User:LeeA/Sandbox/Minn Extinct Counties

Big Sioux: 05 March 1853 Blue Earth created

20 Feb 1855 Brown created from Blue Earth

11 Feb 1856 Brown fully organized

23 May 1857 Brown ended for Big Sioux (X), Cottonwood, Jackson, Martin, Midway (X) Murray, Nobles, Pipestone (X) Rock (Pipestone)

11 May 1858 Minnesota created and deleted Big Sioux to be Federal territory in South Dakota

Breckenridge: Formed from Pembina County
 * 1858-1862 - From 1858-1862 this was named Breckenridge County, Minnesota.
 * 1862 Name changed to Clay County, Minnesota

Buchanan: Formed from Pine County, Minnesota Wikipedia has a list of counties in Minnesota and county seats at Wikipedia
 * 1857-1861 - From 1857-1861 this county was named Buchanan County, Minnesota.
 * 1861- - In 1861 Buchanan County was merged back into Pine County, Minnesota.
 * For Records see: Pine County

Davis: Created from Cass, Nicollet, Pierce and Sibley Counties
 * 1855-1862 From 1855-1868 this county was named Davis County, Minnesota.
 * 1862 Davis County was merged into Chippewa and Lac qui Parley Counties. (also attached to Stearns Co. for Judicial purposes)
 * For records see: Chippewa County
 * For records see: Lac qui Parle County
 * For records see: Stearns County

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Doty:


 * 1849-1855 - Named Itasca County, becoming part of the Minnesota Territory on March 3 1849
 * 1855- Divided into two Counties Superior County and Doty County. (Doty Co. a very short time)
 * 1855 - Doty County Name changed to Newton County
 * For records see: St. Louis County
 * For records see: Lake County

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Mahkahta: 0ne of the Original 9 Counties for Minnesota
 * 1849-1851 - From 1849-1851 this county was named Mahkahta County, Minnesota.
 * 1851 - Mahkahta County was dissolved into Pembina and Cass Counties.
 * For records see: Kittson County
 * For records see: Cass County

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Manomin: Formed from Ramsey County, Minnesota
 * 1857-1858 From 1857-1858 was named Manomin County, Minnesota
 * 1858 - Merged into Anoka County, Minnesota
 * For early records see:  Ramsey County
 * For records see: Anoka County

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Midway:
 * 1857-1858 - Area created from Brown county, overlapped into Pipestone county.
 * 1858 - Dissolved in 1858 when the State of Minnesota was formed and the rest of the territory not added to the state became unorganized.
 * For records see: Pipestone County

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Monongalia: Formed from Ramsey, Pierce County, (and some unorganized land)
 * 1861-1870 - From 1861-1870 this was named Monongalia County, Minnesota.
 * 1870 - Merged into Kandiyohi County
 * For early records see: [Renville County, Minnesota Genealogy|Renville County]]
 * For records see: [Kandiyohi County, Minnesota Genealogy|Kandiyohi County]]

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Newton: Part of Wisconsin Territory 1836-1848 For records see: St. Louis County
 * Formed from Itasca County, Minnesota.
 * 20 Feb 1855-1856 Known as (Doty County)
 * 1856-1857 - From 1856-1857 this County was renamed St Louis County, Minnesota.
 * 1857 - boundary changes to current shape

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Pembina:, One of the 9 original Counties
 * 1849-1878 - From 1849-1878 this County although unorganized, this county was named Pembina, Minnesota.
 * 1878- - On March 9, 1879 it was renamed Kittson County, Minnesota.
 * For records see: Kittson County County

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Pierce: Formed from Dakota County
 * March 5 1853-1855 - From 1853-1855 this county was named Pierce County, Minnesota.
 * 1855 Pierce County was dissolved into Big Sioux, Davis and Renville Counties
 * For records see: Renville County

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St. Croix: Part of the Wisconsin Territory 1840-1849

Superior: Part of Wisconsin Territory 1836-1848 Formed from Itasca County For records see: Lake County
 * 20 Feb 1855 -3 Mar 1955 For about 11 days this county was named Superior County
 *  3 Mar 1855-Mar 1856 - From 1855-1856 the name was changed to St Louis County, Minnesota
 * 1856 - On March 1, 1856 It was renamed Lake County. Minnesota
 * (1874 parts of Lake County went to Cook County)

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Toombs:
 * 1849-1858 - Toombs County was part of Pembina County, Minnesota
 * 1858-1862 - From 1858-1862 this county was named Toombs County, Minnesota.
 * 1862-1868 - From 1862-1868 the County Name changed to Andy Johnson County, Minnesota
 * 1868- - On March 6 1868 the name changed again to Wilkin County, Minnesota
 * For early records 1849-1858 Kittson County
 * For records 1858- see: Wilkin County

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Wahnata: One of the original 9 counties
 * 1849-1851 - From 1849-1851 this county was named Wahnata County, Minnesota.
 * 1851 - Dissolved into Pembina and Cass Counties
 * For records see: Kittson County
 * For records see: Cass County

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