Pennington County, Minnesota Genealogy

United States Minnesota  Pennington County

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

County Courthouse
County Recorder has birth, marriage, death and burial, land and military records from 1910. Court Administrator has divorce, probate and court records.

Parent County

 * 1910--Pennington County was created 23 November 1910 from Red Lake County. County seat: Thief River Falls

Neighboring Counties

 * Beltrami
 * Clearwater
 * Marshall
 * Polk
 * Red Lake

Cemeteries

 * Institute of Museum and Library Services cemetery and obituary search for Pennington County. Click here.

Land

 * Searchable index of historical land owners in Pennington County from the Pennington Historical Society.

Local Histories

 * List of local pioneers who lived in or near Thief River Falls at the time of the Northern Railroad. Put together by the Pennington Co. Historical Society.

Maps



 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Societies and Libraries

 * Pennington Historical Society

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Pennington County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)