Scott County, Minnesota Genealogy

United States Minnesota  Scott County

Guide to Scott County, Minnesota ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
County Recorder has birth and death records from 1871, marriage records from 1856, land records from 1850’s and military dischrage records from 1950. Clerk Court has divorce and probate records from 1850’s and court records from 1880.

Parent County

 * 1853--Scott County was created 5 March 1853 from Dakota County. County seat: Shakopee
 * For a brief history of Scott County's name, click here, then select Scott County.

Neighboring Counties

 * Carver
 * Dakota
 * Hennepin
 * Le Sueur
 * Rice
 * Sibley

Lutheran

 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Shakopee, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Civil War
Civil War service men from Scott County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies or regiments that were formed from men of Scott County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Companies A and C.
 * - 2nd Regiment, Minnesota Cavalry, Company L.
 * - 4th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company A.
 * - 5th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company E.
 * - 8th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company I.
 * - 9th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company I
 * - Brackett's Battalion, Minnesota Cavalry, Company C.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Scott County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)