Beacon Schneider Mahaska County (2024)

FAQs

How to find out who owns a property in Iowa? ›

There are several ways to find out who owns property. Current ownership records are maintained by the County Auditor's Office and can be viewed online. You will need to know the address for the property, its Geo-Parcel Number (GPN), or its legal description. You may also call the Auditor's Office at 319-892-5300.

He built the first home here after the town was platted in 1844, and in that same year, Oskaloosa was established as the county seat of Mahaska County. The county was named after a chief of the Ioway tribe, Chief Mahaska (White Cloud), and was staked out in 1844.

Start with a public records search at the local county recorder's office or the tax assessor. The recorder's office keeps all the permanent public records that have to do with real property. The clerk will do the property owner lookup for you with the address you've given them.

Oskaloosa is a city in, and the county seat of, Mahaska County, Iowa, United States. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, Oskaloosa was a national center of bituminous coal mining.

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Manchester is a city in Delaware Township and the county seat of Delaware County, Iowa, United States. The population was 5,065 at the time of the 2020 census. Manchester is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 20 and State Highway 13 and is the largest community in Delaware County.

You can search court records on the Iowa Judicial Branch website at: https://www.iowacourts.state.ia.us/ESAWebApp//SelectFrame, or you can contact your County Recorder's Office, a title company, or an attorney to search for you.

Work With Your County Recorder

Each piece of property in Iowa is represented by a document that's been processed by an Iowa County Recorder. Iowa Land Records enables customers to work directly with Iowa County Recorders by providing an electronic platform for property records.

The plat for your property usually contains the location of easem*nts.

When was Iowa surveyed? ›

In Iowa the first rectangular survey started in 1836. By that time more than 10,000 people lived in the area. The surveyors eventually caught up with and moved ahead of the settlers. The surveying crews finished their work about 1858.