Stevens County, Minnesota Genealogy

Guide to Stevens 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 Civil War Union general Isaac Stevens. The County is located in the west central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Clerk District Court has birth and death records from 1872, marriage records from 1869, divorce and court records from 1873 and probate records from 1901. County Recorder has land records from 1871.

Parent County
1862--Stevens County was created 20 February 1862 from Pierce (Eliminated 20 Feb 1862) County and unorganized territory. County seat: Morris


 * For a brief history of how Stevens County was named, click here, then select Stevens 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
 * Douglas
 * Grant
 * Pope
 * Swift
 * Traverse

Cemeteries

 * The Stevens County Historical Society has a free cemetery transcription database available here.

Census
State Census


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

Lutheran
First Lutheran Church, Morris

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Records of First Lutheran Church, Morris, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).
 * FamilySearch Places

Lutheran
First Lutheran Church, Morris


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

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1912 - 1956 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Land

 * Land Deeds; Starting 1872; County Recorder

Local Histories

 * Stevens County Historical Society. Stevens County. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2007. Print.
 * Stevens County Historical Society. The 40s: A Time of War and a Time of Peace - Stevens County in World War II. Morris, MN: Stevens County Historical Society, 1995. Print.
 * Hall, Grace Cynthia. The Wadsworth Trail. Morris, MN: Stevens County Historical Society, 2007. Print.
 * Busch, Edna Mae. History of Donnelly. 1972. Print.
 * Foley, JoAnne. Keeping Track of Alberta. 1998. Print.
 * Busch, Edna Mae. The History of Stevens County.1978. Print
 * Ritter, Carol. Progress on the Prairie - Chokio Centennial 1898-1998. Print.

Maps

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
 * 1874 Map of Big Stone, Grant, Stevens, and Traverse counties

Military

 * Military Discharges; Starting 1919; County Recorder

World War II

 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1872-1962 - at FamilySearch — index

Newspapers/Periodicals

 * Stevens County Genealogical Society Newsletters
 * Morris Sun Tribune ( July 2000-Current; Weekly, Semi-Weekly)
 * Morris Tribune ( 1880-June 2000; Weekly)
 * The Morris Sun ( January 1895-June 2000; Weekly)
 * The Sun ( October 1882-January 1895; Weekly)
 * The Hancock Record ( September 1982-Current; Weekly)
 * The Hancock Record and Cyrus Dispatch ( November 1978-August 1982; Weekly)
 * Hancock Record ( February 1899-October 1978; Weekly)
 * The Morris Times ( June 1900-January 1906; Weekly)
 * The Republican Times (September 1898 [?]-May 1900 [?]; Weekly)
 * The Chokio Review ( 1913 [?]- Current; Weekly)
 * The Chokio Times ( February 1897-September 1898; Weekly)
 * The Morris Journal ( August 1882-1883 [?]; Weekly)
 * Stevens County Tribune ( June 1877 [?]- April 1880 [?]; Weekly)
 * Frontier Business ( August 1876-September 1876 [?]; Weekly)
 * The Donnelly Star ( 1915 [?]-August 1918 [?]; Weekly)
 * Stevens County Review ( 1900 [?]- After March 1904 [?]; Weekly)

History of The Chokio Review

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 $

Vital Records

 * 1876 - 2006
 * 1870s - Births, Marriages, and Deaths; Starting 1870s; County Recorder

Birth

 * 1900-1934 Minnesota, Birth Index, 1900-1934 at MyHeritage($) — index

Marriage

 * 1850-2019 WEB: Minnesota, Marriages from the Minnesota Official Marriage System, 1850-2019 at Ancestry($) — index
 * 1860 - 1949 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1976-2003 Minnesota, Marriages, 1976-2003 at MyHeritage($) — index

Death

 * 1850-2001 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1887-2001 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1904-2001 Minnesota, Death Index, 1904-2001 at MyHeritage($) — index

Societies and Libraries
Stevens County Historical Society 116 West 6th Street Morris, MN 56267 Telephone: 320-589-1719 E-mail:[mailto:info@stevenshistorymuseum.com info@stevenshistorymuseum.com] Website

Minnesota, Stevens County Genealogical Society Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

c/o Morris Public Library 102 East 6th Street Morris, MN 56267


 * Morris Public Library

102 East 6th Street Morris, MN 56267 320-589-1634 (phone) 320-589-8892 (fax)


 * Hancock Community Library

662 6th Street P.O. Box 305 Hancock, MN 56244 320-392-5666 (phone) 320-392-5666 (fax)


 * University if Minnesota-Morris Library (Includes West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center)

600 East 4th Street Morris, MN 56267 320-589-6176

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Websites

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