Mille Lacs County, Minnesota Genealogy

United States Minnesota  Mille Lacs County

Guide to Mille Lacs 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, marriage, death and land records. County Administrator has divorce, probate and court records.

Parent County

 * 1857--Mille Lacs County was created 23 May 1857 from Ramsey County. It was attached to Morrison County before it was organized. County seat: Milaca

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

Populated Places
For a list of cities and towns go to hometownlocator.com or wikipedia.com.

Neighboring Counties

 * Aitkin
 * Benton
 * Crow Wing
 * Isanti
 * Kanabec
 * Morrison
 * Sherburne

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

Maps



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

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

Societies and Libraries
Mille Lacs County Historical Society & Depot Museum Depot Museum 101 10th Ave S Princeton MN 55371-1527 Phone: 763 389-1296

Milaca Area Historical Society PO Box 144 145 Central Avenue South Milaca, MN 56353 Phone: (320) 982-1212 Milaca Area Historical Society Collection: Includes county newspapers, state and federal census for the county; some local government records; county naturalization records on microfilm; Many county cemetery records, some obits, marriage and birth records indexed, some family histories, some school records and other misc. local records.

Mille Lacs Lake Historical Society P.O. Box 42 Isle 56342

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Princeton Minnesota Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Mille Lacs County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)