Koochiching County, Minnesota Genealogy

Guide to Koochiching 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 Ojibway word meaning "neighbor lake and river" for Rainy Lake and Rainy River. The County is located in the north central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Clerk District Court has birth, death, divorce, court and probate records from 1907.

Parent County

 * 1906--Koochiching County was created 19 December 1906 from Itasca County. County seat: International Falls
 * For a brief history of how Koochiching County was named, click here, then select Koochiching County.

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

 * Beltrami
 * Itasca
 * Lake of the Woods
 * St. Louis

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

Lutheran
Bethania Lutheran Church, Marjie


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

Trinity Lutheran Church, Gemmell


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

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
 * 1887-2001 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Societies and Libraries
Koochiching County Historical Society PO Box 1147 214 6th Ave International Falls MN Telephone: 218-283-4316

North Central Minnesota Historical Center The A. C. Clark Library 1500 Birchmont Dr. NE #28 Bemidji, MN 56601-2699 Telephone: 218-755-3342 Website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Websites

 * Koochiching County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)