St. Louis County, Minnesota Genealogy

Guide to St. Louis 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 St. Louis River. The County is located in the northeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Clerk District Court has birth, death and marriage records from 1870, burial permits from 1938, divorce, court and land records from 1859. County Court has probate records.

Parent County

 * 1856--St. Louis County was created 1 March 1856 from Itasca County. County seat: Duluth
 * For a brief history of how St. Louis County was named, click here, then select St. Louis County.

Record Loss
1869-70 Courthouse suffered a county record loss; cause unknown.

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

 * Aitkin
 * Carlton
 * Douglas County, Wisconsin
 * Itasca
 * Koochiching
 * Lake

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

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Ward and Branch Records


 * Duluth

Lutheran
First Lutheran Church, Duluth


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

Orr


 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Orr, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

St. Louis County


 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, St. Louis County, 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
 * 1962 - Present - Duluth Public Library has an Index to Obituaries printed in the Duluth News-Tribune and Duluth Herald newspapers from 1962 to the present.

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
 * St. Louis County Death Record Index covering the time period from January 1, 1870 through December 31, 2000. Hosted by Rootsweb

Societies and Libraries
St. Louis Park Historical Society 3700 Monterey Drive St. Louis Park 55416 Website

St. Louis County Historical Society 506 West Michigan Street Duluth 55802-1505 Website

Canosia Historical Society 5762 N Pike Lake Rd Duluth, MN 55811 Telephone: 218-729-8963 Website

Range Genealogical Society PO Box 388 Chisholm MN 55719-0388 Telephone: 218-254-7959 Website

Twin Ports Genealogical Society PO Box 16895 Duluth MN 55816-0895

Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Duluth, Minnesota E-mail:[mailto:edwardcnewman@juno.com edwardcnewman@juno.com] Website

The ‘DAR’ is dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American History, and securing America’s future through better education for children. If you live in northern Minnesota or northwest Wisconsin and you think you might have a Revolutionary War Patriot in your family tree please contact this organization. They can assist you in filling out your application to be a member of the DAR.

Family History Centers

 * Duluth Minnesota Family History Center
 * Virginia Minnesota Family History Center

Websites

 * St Louis County MNGenWeb
 * St. Louis County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)