Counties Bordering Story County

Quick Links for Research in Counties Bordering Story County, Iowa

The following links are provided as places to begin research in the six counties that border Story County. The list is not exhaustive but is intended to help the researcher locate additional resources:

Boone County Located to the west of Story County. Part of the city of Ames is in eastern Boone County.

*Boone County Historical Society

Issues of Trail Tales, the Jounral of Boone County History published by the Society, have been indexed and are searchable, Issues 1-127, September 1969-Spring/Summer 2018:

author index

issue index

subject index

The publication is available at these Iowa libraries: Ericson Public Library, Boone; Parks Library at Iowa State Unviersity, Ames; Madrid Public Library; Woodward Public Library, and Des Moines Area Community College, Ankeny. Check WorldCat.org for other locations.

*Boone County IAGenWeb *Boone County, Iowa Genealogy (FamilySearch Research Wiki)

Hamilton County Located to the northwest of Story County.

*Hamilton Heritage Hunters Genealogical Society *Hamilton County IAGenWeb

*Hamilton County, Iowa Genealogy (FamilySearch Research Wiki)

Hardin County Located to the northeast of Story County.

*Hardin County Historical Society *Hardin County IAGenWeb

*Hardin County, Iowa Genealogy (FamilySearch Research Wiki)

Jasper County Located to the southeast of Story County

*Jasper County Genealogical Society *Jasper County IAGenWeb

*Jasper County, Iowa Genealogy (FamilySearch Research Wiki)

Marshall County Located to the est of Story County

*HSMC Genealogical Interest Group *Marshall County IAGenWeb

*Marshall County, Iowa Genealogy (FamilySearch Research Wiki)

Polk County Located to the south of Story County

*Iowa Genealogical Society *Ankeny Genealogical Group *Polk County IAGenWeb

*Polk County, Iowa Genealogy (FamilySearch Research Wiki)