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Lyon County Iowa

 


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Cities and Towns

Alvord -- Beloit -- Doon -- George -- Granite
Klondike -- Inwood -- Larchwood -- Lester
Little Rock -- Rock Rapids

 

County Information

Organized from Woodbury County in 1851.

It is named in honor of Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon, who served in The Mexican-American War and the Civil War. He was killed at the battle of Wilson's Creek, Missouri, on August 10, 1861, after which the county was named for him. It was originally named Buncombe County
The county seat is Rock Rapids.

 

 
ONLINE DATA

Births

Biographies

State Bird and Flower

Cemeteries

Census Data

Churches

Historical Info

Marriages

Military Data

Newspapers

Obituaries / Deaths

Schools

 
Website updates:
27 Mar 2012: Obit - John B. Johnson
16 Mar 2012: Marriages - Aielts ~ Van Briessen; Boomgaarden ~ Blum
12 Feb 2012: Bio - Clinton R. & William G. Shipman
10 Feb 2012: Bio - M. M. Clark; Hon. Albion Thorne; Herman Woerz
09 Feb 2012: Bios - Habbe S. Boomgaarden
Military - WWII Honor List of Dead and Missing
08 Feb 2012: Cities and Towns - Beloit
Historical Info - 1881 Directories; 1881 First Officers

Past Updates

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Surrounding Counties
Rock County, Minnesota (north)
Nobles County, Minnesota (northeast)
Osceola County (east)
Sioux County (south)
Lincoln County, South Dakota (west)
Minnehaha County, South Dakota (northwest)

 

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