Our mission: “Keeping Greene County history alive.”    Our motto: “With our programming, museum and special events, we not only preserve the history of our county in west central Iowa, we make that history come alive again!”    Our inspiration: “If you’re going to be presenting history, and you want people to pay any attention to it,” said the late James H. Andrew, “you better make it fun!”

Historical Markers Map

Greene County Iowa is full of historical locations as you can see by the many “points” shown above. Each red marker represents a location of historical significance within our county!

Learn more by clicking on a red marker to view a short description of the location. Use the map tools in the lower right hand corner (+ to zoom in and – to zoom out) or your mouse scroll wheel to adjust the viewing area of the map.  Click anywhere on the map surface and hold to move around the area and discover new historical locations.

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How many courthouse structures have been built on the site of the current Greene County Courthouse?

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There have been three courthouses built where the Greene County Courthouse stands today.  Ground was broken on the current courthouse in November of 1915, the cornerstone was set in May 1916 and the new building was dedicated in October of 1917. The centennial celebration of the courthouse is already underway, with events being planned by the “Courthouse 100” committee, with support from the Greene County Historical Society.  You can learn more about the courthouse history and the celebration plans on the Facebook page “Courthouse 100: Greene County, Iowa.”

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