Cerro Gordo County

03/10/2026

Proposed FY27 Property Tax Levy Notice

11/05/2024

Use our search tool to enter your address to find your polling place and sample ballot(s) for upcoming elections.

10/21/2024

10/15/2024

📣 The Cerro Gordo County Courthouse main entrance is now open. 📣

08/30/2024

🚧 NOTICE: the front doors of the Cerro Gordo County Courthouse will be temporarily closed for entry and exit starting Tuesday, September 3, 2024. Please use the SW door highlighted on the map below. 🚧

08/29/2024

📣 Cerro Gordo County will start a project on the front entrance of the Courthouse on September 3, 2024. Please use the SW door to enter and exit the Courthouse. 📣

05/10/2024

04/22/2024

Welcome to Cerro Gordo County's new website! 🥳

We're excited to unveil a new site focused on user experience and mobile navigation. The site includes several key improvements to assist county residents, business owners, and visitors.

Stay current with news from Cerro Gordo County departments and elected officials, including the Sheriff, Supervisors, and more.

04/12/2024

Cerro Gordo County is proud to announce our new website:

View your county departments and services in Cerro Gordo County. Pay your property taxes, find the latest news, and browse FAQs.

03/15/2024

Have you ever wondered how Cerro Gordo County got its name?

▪️ The name Cerro Gordo is of Mexican War origin, which described a mountain pass behind which troops were entrenched was one of the most decisive battles of the Mexican war.
▪️ Cerro Gordo translates into Rocky Hill/Fat Hill, a term which may have been given to this area of the county in 1851, because of extensive limestone deposits which are found in the Lime Creek area and Shell Rock River Valley.
▪️ On January 15, 1851, the third General Assembly, meeting in Iowa City carved out the western and northern part of the state. About fifty new counties were set off by the legislature at this time and Cerro Gordo was one of them. Prior to this time, Cerro Gordo County had been part of what is known as current day Floyd County.

03/14/2024

Cerro Gordo County has many departments:

- Attorney
- Auditor - Cerro Gordo County Auditor
- Board of Supervisors
- City Assessor
- Clerk of Court
- Conservation - Lime Creek Nature Center/Cerro Gordo County Conservation Board
- County Assessor
- Emergency Management - Cerro Gordo County Emergency Management Agency
- Engineers/Secondary Roads
- Human Resources
- Planning & Zoning - Cerro Gordo County Planning and Zoning
- CG Public Health - CG Public Health
- Recorder
- Sheriff - Cerro Gordo County Sheriff
- Treasurer
- Veterans Affairs - Cerro Gordo County Iowa Veterans Affairs