Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota Genealogy

Guide to Lac qui Parle 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 the French name "lake which talks". The County is located in the west central area of the state.

County Courthouse
County recorder has birth, marriage, death and military records Court Administrator has divorce, probate and court records County Assessor has land records.

Parent County

 * 1871--Lac Qui Parle County was created 7 November 1871 from Redwood County. County seat: Madison
 * For a brief history of how Lac Qui Parle County was named, click here. Then select Lac Qui Parle 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

 * Big Stone
 * Chippewa
 * Deuel County, South Dakota
 * Grant County, South Dakota
 * Swift
 * Yellow Medicine

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

Lutheran
Garfield Lutheran Church, Madison


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

Madison Lutheran Church


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

Riverside Lutheran Church, Dawson


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

St. Pauli Lutheran Church, Bellingham


 * Records of St. Pauli Lutheran Church, Bellingham, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1912 - 1956 - at FamilySearch — index and images

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

Societies and Libraries
Lac Qui Parle County Historical Society 250 South 8th Ave Madison MN 56256 Telephone: 320-598-7678 Website

Southwest Minnesota Historical Center Social Science 141 Southwest Minnesota State University 1501 State Street Marshall, MN 56258 Telephone: 507-537-7373

Lac Qui Parle County Historical Society PO Box 124 Madison 56256

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Websites

 * Lac qui Parle County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)
 * Lac qui Parle, MNGenWeb
 * Lac qui Parle, MNGenWeb