Pope County, Minnesota Genealogy

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

Minnesota Online Genealogy Records

Description
The County was named for John Pope, a General in the Union Army who had earlier worked as a surveyor in the area. The County is located in the west central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Clerk District Court has birth, marriage and death records from 1870, divorce and court records from 1880 and probate records from 1867.

Parent County

 * 1862--Pope County was created 20 February 1862 from Pierce (Eliminated 20 Feb 1862) and Cass Counties and unorganized territory.

County seat: Glenwood


 * For a brief history on Pope County's name, click here, then select Pope County.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Neighboring Counties

 * Douglas
 * Grant
 * Kandiyohi
 * Stearns
 * Stevens
 * Swift

Census
State Census
 * 1865 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1885 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1905 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Lutheran
Scandia Evangelical Lutheran Church, Cyrus


 * Records of Scandia Evangelical Lutheran Church, Cyrus, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Trinity Lutheran Church, Brooten


 * Records of Trinity Lutheran Church, Brooten, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

West Lake Johanna Lutheran Church, Brooten

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Records of West Lake Johanna Lutheran Church, Brooten, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).
 * FamilySearch Places

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1912 - 1956 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Local Histories

 * The Starbuck Study Club and Centennial History Book Committee. Starbuck, 1883-1983. 1983. Print.

Maps

 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

World War II

 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1872-1962 - at FamilySearch — index

Obituaries

 * 1865 - 2006 - at FamilySearch— index and images

Probate
Online Probate Records
 * 1801 - 1999 Minnesota Wills and Probate Records 1801-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Marriage

 * 1860 - 1949 at FamilySearch — index and images

Death

 * 1850-2001 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1887-2001 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * Online Minnesota Death Records & Indexes

Societies and Libraries
Pope County Historical Society 809 S Lake Shore Dr Glenwood MN 56334-9406 Telephone: 320-634-3293 Website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Websites

 * Pope County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)