Beltrami County, Minnesota Genealogy

Guide to Beltrami 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 the Italian count Giacomo Beltrami, who supposedly explored the area in 1825. The County is located in the north central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Court Administrator Customer Service has birth, marriage and death records from 1896. Clerk Courts has divorce records from 1951, probate and court records. Recorder Office has military records. Historical Society has land records prior to 1969.

Parent County

 * 1866--Beltrami County was created 28 February 1866 from unorganized territory, Itasca, Pembina (Old), and Polk Counties.

County seat: Bemidji

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.

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

Cities
Bemidji | Blackduck | Funkley | Kelliher | Solway | Tenstrike | Turtle River | Wilton

Townships
Alaska Township | Battle Township | Bemidji Township | Benville Township | Birch Township Buzzle Township | Cormant Township | Durand Township | Eckles Township | Frohn Township Grant Valley Township | Hagali Township | Hamre Township | Hines Township | Hornet Township Jones Township | Kelliher Township | Lammers Township | Langor Township | Lee Township Liberty Township | Maple Ridge Township | Minnie Township | Moose Lake Township Nebish Township | Northern Township | O'Brien Township | Port Hope Township | Quiring Township Roosevelt Township | Shooks Township | Shotley Township | Spruce Grove Township Steenerson Township | Sugar Bush Township | Summit Township | Taylor Township Ten Lake Township | Turtle Lake Township | Turtle River Township | Waskish Township Woodrow Township

Unorganized
Brook Lake | Lower Red Lake | North Beltrami | Shotley Brook | Upper Red Lake

CPDs
Little Rock | Ponemah | Red Lake | Redby

Other
Pinewood | Puposky | Shooks

Neighboring Counties

 * Cass
 * Clearwater
 * Hubbard
 * Itasca
 * Koochiching
 * Lake of the Woods
 * Marshall
 * Pennington
 * Roseau

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

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1912 - 1956 - at FamilySearch — index and images

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 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

Societies and Libraries

 * Beltrami County Historical Society 130 Minnesota Ave SW Bemidji, MN 56601 Phone: 218-444-3376 Website

Family History Centers

 * Bemidji Minnesota Family History Center

Websites

 * Minnesota Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Minnesota Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Beltrami County GenWeb
 * Cyndi's List: Beltrami County
 * Cyndi's List: Beltrami County