Iowa, Winnebago County

Rake, Iowa Public Records

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

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Most requested Rake records

As a small town, Rake relies on Winnebago 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.

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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.

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Police & jail

Winnebago County Sheriff's Office

911 Communications Assessor Attorney Auditor Conservation Economic Development Emergency Management General Assistance/Relief Public Health Recorder.

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Property records

Winnebago County Recorder

The Winnebago County Recorder in Forest City offers a property search, real estate documents, recording fees, birth, death and marriage records, military records and passport appointments.

winnebagocountyiowa.gov
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About public records in Rake

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

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Rake at a glance

County
Winnebago County
County seat
Forest City
Population
186
Winnebago County population
10,679
Local records
Winnebago County offices
ZIP codes
50424, 50465

About Rake public records

Rake is an incorporated place in Winnebago County, a place of 186 people, and keeps its own council and town business records. The Winnebago County offices are in Forest City, the county seat. See our Winnebago County page for every county office.

Labor Department file

Wage and hour cases in Rake, Iowa

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 1 investigation with a Rake address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $16,488 in back wages agreed for 14 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.

Investigations closed
1
Back wages agreed
$16,488
Workers due back wages
14
Civil money penalties
$5,245
Employers on the record
1
EmployerCasesBack wagesWorkers
Kuchenbecker Excavating Inc.1$16,48814

Every employer whose address on the record is in Rake, by back wages agreed; 1 employer has a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Iowa wage theft records page ranks the whole state.

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Nearby Winnebago County cities

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