Cook County, Minnesota Genealogy

United States Minnesota  Cook County

Guide to Cook 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 and death records from 1900, marriage records from 1901, land records from 1886 and military records from 1919 Court Administrator has divorce, court and probate records.

Parent County

 * 1874--Cook County was created 3 November 1874 from Lake County. County seat: Grand Marais
 * For a brief history of how Cook County was named, click here, then select Cook County.

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Minnesota County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Minnesota County Boundary Maps" (1849-1960) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Cities
Grand Marais

Townships
Lutsen Township | Schroeder Township | Tofte Township

Unincorporated Communities
Hovland

Unorganized
East Cook | Grand Portage | West Cook

Neighboring Counties

 * Lake

Cemeteries

 * Cook County cemeteries from rootsweb.

Societies and Libraries
See also a List of Minnesota Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies


 * Cook County Historical Society

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Cook County, MN History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Minnesota Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Minnesota Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Cook County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)
 * Cook County GenWeb
 * Cyndi's List: Cook County
 * Cyndi's List: Cook County