Grant County, Minnesota Genealogy

United States Minnesota  'Grant County

County Courthouse
Grant County Courthouse Elbow Lake, MN 56531 Phone: 218.685.4520 Clerk District Court has birth and death records from 1877, marriage records from 1869, divorce and court records from 1883. Probate Judge has probate records. Register of Deeds has land records.

Parent County

 * 1868--Grant County was created 6 March 1868 from Stevens, Wilkin, and Traverse Counties. It was attached to Douglas County from 1868 to 1873 for judicial purposes. County seat: Elbow Lake
 * For brief history of how Grant County was named, click here, then select Grant County.

Cities
Ashby | Barrett | Elbow Lake | Herman | Hoffman | Norcross | Wendell

Townships
Delaware Township | Elbow Lake Township | Elk Lake Township | Erdahl Township | Gorton Township | Land Township | Lawrence Township | Lien Township | Logan Township | Macsville Township | North Ottawa Township | Pelican Lake Township | Pomme de Terre Township | Roseville Township | Sanford Township | Stony Brook Township

Unincorporated
Erdahl | Pomme de Terre

Neighboring Counties

 * Douglas
 * Otter Tail
 * Pope
 * Stevens
 * Traverse
 * Wilkin

Maps
1874 Map of Big Stone, Grant, Stevens, and Traverse counties

Naturalization Records
Grant County Naturalization Records An inventory of naturalization records by the Grant Historical Society.

Societies and Libraries

 * Grant County Historical Society

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Grant County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)