Iowa, Buena Vista County
Where Storm Lake's records are kept. Storm Lake has its own city government, clerk's office and police department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Storm Lake's own offices, along with State of Iowa offices; the Buena Vista County offices are on our Buena Vista County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
State records
The State Historical Society of Iowa opens its collection of more than 209 million items, with a catalog of government records, manuscripts, newspapers and photographs, research centers, reference requests and copy orders.
Open official site State Historical Society of Iowa ResearchCounty court
Serving northern Iowa from Cedar Rapids and Sioux City, the court posts its hearing and 341 meeting calendar and decisions and offers electronic claim filing, payment through pay.gov and case information by phone.
Open official site United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of IowaCounty court
Iowa's state court system online: find any county courthouse, search court records, fill in interactive court forms, eFile documents and follow Supreme Court opinions and oral arguments.
Open official site Iowa Judicial BranchVital records
Iowa's Department of Health and Human Services runs Medicaid, food and cash assistance and public health programs, and supplies certified copies of birth, death and marriage records.
Open official site Iowa Department of Health and Human ServicesPolice & jail
VINE gives custody status, protective order and criminal case information and sends alerts by text, email or phone when a person's status changes. Coverage depends on each state joining.
Open official site VINE Victim Notification NetworkPolice & jail
Clearinghouse run since 1985 by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, listing missing and unidentified persons with filters for gender, race, height and weight. Families may email a photo for a listing.
Open official site Iowa Missing Person Information ClearinghousePolice & jail
Kept by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation since July 1995: search registrants by name, alias or ZIP code, view a county map, and set free email watches sent within an hour of changes.
Open official site Iowa Sex Offender RegistryPolice & jail
Online record check of the Iowa Department of Public Safety, now offline while a new site is built with no return date. Until then, requests go to DPS by mail or fax.
Open official site Iowa Criminal History Record CheckFederal
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts for Storm Lake city, Iowa: 11,590 residents estimated for July 1, 2025, plus age, race, housing, income, education and business figures drawn from census and survey data.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsCity records
Storm Lake City Hall at 620 Erie Street, open weekdays 8 am to 5 pm, posts agendas and minutes, bill payment, online forms, fees, concern reporting and King's Pointe waterpark information.
Open official site City of Storm LakeCity records
Official records and city licenses 620 Erie Street Storm Lake IA 50588 Phone: (712) 732-8000 Fax: (712) 732-4114
Open official site Storm Lake City ClerkPolice & jail
Law enforcement services 401 East Milwaukee Avenue Storm Lake IA 50588 Phone: (712) 732-8010 Fax: (712) 749-5172
Open official site Storm Lake Police DepartmentEverything else, organized
11 more Storm Lake sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Storm Lake, a place of 11,269 people, is the seat of Buena Vista County. Court and property records sit with Buena Vista County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Iowa. Storm Lake's own offices are in the cards above, and our Buena Vista County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 2 named mine sites inside the city or town limits, 0 of them worked out or abandoned.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area. Coal was mined in Iowa from the 1840s to 1994.
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.
Straight answers
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Voter registration in Iowa is run by the Iowa Secretary of State and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Storm Lake.
Deeds for property in Storm Lake are recorded by the Buena Vista County Recorder, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Buena Vista County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Iowa come from the state vital records office, Iowa HHS Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
Same county
Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.