Mille Lacs County, Minnesota Genealogy

Guide to Mille Lacs 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 Mille Lacs, meaning "a thousand lakes" in French. The County is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
County Recorder has birth, marriage, death and land records. County Administrator has divorce, probate and court records.

Parent County

 * 1857--Mille Lacs County was created 23 May 1857 from Ramsey County. It was attached to Morrison County before it was organized. County seat: Milaca

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

 * Aitkin
 * Benton
 * Crow Wing
 * Isanti
 * Kanabec
 * Morrison
 * Sherburne

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

Church
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1912 - 1956 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Maps

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

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 $

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
Mille Lacs County Historical Society & Depot Museum Depot Museum 101 10th Ave S Princeton MN 55371-1527 Telephone: 763-389-1296

Milaca Area Historical Society PO Box 144 145 Central Avenue South Milaca, MN 56353 Telephone: 320-982-1212 Website Collection: Includes county newspapers, state and federal census for the county; some local government records; county naturalization records on microfilm; Many county cemetery records, some obits, marriage and birth records indexed, some family histories, some school records and other misc. local records.

Mille Lacs Lake Historical Society PO Box 42 Isle 56342

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers
 * Princeton Minnesota Family History Center

Websites

 * Mille Lacs MNGenWeb
 * Mille Lacs County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)