Mahnomen County, Minnesota Genealogy

United States Minnesota  Mahnomen County

Guide to Mahnomen 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 1908.

Parent County

 * 1906--Mahnomen County was created 27 November 1906 from Norman County. County seat: Mahnomen
 * For a brief history of how Mahnomen County was named, click here, then select Mahnomen County.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Populated Places
For a list of cities and towns go to hometownlocator.com or wikipedia.com.

Neighboring Counties

 * Becker
 * Clearwater
 * Norman
 * Polk

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

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1912 - 1956 - at FamilySearch — index and images

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

Societies and Libraries
Mahnomen County Historical Society PO Box 123 Mahnomen MN 56557-0123 Telephone: 218-936-5083 Website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * mahnomen County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)