History of Iron County

• IRON Co. was organized Febuary 17, 1857 from Madison, Reynolds, St. Francois, Washington and Wayne counties, and named for abundant Iron Ore.

   

• County Seat: Ironton 63650.

   

• Recorder of Deeds:

   
  Index to deeds, 1815-1887;
  Deed Records, 1814-1896;
  marriage records and index, 1857-1922
   

• Clerk of the County court:

   
  Register of Births and Stillbirths, 1883-1887;
  Permanent record of births, 1883-1896;
  Register of deaths, 1883-1887
   

• Clerk of the Circuit court:

   
  Index to circuit court records, no dates;
  circuit court records, 1857-1891
   
   

• Clerk of the Probate court:

   
  Probate records and index, 1857-1887;
  administrator's/executors letters bonds and records, 1864-1889;
  Inventories Appraisments and Sale Bills, 1880-1890
  Will records and index, 1857-1943.