Chisago County, Minnesota Genealogy

Guide to Chisago 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 Chisago Lake. The County is located in the east central area of the state.

County Courthouse
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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

Societies and Libraries
Chisago County Historical Society PO Box 146 13100 3rd Ave N Lindstrom MN 55045-0146 Telephone: 651-257-5310 Website

Chisago County Genealogical Group PO Box 360 Center City, MN 55012

Central Minnesota Historical Center Centennial Hall, Room 148 St. Cloud University St. Cloud, MN 56301 Telephone: 320-308-4753 Website E-mail:[mailto:archives@stcloudstate.edu archives@stcloudstate.edu]

See also a List of Minnesota Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * North Branch Minnesota Family History Center

Websites

 * Chisago County, MN History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Minnesota Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Minnesota Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Chisago County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)
 * Chisago County GenWeb
 * Cyndi's List: Chisago County
 * Cyndi's List: Chisago County