Wilkin County, Minnesota Genealogy

United States Minnesota  Wilkin County

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

County Courthouse
Clerk District Court has birth records from 1874, marriage and divorce records from 1890, death records from 1875 and court records from 1858. Probate Judge has probate records.

Parent County

 * 1858--Wilkin County was created 18 March 1858 from Cass and Pembina (Old) Counties. County seat: Breckenridge
 * For a brief history of how Wilkin County was named, click here, then select Wilkin County.

Neighboring Counties

 * Cass County, North Dakota
 * Clay
 * Grant
 * Otter Tail
 * Richland County, North Dakota
 * Traverse

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

Societies and Libraries
Wilkin County Historical Society 704 Nebraska Avenue Breckenridge 56520 Phone: 218-643-1303 email: sylviawchs@hotmail.com Wilkin County Historical Society

Red River Valley Genealogical Society PO Box 9284 112 N University Drive Suite L116 Fargo, ND 5810 Red River Valley Genealogical Society

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Wilkin County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)