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Woodbury County, Iowa

Historic newspapers, landmarks, and county history layers for genealogists and local historians.

—newspaper titles
—digitized titles
63historic places
—earliest paper
1851formed
105,941pop. 2020
42cemeteries
—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 63 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1966; 3 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Sioux City, Correctionville, Sergeant Bluff.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

Newspaper directory data for Iowa is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Woodbury titles at the Library of Congress.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

40 of 63 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

63 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
Albertson and Company-Rocklin Manufacturing CompanySioux CityBuilding2019
Alhambra ApartmentsSioux CityBuilding2001
Ashby, Atchison A., HouseSioux CityBuilding1998
Badgerow BuildingSioux CityBuilding1982
Bailey, George A. and Mary Tinkel, HouseCorrectionvilleBuilding1998
Belfrage, W.L. and Winnie (Woodford), Farmstead Historic DistrictSergeant BluffDistrict2017
Benson Archeological Site (13WD50)SmithlandSite1984
Boston BlockSioux CityBuilding1985
Bruguier, Theophile, CabinSioux CityBuilding2000
Burkam, Elzy G., HouseSioux CityBuilding1998
Charles City College HallSioux CityBuilding1983
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Combination Depot-HornickHornickBuilding1990
Davidson BuildingSioux CityBuilding1999
Dick’s DinerSioux CityBuilding2023
East Junior High SchoolSioux CityBuilding2025
Evans BlockSioux CityBuilding1985
Everett SchoolSioux CityBuilding2018
Everist, H. H., HouseSioux CityBuilding1983
Fourth Street Historic DistrictSioux CityDistrict1995
Grandview Park Music PavilionSioux CityStructure2011
Great Northern Railway Steam Locomotive No. 1355 and Tender 1451Sioux CityStructure2004
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox ChurchSioux CityBuilding1998
Hubbard ParkSioux CitySite2023
Knott, Dr. Van Buren, HouseSioux CityBuilding1999
Leeds Junior High SchoolSioux CityBuilding2002
Lewis System Armored Car and Detective Service BuildingSioux CityBuilding2016
Martin HotelSioux CityBuilding1983
Martin, T.S., and CompanySioux CityBuilding1998
Mary Elizabeth Day NurserySioux CityBuilding1997
Milwaukee Railroad Shops Historic DistrictSioux CityDistrict2018
Montgomery Ward BuildingSioux CityBuilding2025
Morningside College Historic DistrictSioux CityDistrict1997
Motor Mart BuildingSioux CityBuilding1993
Mount Sinai TempleSioux CityBuilding1999
Municipal AuditoriumSioux CityBuilding2006
Mylius-Eaton HouseSioux CityBuilding2004
New Orpheum TheatreSioux CityBuilding2000
Newton, James P., House and Maid CottageSioux CityBuilding2000
Oversen, Julius and Anine HouseSioux CityBuilding2007
Peirce, John, HouseSioux CityBuilding1978
Rose Hill Historic DistrictSioux CityDistrict2002
SERGEANT FLOYD NHLSioux CityStructure1989
Sanford, Arthur and Stella, HouseSioux CityBuilding2003
Schulein, Ben and Harriet, HouseSioux CityBuilding1997
Sergeant Floyd Monument NHLSioux CityStructure1966
Simmons Hardware Company WarehouseSioux CityBuilding2008
Sioux City Baptist ChurchSioux CityBuilding1979
Sioux City Central High SchoolSioux CityBuilding1974
Sioux City Central High School and Central Annex (Boundary Increase)Sioux CityBuilding2016
Sioux City Fire Station Number 3Sioux CityBuilding2008
Sioux City Free Public LibrarySioux CityBuilding1997
Sioux City Linseed Oil WorksSioux CityBuilding2008
Sioux City Masonic TempleSioux CityBuilding2004
Sioux City Public Library (Smith Villa Branch)Sioux CityBuilding1983
Sioux City Public Library-North Side BranchSioux CityBuilding2000
St. Boniface Historic DistrictSioux CityDistrict1998
St. Thomas Episcopal ChurchSioux CityBuilding1984
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Augustana ChurchSioux CityBuilding2006
United States Post Office and CourthouseSioux CityBuilding2013
Warnock BuildingSioux CityBuilding2023
Warrior HotelSioux CityBuilding1985
Williges BuildingSiouz CityBuilding2007
Woodbury County Courthouse NHLSioux CityBuilding1973

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Woodbury was formed in 1851 (1851-01-15) from unknown / original county.

WAHKAW (now WOODBURY) created from Non-County Area 9 attached to POLK.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Woodbury County population from 1860 to 2020 (Census historical series).

108k54k1,1191860188019201940196020002020
1860188019001920194019501960198020002020
1,11914,99654,61092,171103,627103,917107,849100,884103,877105,941

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

42 cemeteries and 1 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 42 of 42 listed
NameLatLon
Arlington Cemetery42.49712-96.05792
Banner Cemetery42.48554-96.18474
Calvary Cemetery42.52049-96.44294
Chief War Eagle Memorial42.49372-96.45249
Concordia Cemetery42.51847-96.24404
Correctionville Cemetery42.47247-95.77125
Cushing Cemetery42.46578-95.69311
Eberly Cemetery42.48221-96.24557
Fairfield Cemetery42.47103-95.92134
Floyd Cemetery42.49639-96.37304
Floyd Cemetery42.4961-96.37308
Floyd Township Cemetery42.4022-96.21222
German City Cemetery42.2696-96.04788
Good Hope Cemetery42.53954-95.78881
Graceland Park Cemetery42.45898-96.34863
Grange Cemetery42.36666-96.16697
Greenwood Cemetery42.53197-95.86032
Liberty Township Cemetery42.35552-96.31169
Liston Township Cemetery42.24691-95.7184
Little Sioux Township Cemetery42.22332-95.93167
Logan Park Cemetery42.53886-96.43237
Lucky Valley Cemetery42.38162-95.94211
Memorial Park Cemetery42.45271-96.32576
Mount Carmel Cemetery42.49716-96.36905
Mount Saint Joseph Cemetery42.38125-95.8817
Oak Hill Cemetery42.3952-95.87328
Oto Cemetery42.27662-95.90356
Peiro Bethel Cemetery42.33536-95.977
Pleasant Hill Cemetery42.41482-95.942
Rock Cemetery42.41331-95.72916
Saint Josephs Cemetery42.30797-96.29437
Saint Marys Cemetery42.24969-95.71865
Saint Marys Cemetery42.29541-95.8762
Saint Patricks Cemetery42.24829-95.71865
Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery42.36683-95.72825
Sloan Cemetery42.24419-96.24393
Walnut Grove Cemetery42.29387-96.27974
Wellington Cemetery42.22201-95.89925
Westfork Township Cemetery42.3402-96.07726
Willow Cemetery42.27052-96.05932
Wolf Creek Cemetery42.40338-95.9412
Woodbury Township Cemetery42.4087-96.35701
Historical populated places — 1 of 1
NameLatLon
Lucky Valley42.38499-95.93835

Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.

Historical markers

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