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Guide to Chisago County, Minnesota ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County was named for the Chisago Lake. The County is located in the east-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Chisago County Courthouse 313 North Main Street Center City, MN 55012 Phone: 651-257-1300 Phone: 612-213-0438 Chisago County Website Clerk District Court has birth and death records from 1870, marriage records from 1852, court records from 1880 and divorce records. Probate Judge has probate records. Register of Deeds has land records.

Populated Places
 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:

Census Records
State Census


 * 1835-1890 Minnesota, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1835-1890 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1849-1905 Minnesota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1885 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1905 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.

Church Records

 * FamilySearch Places

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1912-1956 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * Pre-1908 Minnesota, Homestead and Cash Entry Patents, Pre-1908 at Ancestry ($)

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
 * Minnesota Maps at David Rumsey Map Collection

Military Records
Civil War service men from Chisago 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 Chisago County.


 * 1st Regiment, Minnesota Cavalry (Mounted Rangers), Company M.
 * 1st Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company C.
 * 7th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company C.

Online Civil War Indexes and Records
 * 1861-1865 U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
 * 1861-1865 Minnesota, Civil War Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
 * 1861-1865 Minnesota Civil War Soldiers at Ancestry
 * 1861-1917 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection

Spanish-American War
 * 1861-1934 U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 at Ancestry
 * 1898-1899 Minnesota Volunteers in the Spanish American War and the Philippine Insurrection at Ancestry ($)

World War I
 * 1898-1899 Minnesota, Spanish American War Muster Rolls and Casualty Lists, 1898-1899 at Ancestry (Free index)
 * 1917-1918 U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 at Ancestry
 * 1918-1941 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection.

World War II
 * 1940-1947 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1940-1947 U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 at Ancestry
 * 1942 U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 at Ancestry

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * 1849-1985 Web: Minnesota, Naturalization Index, 1849-1985 at Ancestry (Free)
 * 1872-1962 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1880-1920 Minnesota, Federal Naturalization Records, 1880-1920 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1918 Web: Minnesota, Alien Registration Index, 1918 at Ancestry (Free)

Newspapers

 * Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub at Minnesota Historical Society — narrow to county (55 listed) or city (106 listed), search for surname, limit by date.

Obituaries

 * 1865-2006 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1891-2003 Web: Minnesota, Obituary Index, 1891-2003 at Ancestry (Free)

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1801-1925 Minnesota, Wills and Probate Records, 1801-1925 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1849-1985 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection - Three Minnesota counties are not in this collection: Hennepin, Marshall, and St. Louis.

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Birth

 * 1840-1980 Minnesota, Births and Christenings Index, 1840-1980 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1900-1934 Minnesota People Records Search select Birth Records (1900-1934), at Minnesota Historical Society — Index only, search by name, date, a related surname, or county.
 * 1900-1934 Minnesota, Birth Index, 1900-1934 at MyHeritage($) — index
 * 1935-2000 Minnesota, Birth Index, 1935-2000 at Ancestry ($)

Marriage

 * 1850-2019 WEB: Minnesota, Marriages from the Minnesota Official Marriage System, 1850-2019 at Ancestry (Free)
 * 1860 1949 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1885-present Minnesota Official Marriage System at mn.gov — search by county, name or date, and request copy.
 * 1970-2003 Minnesota Marriage Records Index, 1970-2003 at Archive ($)
 * 1976-2003 Minnesota, Marriages, 1976-2003 at MyHeritage($) — index

Death

 * 1850-2001 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1887-2001 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1904-2001 Minnesota People Records Search, select Death Records (1904-2001), at Minnesota Historical Society — Index only, search by name, date, a related surname, or county.
 * 1904-2001 Minnesota, Death Index, 1904-2001 at MyHeritage($) — index
 * 1908-2017 Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2017 at Ancestry ($)

Divorce

 * 1970-1995 Minnesota, Divorce Index, 1970-1995 at Ancestry ($)

Family History Centers

 * North Branch Minnesota Family History Center

Libraries

 * Chisago County Historical Society PO Box 146 13100 3rd Ave N Lindstrom, MN 55045-0146 Phone: 651-257-5310 Website
 * Chisago County Genealogical Group PO Box 360 Center City, MN 55012
 * Central Minnesota Historical Center St. Cloud University, Archives 720 4th Avenue South St. Cloud, MN 56301-4498 Phone: 320-308-4753 E-mail:[mailto:archives@stcloudstate.edu archives@stcloudstate.edu] Website

Websites

 * Chisago County GenWeb
 * Cyndi's List: Chisago County
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.