Wilkin County, Minnesota Genealogy

United States Minnesota  Wilkin County

Guide to Wilkin County Minnesota ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Clerk District Court has birth records from 1874, marriage and divorce records from 1890, death records from 1875 and court records from 1858. Probate Judge has probate records.

Parent County

 * 1858--Wilkin County was created 18 March 1858 from Cass and Pembina (Old) Counties. County seat: Breckenridge
 * For a brief history of how Wilkin County was named, click here, then select Wilkin County.

Neighboring Counties

 * Cass County, North Dakota
 * Clay
 * Grant
 * Otter Tail
 * Richland County, North Dakota
 * Traverse

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Wilkin County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)