The Tornado Project)
  • Wright County Storms      (Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

Introduction and Guides (12)

Land Records

• Land Patent Search      (Source: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Wright County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Libraries, Museums, Archives

• Belmond Museum 
• Blacksmith Museum  Dows, Iowa
• Family History Library Holdings      (Source: Family History Library)
• Heartland Museum  Clarion, Iowa
• PERiodical Source Index Search  Wright County, Iowa     (Source: PERiodical Source Index)
• Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area 
• USGenWeb Archives      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Wright County Libraries      (Source: Public Libraries Library Directory)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• GenForum Message Boards      (Source: Genealogy.com)
• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)
• Wright County Genealogy Queries      (Source: CousinConnect.com)
• Wright County Queries      (Source: Iowa GenWeb Project)
• Wright County, IA Club      (Source: GenCircles)

• IAWRIGHT-L Wright County Genealogy

  • IAWRIGHT-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • IAWRIGHT-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • IAWRIGHT-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (42)

Military Records and Histories

• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883  Wright County, Iowa     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Wright County Military Records      (Source: USGenWeb Iowa Archives)

• World War I

  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Wright County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

• World War II

  • Wright County, Iowa  World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps     (Source: AccessGenealogy)

Miscellaneous Data

• Migrations through Wright County      (Source: MIGRATIONS.org)
• Wright County Documents      (Source: Iowa GenWeb Project)
• Wright County Iowa Reunion in Lynden  The Washington State Genealogist, Volume 2, page 30
• Wright County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)
• Wright County Records      (Source: Find County Records)

Newspaper Records

• Chronicling America  Wright County     (Source: The Library of Congress)
• Historical Belmond Newspapers      (Source: Newspaper Archive)     ($)
• Historical Clarion Newspapers      (Source: Newspaper Archive)     ($)
• Wright County      (Source: Newspaper Abstracts)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• Belmond Independent 
• The Belmond Independent      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Belmond Independent  Belmond, IA     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Wright County Obituaries      (Source: Iowa GenWeb Project)
• Wright County Obituaries      (Source: USGenWeb Iowa Archives)
• Wright County Obituary Project      (Source: USGenWeb Iowa Archives)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• Clarion  Taking the Long View: Panoramic Photographs     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Eagle Grove  Taking the Long View: Panoramic Photographs     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Historical Postcards of Wright County      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Penny Postcards from Iowa      (Source: USGenWeb Iowa Archives)
• Wright County Photos      (Source: USGenWeb Iowa Archives)

School Records and Histories

• Eagle Grove, Fort Dodge, Webster City School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Vernon Township Country Schoolhouse 

Societies

• Belmond Historical Society 
• North Central Iowa Genealogical Society 
• Wright County Genealogical Searchers 

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (32)

Transportation and Industry

• Building histories of Wright County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Patents  Wright County, Iowa     (Source: Google Patents)
• Wright County  N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual, 1880     (Source: HathiTrust Digital Library)
• Wright County Bridges      (Source: Historic Bridges of the United States)

Vital Records

• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880  Wright County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Wright County Births      (Source: USGenWeb Iowa Archives)
• Wright County Deaths      (Source: USGenWeb Iowa Archives)
• Wright County Marriages      (Source: USGenWeb Iowa Archives)
• Wright County Vital Records      (Source: Vital Records Information for the United States)

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