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Iowa County
Page County, Iowa
Clarinda and Glenn Miller heritage - from Clarinda's Glenn Miller birthplace museum (the legendary big band leader was born in Clarinda in 1904, and the city celebrates his legacy with an annual festival and museum) to Page County's productive southwest Iowa agriculture (the rolling loess hills and fertile bottomlands of Page County support corn, soybean, and cattle production across one of southwest Iowa's most productive farming counties).
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Office: Page County Emergency Management – confirm current contact via pagecounty.iowa.gov.
Sheriff: Page County Sheriff’s Office – 323 N. 15th Street, Clarinda, IA 51632 | (712) 542-5193 | Fax (712) 542-5880 | Email: [email protected]. Hours: Mon-Fri 8 AM-4:30 PM.
Notes: For an active emergency, call 911.
Roads & Utilities
ROADS & TRANSPORTATION
Roads: US-71 and IA-2 serve Clarinda, the county seat, in southwestern Iowa.
Notes: Page County was created February 24, 1847, named for Captain John Page of the 4th U.S. Infantry, mortally wounded at the Battle of Palo Alto during the Mexican-American War. Clarinda became the county seat in 1853.
Business & Permits
BUILDING & PERMITS
Office: Page County Courthouse – 112 E. Main Street, Clarinda, IA (built 1887, Italianate, architect William Foster; National Register of Historic Places since 1981; the fourth courthouse building in county history, after an 1858 fire destroyed the second building along with county records).
Notes: Clarinda is the birthplace of Alton Glenn Miller – the legendary big-band leader, trombonist, arranger, and composer – born there March 1, 1904. Miller enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II, giving up his highly successful civilian orchestra to lead a modernized military band; he disappeared over the English Channel on December 15, 1944, at age 40, and was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal. His birthplace and childhood home are preserved and marked in Clarinda today. Separately, Clarinda is also home to the Clarinda Correctional Facility, a medium-security state prison established in 1980 on the grounds of the Clarinda Treatment Complex.
Veterans Services
VETERANS SERVICES
Office: Page County Veterans Affairs – confirm current contact via pagecounty.iowa.gov.
Libraries
LIBRARIES
Clarinda Public Library (Clarinda) – confirm current address/phone via the county library system.
Parks & Recreation
PARKS & RECREATION
Key Assets: The Glenn Miller Birthplace Home and historical markers in Clarinda are the county’s premier heritage attraction.
Notes: The genuine, internationally significant legacy of Glenn Miller – one of the most famous American musicians of the 20th century – is among the standout local histories covered in this project.
GIS & Maps
GIS & MAPS
Appraisal/Parcel Search: Page County Assessor’s Office – confirm current contact via pagecounty.iowa.gov.
Animal Services
ANIMAL SERVICES
⚠️ No confirmed dedicated Page County animal shelter was found in current sourcing. Residents should contact the Page County Sheriff’s Office, (712) 542-5193, or the Clarinda Police Department, (712) 542-2194, for current animal control arrangements.
Environmental & Waste
ENVIRONMENTAL / WASTE MANAGEMENT
Office: Page County Landfill and Recycling Center – 2032 N Avenue, Clarinda, IA 51632 | (712) 542-4215.
NOTES: Page County is the seventy-fifth county in Iowa’s Round 3 v2 redo, under the A+ sourced standard established for this project. The genuine, internationally significant legacy of Glenn Miller is among the standout local histories covered in this project. ⚠️ Animal services could not be confirmed and are flagged for follow-up rather than smoothed over. All contact information above was sourced via web search as of early August 2026 and should be reconfirmed directly with the relevant office before a visit, deadline-sensitive filing, or emergency-adjacent decision.
About Page County
Page County is southwest Iowa’s Glenn Miller heritage and agricultural county – Clarinda’s claim as the birthplace of the legendary big band leader gives the county a cultural distinction while Page County’s loess hills terrain and fertile valleys sustain a productive corn and soybean farm economy.
Clarinda (the county seat, population ~5,000) is the commercial and governmental hub of Page County, offering regional services to the surrounding agricultural communities of southwest Iowa.
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Page County Assessor at 112 E. Main Street, Clarinda, IA 51632, phone 712-542-5322. IA assessed at 100% market value with residential rollback.
Courts & Legal
Page County District Court at 112 E. Main Street, Clarinda, IA 51632, phone 712-542-3214, handles probate.
Marriage & Vital Records
Marriage licenses, divorce records, and birth & death certificates are handled by the following office(s):
CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT (Court Records, Marriage Licenses)
112 E. Main St., Clarinda, IA 51632
(712) 542-3228
Genealogy
County-level record sources
Page County District Court (probate/estate case files – see Probate section above).
Local societies
No dedicated Page County genealogical society was confirmed in available directories.
Probate & Estate
Losing someone and having to deal with courts and paperwork at the same time is hard. This section won’t make that easier, but it should tell you what to expect, what it costs, and where to go – so at least you’re not walking in blind.
Where to go
Page County District Court, 4th Judicial District 112 East Main Street, P.O. Box 263, Clarinda, IA 51632 (712) 542-3214
Page County was formed February 24, 1847, named for Captain John Page of the 4th U.S. Infantry. The 1887 Page County Courthouse (Italianate, National Register of Historic Places) is the county’s fourth.
Step 1: figure out which path applies
Iowa has its own comprehensive probate code (Iowa Code Chapter 633) and has not formally adopted the Uniform Probate Code. Iowa offers several tracks depending on estate size and complexity:
Distribution by Affidavit (“very small estates”) – for estates where the gross value of personal property is $50,000 or less and there is no real estate, available 40 days after death under Iowa Code § 633.356. A sworn affidavit is presented directly to banks and other institutions. No court filing is required.
Small Estate Administration – a simplified probate process under Iowa Code Chapter 635 for estates with a gross value of $200,000 or less, with reduced notice requirements and court costs compared to full administration.
Regular (Full) Probate – standard administration through the district court for larger or more complex estates, which can be independent (unsupervised) or supervised.
Supervised Administration – closer court oversight, typically used for contested estates.
Step 2: filing for formal probate
File a Petition for Probate of Will and Appointment of Executor (if there’s a will) or a Petition for Administration (if intestate) with the Page County District Court.
The court admits the will (if any) and issues Letters Testamentary (with a will) or Letters of Administration (intestate) appointing the personal representative.
Publish notice to creditors; under independent administration, creditors generally have 4 months from the date of first publication to file claims.
The personal representative inventories assets, pays valid debts and expenses, and – under independent administration – largely acts without ongoing court check-ins.
After the creditor period closes and debts are paid, the personal representative distributes assets to heirs or beneficiaries.
File a final accounting/final report; the court closes the estate upon approval.
What it costs
Personal representative fees are capped by statute at 3% of the gross value of the probate estate (excluding life insurance) unless services are itemized; attorney fees follow a similar framework.
Recording fees at the county recorder run about $7 for the first page of a document and $5 for each additional page.
Typical timelines: Distribution by Affidavit – a minimum 40-day wait; independent (unsupervised) probate typically closes in 6-12 months, with the 4-month creditor period as the primary timing constraint.
Probate filings, estate administration, and guardianship matters are handled by the following office(s):
Public Safety & Arrests
Arrest records, inmate search, and law enforcement services are handled by the following office(s):
SHERIFF
112 E. Main St., Clarinda, IA 51632
(712) 542-5193
Elections & Voting
Voter registration, polling locations, and elections information are handled by the following office(s):
COUNTY AUDITOR (Records, Elections, Finance)
112 E. Main St., Clarinda, IA 51632
(712) 542-3219
ELECTIONS (County Auditor)
112 E. Main St., Clarinda, IA 51632
(712) 542-3219
Health & Human Services
Offices & Contacts
Health services, social services, and assistance programs are handled by the following office(s):
Page County Health Dept
(712) 542-5212
Iowa DHHS — Region 4
(800) 338-8366
Iowa Medicaid
(800) 338-8366
Southwest Iowa Mental Health Center
simhc.org
Clarinda Regional Health Center
clarindahealthcenter.org (Clarinda — quality community hospital)
Public Health Information
PUBLIC HEALTH
Office: Page County Public Health – confirm current contact via pagecounty.iowa.gov.
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