Norman County, Minnesota Genealogy

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

Minnesota Online Genealogy Records

Description
The County was named for Norman Kittson an early historical figure of the region; another account printed at a later date Norwegians (Nordmann in Norwegian), who settled in this county. The County is located in the northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Clerk District Court has birth and death records from from 1881, marriage records from 1882, some divorce and court records. Pronate Judge has probate records.

Parent County

 * 1881--Norman County was created 8 November 1881 from Polk County.  County seat: Ada
 * For a brief history of how Norman County was named, click here, then select Norman County.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

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:

Neighboring Counties

 * Becker
 * Cass County, North Dakota
 * Clay
 * Mahnomen
 * Polk
 * Traill County, North Dakota

Census
State Census
 * 1865 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1885 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1905 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Lutheran
Immanuel Lutheran Church, Hendrum


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

Immanuel Lutheran Church


 * Records of the Immanuel Lutheran Church, Norman County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Winchester Lutheran Church, Borup


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

Zion Lutheran Church, Norman

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Records of the Zion Lutheran Church, Norman, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).
 * FamilySearch Places

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1912 - 1956 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Local Histories

 * Biographies of Clay and Norman County, Minnesota 1918 Online biographical sketches of Clay and Norman county residents taken from the book A History of Clay and Norman Counties, Minnesota Vol. 2, pub. by B. F. Bowen and Co.

Maps

 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

World War II

 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1872-1962 - at FamilySearch — index

Obituaries

 * 1865-2006 - at FamilySearch— index and images

Probate
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1801 - 1999 Minnesota Wills and Probate Records 1801-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Birth

 * 1900-1934 Minnesota, Birth Index, 1900-1934 at MyHeritage($) — index
 * 1900-1934 Minnesota Births, 1900-1934 at Minnesota Historical Society - free index, images ($)

Marriage

 * 1850-2019 WEB: Minnesota, Marriages from the Minnesota Official Marriage System, 1850-2019 at Ancestry($) — index
 * 1860 - 1949 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1976-2003 Minnesota, Marriages, 1976-2003 at MyHeritage($) — index

Death

 * 1850-2001 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1887-2001 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * Online Minnesota Death Records & Indexes
 * 1904-2001 Minnesota, Death Index, 1904-2001 at MyHeritage($) — index
 * 1904-2001 Minnesota Deaths, 1904-2001 at Minnesota Historical Society - free index, images ($)

Societies and Libraries
Norman County Historical Society PO Box 303 Ada, MN 56510-0303 Telephone: 218-784-7311

Norman County Genealogy Society Pioneer Village Ada, MN 56510

Red River History Museum 211 3rd St PO Box 123 Shelly MN 56581-0123 Telephone: 218-886-8895 Website

Norman County Historical Society 409 East 1st Avenue Ada 56510

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Websites

 * Norman County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)