Carver County, Minnesota Genealogy

United States Minnesota  Carver County

County Courthouse
Carver County Government Center 600 East 4th Street Chaska, MN 55318 Phone: 952-361-1500 Phone: 612-361-1930 Court Administrator has divorce, probate and court records from 1856. County Recorder has birth, marriage, death and land records from 1870.

Parent County

 * 1855--Carver County was created 20 February 1855 from Hennepin and Sibley Counties. County seat: Chaska
 * For a brief history of how Carver County was named, click here. Then select Carver County.

Cities
Carver | Chanhassen | Chaska | Cologne | Hamburg | Mayer | New Germany | Norwood Young America | Victoria | Waconia | Watertown

Townships
Benton Township | Camden Township | Dahlgren Township | Hancock Township | Hollywood Township | Laketown Township | San Francisco Township | Waconia Township | Watertown Township | Young America Township

Unincorporated
San Francisco

Neighboring Counties

 * Hennepin
 * McLeod
 * Scott
 * Sibley
 * Wright

Civil War
Civil War service men from Carver 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 Carver County.


 * - 3rd Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company B.
 * - 4th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company A.
 * - 5th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Companies D and E.
 * - 6th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company G.
 * - 9th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Companies B and H.

Societies and Libraries

 * Carver County Historical Society

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Carver County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)
 * Carver County GenWeb
 * Cyndi's List: Carver County
 * Cyndi's List: Carver County