Kandiyohi County, Minnesota Genealogy

United States Minnesota  Kandiyohi County

Guide to Kandiyohi 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, marriage, death, divorce and court records from 1870.

Parent County

 * 1858--Kandiyohi was created 20 March 1858 from Davis (Eliminated 20 Feb 1862), Meeker, Pierce (Eliminated 20 Feb 1862), Stearns and Renville Counties.

County seat: Willmar


 * For a brief history of how Kandiyohi Co. was named, click here. Then select Kandiyohi Co.

Cities
Atwater | Blomkest | Kandiyohi | Lake Lillian | |New London | Pennock | Prinsburg | Raymond | Regal | Spicer | Sunburg | Willmar

Townships
Arctander Township | Burbank Township | Colfax Township | Dovre Township | East Lake | Lillian Township | Edwards Township | Fahlun Township | Gennessee Township | Green Lake Township | Harrison Township \ Holland Township | Irving Township | Kandiyohi Township | Lake Andrew Township | Lake Elizabeth Township | Lake Lillian Township | Mamre Township | New London Township | Norway Lake Township | Roseland Township | Roseville Township | St. Johns Township | Whitefield Township | Willmar Township

Neighboring Counties

 * Chippewa
 * Meeker
 * Pope
 * Renville
 * Stearns
 * Swift

Lutheran
Atwater Lutheran Church, Grove City


 * Records of Atwater Lutheran Church, Grove City, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Calvary Lutheran Church, Willmar


 * Records of the Calvary Lutheran Church, Willmar, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

St. John's Lutheran Church, Raymond


 * Records of St. John's Lutheran Church, Raymond, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Trondhjem Lutheran Church, Atwater


 * Records of Trondhjem Lutheran Church, Atwater, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Maps



 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

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

Societies and Libraries
Kandiyohi County Historical Society 610 Highway 71 NE Willmar MN 56201-2650 Phone: 320 235-188 Kandiyohi County Historical Society

Atwater Area Historical Society PO Box 258 108 3rd St N. Atwater MN 56209 Atwater Historical Society

Heritage Searchers of Kandiyohi County PO Box 175 410 SW 5th St Willmar 56201-0175 Genealogical Research Library within Willmar Public Library Heritage Searchers of Kandiyohi County

Southwest Minnesota Historical Center, Social Science 141 Southwest Minnesota State University 1501 State Street Marshall, MN 56258 Phone: (507) 537-7373

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Kandiyohi County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)