Roseau County, Minnesota Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Roseau Lake and Roseau River. The County is located in the northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Clerk District Court has birth, marriage, death, divorce and probate records from 1895. Register of Deeds has land records.

Parent County

 * 1894--Roseau County was created 28 February 1894 from Kittson and Beltrami Counties. County seat: Roseau
 * For a brief history of how Roseau County was named, click here, then select Roseau 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

 * Beltrami
 * Kittson
 * Lake of the Woods
 * Marshall

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

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
Roseau County Historical Society 110 2nd Avenue N.E. Roseau 56751 Website

Roseau County Historical Society and Museum Roseau County Historical Research Center 121 Center St. E Suite 101 Roseau MN 56751 Telephone: 218-463-1918 E-mail:[mailto:rchsroseau@mncable.net rchsroseau@mncable.net] Website

Warroad Historical Society Warroad Heritage Center PO Box 688 202 Main Ave NE Warroad MN 56763-0688 Telephone: 218-386-2500

Family History Centers

 * Warroad Minnesota Family History Center

Websites

 * Roseau County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)