Iowa, Lyon County

Lester, Iowa Public Records

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Where Lester's records are kept. Court and property records for Lester sit with Lyon County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Iowa.

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As a small town, Lester relies on Lyon 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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Vital records

Iowa Death and Vital Records

Iowa HHS Vital Records issues certified birth, death and marriage records filed since July 1, 1880, by mail, in person or through VitalChek, for a fee per copy.

hhs.iowa.gov
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County court

Iowa Federal Cases

Iowa has two federal trial courts, the Northern District at Cedar Rapids and Sioux City and the Southern District at Des Moines; their case files are searched through PACER.

uscourts.gov
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Police & jail

Lyon County Sheriff's Office

The Sheriff’s Department is responsible for law enforcement in all towns located within Lyon County which include Alvord, Doon, George, Inwood,.

Official sitelyoncounty.iowa.gov
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Court records

Iowa Courts Online Search

View the public docket of Iowa district court and appellate cases by name or case number, free and without registration, and pay court fines and fees online. Case documents are not shown.

iowacourts.state.ia.us
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Property records

Lyon County Recorder

The Lyon County Recorder offers a real estate search, recording fees, formatting standards, trade names, birth, death and marriage certificates, marriage licenses and military records.

lyoncounty.iowa.gov
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About public records in Lester

What we hold on Lester, and who keeps its records.

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Lester at a glance

County
Lyon County
County seat
Rock Rapids
Population
296
Lyon County population
11,934
Local records
Lyon County offices
ZIP codes
51242

About Lester public records

Lester in ZIP code 51242 keeps its own council and town business records. Rock Rapids, the county seat, is where the county offices are. See our Lyon County page for every county office.

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Nearby Lyon County cities

Other places in Lyon County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Lyon County records are on the county page.

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