Hennepin County, Minnesota Genealogy

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Parent County

 * 1852--Hennepin County was created 6 March 1852 from Dakota County. County seat: Minneapolis
 * For a brief history of how Hennepin County was named, click here. Then select Hennepin County.

Cities
Bloomington | Brooklyn Center | Brooklyn Park | Champlin | Chanhassen | Corcoran | Crystal | Dayton | Deephaven | Eden Prairie | Edina | Excelsior | Golden Valley | Greenfield | Greenwood | Hanover | Hopkins | Independence | Long Lake | Loretto | Maple Grove | Maple Plain | Medicine Lake | Medina | Minneapolis | Minnetonka | Minnetonka Beach | Minnetrista | Mound | New Hope | Orono | Osseo | Plymouth | Richfield | Robbinsdale | Rockford | Rogers | Shorewood | Spring Park | St. Anthony Village | St. Bonifacius | St. Louis Park | Tonka Bay | Wayzata | Woodland

Townships
Hassan Township

Unincorporated
Fort Snelling

Neighboring Counties

 * Anoka
 * Carver
 * Dakota
 * Ramsey
 * Scott
 * Wright

Cemeteries

 * Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota, has a name search.
 * Cemeteries listings. US Gen Web Archives.  Bloomington, Chaplin, Crystal Lake, Fort Snelling, Greenwood, Lakewood, Summit Park, Unitarian Wyzata, Evangelical Bohemian Presbyterian Minnetonka

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Minneapolis

Maps

 * Simple map of Hennepin County Communities and Townships

Newspapers

 * Newspaper Links - Minnesota Historical Society
 * Chronicling America (Library of Congress) This freely accessible website, available from any Internet connection, hosts historic newspapers (1860-1922) from across the United States for noncommercial, educational and research purposes. Currently the following Minnesota titles are available on Chronicling America, with more to follow:
 * Daily Globe (Saint Paul, Minn.) – 1880-1884
 * St. Paul Daily Globe (Saint Paul, Minn.) – 1884-1896
 * The Saint Paul Globe (Saint Paul, Minn.) – 1896-1905
 * The Minneapolis Journal (Minneapolis, Minn.) – 1901

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Anoka Minnesota Family History Center
 * Bloomington Minnesota Family History Center
 * Minneapolis Minnesota Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Hennepin County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)
 * Hennepin County US Gen Web Site
 * Hennepin County US Gen Web Archives Site
 * ancestry.com Hennepin County Resource Page ($ need ancestry.com subscription)
 * ancestry.com Hennepin County Resource Page ($ need ancestry.com subscription)