Scott County, Minnesota Genealogy

Guide to Scott 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 General Winfield Scott. The County is located in the east central area of the state.

County Courthouse
County Recorder has birth and death records from 1871, marriage records from 1856, land records from 1850’s and military discharge 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.

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

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

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

Lutheran

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

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1912 - 1956 - at FamilySearch — index and images

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.

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

Societies and Libraries
Scott County Historical Society 235 South Fuller Street Shakopee 55379 Telephone: 952-445-0378 toll-free: 888-325-2575 fax: 952-445-4154 Website

Shakopee Seritage Society 1708 6th Avenue East Shakopee 55379

Belle Plaine Historical Society PO Box 73 South Cedar Ave Belle Plaine MN 56011-0073 Telephone: 952-873-6109

New Prague Area Historical Society c/o Greg Tikalsky New Prague Public Library1745 1st Ave SE New Prague MN 56071-4008 Telephone: 952-758-5291 Website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Websites

 * Scott County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)