Chisago County, Minnesota Genealogy

United States Minnesota  Chisago County

County Courthouse
Chisago County Government Center 313 North Main Street Center City, MN 55012 Phone: 651-257-1300 Phone: 612-213-0438

Clerk District Court has birth and death records from 1870, marriage records from 1852, court records from 1880 and divorce records; Probate Judge has probate records. Register of Deeds has land records.

Parent County
1851--Chisago County was created 31 March 1851 from Washington and Ramsey Counties.


 * County seat: Center City
 * For a brief history of how Chisago County was named, click here, then select Chisago County.

Cities
Center City | Chisago City | Harris | Lindstrom | North Branch | Rush City | Shafer | Stacy | Taylors Falls | Wyoming

Townships
Amador Township | Chisago Lake Township | Fish Lake Township | Franconia Township | Lent Township | Nessel Township | Rushseba Township | Shafer Township | Sunrise Township | Wyoming Township

Unincorporated Communities
Almelund | Franconia | Palmdale | Rush Point | Stark | Sunrise

Neighboring Counties

 * Anoka
 * Burnett County, Wisconsin
 * Isanti
 * Kanabec
 * Pine
 * Polk County, Wisconsin
 * Washington

Civil War
Civil War service men from Chisago County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies or regiments that were formed from men of Chisago County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Minnesota Cavalry (Mounted Rangers), Company M.
 * - 1st Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company C.
 * - 7th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company C.

Societies and Libraries

 * Chisago County Historical Society

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * North Branch Minnesota Family History Center
 * Chisago County GenWeb
 * Cyndi's List: Chisago County

Web Sites

 * Chisago County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)