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Guide to Anoka 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 City of Anoka. The County is located in the east central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Anoka County Courthouse 325 East Main Street Anoka, MN 55303 Phone: 763-422-7399 Anoka County Website Clerk District Court has birth and death records from 1870, marriage records from 1865, divorce, court and land records from 1866. Probate Judge has probate 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

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes

Local Histories

 * Minnesota Indexes at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.

Military Records
Civil War Civil War service men from Anoka 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 Anoka County.


 * 1st Regiment, Minnesota Cavalry (Mounted Rangers), Company C.
 * 1st Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company C.
 * 5th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company F.
 * 8th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company A.
 * Hatch's Independent Battalion, Minnesota Cavalry, Company E.

Probate Records
Online Probate Records

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

 * 1900-1934 Minnesota, Birth Index, 1900-1934 at MyHeritage($) — index

Marriage

 * 1976-2003 Minnesota, Marriages, 1976-2003 at MyHeritage($) — index

Death

 * 1904-2001 Minnesota, Death Index, 1904-2001 at MyHeritage($) — index

Libraries

 * Anoka County Genealogical Society 1900 3rd Avenue South Anoka 55303 Telephone: 763-421-0600 Website
 * Anoka County Historical Society History Center and Library 2135 3rd Avenue North Anoka, MN 55303 Phone: 763-421–0600 Website

Websites

 * The Anoka County MNGenWeb Project, an member of The MNGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * Cyndi's List: Anoka 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.