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Where Kelley's records are kept. Court and property records for Kelley sit with Story County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Iowa.
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As a small town, Kelley relies on Story County for its court cases, deeds and other public records. The cards below are the county and state offices that keep them. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
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The May 4, 2026 Daily News Release from the Story County Sheriff's Office is now available.
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Story County Recorder page in Nevada, Iowa, for land records, document recording, marriage licenses and vital records, with office hours and contacts.
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What we hold on Kelley, and who keeps its records.
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Kelley is an incorporated place in Story County, a place of 304 people, and keeps its own council and town business records. The Story County offices are in Nevada, the county seat. See our Story County page for every county office.
Abandoned mine records
What the records show here, and the office that holds the mine maps.
Kelley sits over the Western Region and the coal there is medium and high volatile bituminous, worked underground in many places. The USGS coal fields map is drawn at a small scale, so it shows the ground, not a parcel.
Nothing at all is on record inside the town limits: no mine, no shaft, no adit and no pit. That is what the files say, and it is not a clearance. Those files record a working only where one was catalogued or drawn on a survey sheet, and on coal ground the sheets are thin: the maps that show the rooms and the pillars are held by Iowa DNR Iowa Coal Mines map and that office is where to ask for them.
Iowa abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
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Voter registration in Iowa is run by the Iowa Secretary of State, and the county auditor keeps the roll for Kelley. You can register online, by mail or in person. Pre registration closes 15 days before the election; you may also register and vote on election day at the polling place for your address with proof of identity and residence.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Iowa come from the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Health Statistics. The fee is $20.00 for each certified copy. County Recorders can issue certified copies of all Iowa births from 1986 to the present and of deaths and marriages from 1954 to the present; earlier records come from the county where the event occurred.
Deeds for property in Kelley are recorded by the county recorder, the local assessor sets the assessed value, and the county treasurer sends the tax bill. Our Story County page lists those offices.
Incident and crash reports for Kelley come from the Story County Sheriff's Office, the office linked above. Ask its records staff for a copy and give the date, the location and the report or case number if you have it.
Businesses that operate in Kelley register with the Iowa Secretary of State, which runs the state business entity search. Iowa does not have a general business license; licensing depends on the nature of the business or occupation.
Iowa criminal history checks are run by the Iowa Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Investigation. The fee is $15 per last name. Name based request by mail, fax, email or in person with first name, last name and exact date of birth; the online request site is down for an upgrade and phone requests are not taken.