The Corning Public Library in Corning, Iowa has a large genealogy section and the staff is very friendly!

COLLECTIONS AND RESOURCES:

Microforms and print functions

Local histories

County histories

Plat maps of county

Telephone books of town

Federal census for county: (1860-1920)

State census for county: (1856, 1885-1925)

Newspapers:

Adams County Free Press (May 4, 1893-Dec. 31, 1987) film

Adams County Free Press (Jan. 1, 1988 to present) print only)

Vital statistics resources

Birth records for county

Death records for county

Cemetery records for county