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.

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

Societies and Libraries
See also a List of Minnesota Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies
 * Cook County Historical Society P.O. Box 1293 Grand Marais 55604-1293
 * Phone: 218 387-2883 Cook County Historical Society
 * Johnson Heritage Post PO Box 35 Grand Marais MN 55604-0035 Phone: 218 387-2314 or 218 388-0575
 * North Shore Commercial Fishing Museum & Tofte Historical Society PO Box 2312 Tofte MN 55615-2312 Phone: 218 663-7804 North Shore Commercial Fishing Museum
 * Schroeder Area Historical Society PO Box 337 7932 West Highway 61 Schroeder MN Phone: 218 663-770

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