Grant County, Minnesota Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the United States. The County is located in the west center area of the state.

County Courthouse
Clerk District Court has birth and death records from 1877, marriage records from 1869, divorce and court records from 1883. Probate Judge has probate records. Register of Deeds has land records.

Parent County

 * 1868--Grant County was created 6 March 1868 from Stevens, Wilkin, and Traverse Counties. It was attached to Douglas County from 1868 to 1873 for judicial purposes. County seat: Elbow Lake
 * For brief history of how Grant County was named, click here, then select Grant 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

 * Douglas
 * Otter Tail
 * Pope
 * Stevens
 * Traverse
 * Wilkin

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

Lutheran
Elbow Lake Lutheran Church


 * Records of Elbow Lake Lutheran Church in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Immanuel Lutheran Church


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

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1912 - 1956 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Maps
1874 Map of Big Stone, Grant, Stevens, and Traverse counties

World War II

 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1872-1962 - at FamilySearch — index
 * Grant County Naturalization Records An inventory of naturalization records by the Grant Historical Society.

Obituaries

 * 1865-2006 - at FamilySearch— index and images

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

Marriage

 * 1860 - 1949 at FamilySearch — index and images

Death

 * 1850-2001 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1887-2001 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Societies and Libraries
Grant County Historical Society PO Box 1002 Elbow Lake 56531 Telephone: 218-685-4864 Facebook Home

West Central Minnesota Historical Center University of Minnesota–Morris Morris, MN 56267 Website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Websites

 * Grant County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)