St. Louis County, Minnesota Genealogy

United States Minnesota  St. Louis County

Guide to St. Louis County Minnesota genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Clerk District Court has birth, death and marriage records from 1870, burial permits from 1938, divorce, court and land records from 1859. County Court has probate records.

Parent County

 * 1856--St. Louis County was created 1 March 1856 from Itasca County. County seat: Duluth
 * For a brief history of how St. Louis County was named, click here, then select St. Louis County.

Neighboring Counties

 * Aitkin
 * Carlton
 * Douglas County, Wisconsin
 * Itasca
 * Koochiching
 * Lake

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Duluth

Lutheran

 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Orr, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Obituaries
Duluth Public Library has an Index to Obituaries printed in the Duluth News-Tribune and Duluth Herald newspapers from 1962 to the present.

Vital Records
St. Louis County Death Record Index covering the time period from January 1, 1870 through December 31, 2000. Hosted by Rootsweb

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Duluth Minnesota Family History Center
 * Virginia Minnesota Family History Center

Web Sites

 * St. Louis County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)