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Trails to the Past of Iowa is accepting any
donations of genealogy materials that you may have such as
marriage announcements, news articles, old obituaries, births,
(you do not need the birth certificate) just the information,
and biographies. If you have any of these items please
contact me Marie
Miller the Iowa State
Administrator.
Sioux County was
formed on January 15, 1851. It has been self-governed since
January 20, 1860. It was named after the Sioux
tribe.
The first county seat
was Calliope in 1860, then a small village with 15
inhabitants, and now part of Hawarden. The first courthouse
was built here in 1860 and served as such until 1872. A larger
immigration wave began in 1869, primarily of Dutch. In 1872,
Orange City was declared the seat. In June 1902, the
construction began on a new Sioux County courthouse designed
by W.W. Beach. Of red sandstone, it was completed in 1904, and
still serves as the courthouse. From 1976 until 1982 the
building was completely restored, and in 1977, it was listed
on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Cities
Alton
Boyden
Chatsworth
Granville
Hawarden
Hospers
Hull
Ireton
Matlock
Maurice
Orange
City
Rock
Valley
Sheldon
Sioux Center
Townships
Buncombe
Capel
Center
Eagle
East
Orange
Floyd
Garfield
Grant
Holland
Lincoln
Logan
Lynn
Nassua
Plato
Reading
Rock
Settlers
Sheridan
Sherman
Sioux
Washington
Welcome
West Branch |
Souix County Court
House
Adjacent
counties
Lyon
County (north)
Plymouth
County
(south)
Union County, South Dakota
(southwest)
Lincoln County, South
Dakota
(northwest)
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