User:LeeA/Sandbox/Minn Extinct Counties

Big Sioux:
 * 05 March 1853 - Blue Earth created
 * 20 Feb 1855 - Brown created from Blue Earth
 * 11 Feb 1856 - Brown fully organized
 * 23 May 1857 - Brown ended creating counties Big Sioux (X), Cottonwood, Jackson, Martin, Midway (X), Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock
 * 1857-1858 - From May 1857-May 1858 this was named Big Sioux County
 * 11 May 1858 - Minnesota created and deleted Big Sioux to be Federal territory in South Dakota
 * 2 Nov 1889 -  South Dakota officially admitted into the United States  (The following is a list of Counties along the border between the two states where records might be found.)
 * For records See: Pipestone County (Created May 1857)
 * For records See: Rock County (Created May 1857)
 * For records See: Brookings County (Created 1862)
 * For records See: Minnehaha County (Created 1862)
 * For records See: Moody County (Created 1873)

DAKOTA Individual County Chronologies

Breckenridge: Formed from Pembina County, Minnesota.
 * 1858-1862 - From 1858-1862 this was named Breckenridge County, Minnesota.
 * 1862 Name changed to Clay County, Minnesota
 * For records see: Clay County

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Buchanan: Formed from Pine County, Minnesota
 * 1857-1861 - From 1857-1861 this was named Buchanan County.
 * 1861- - In 1861 Buchanan County was merged back into Pine County, Minnesota.
 * For Records see: Pine County

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Davis: Created from Cass, Nicollet, Pierce and Sibley Counties
 * 1855-1862 From 1855-1868 this was named Davis County.
 * 1862 Davis County was merged into Chippewa and Lac qui Parley Counties. (also attached to Stearns Co. for Judicial purposes)
 * For records see: Chippewa County
 * For records see: Lac qui Parle County
 * For records see: Stearns County

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Doty: Formed from Itasca
 * 1849-1855 - Named Itasca County, becoming part of the Minnesota Territory on March 3 1849
 * 1855- Divided into two Counties Superior County and Doty County. (Doty Co. a very short time)
 * 1855 - Doty County Name changed to Newton County
 * For records see: St. Louis County
 * For records see: Lake County

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Mahkahta: 0ne of the Original 9 Counties for Minnesota
 * 1849-1851 - From 1849-1851 this was named Mahkahta County, Minnesota.
 * 1851 - Mahkahta County was dissolved into Pembina and Cass Counties.
 * For records see: Kittson County
 * For records see: Cass County

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Manomin: Formed from Ramsey County, Minnesota
 * 1857-1858 From 1857-1858 was named Manomin County.
 * 1858 - Merged into Anoka County, Minnesota
 * For records see: Anoka County

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Midway: Created from Brown County overlapping into Pipestone County
 * 1857-1858 - From 1857-1858 this was named Midway County.
 * 1858 - Dissolved in 1858 when the State of Minnesota was formed and the rest of the territory not added to the state became unorganized.
 * For records see: Pipestone County

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Monongalia: Formed from Ramsey, Pierce County, (and some unorganized land)
 * 1861-1870 - From 1861-1870 this was named Monongalia County, Minnesota.
 * 1870 - Merged into Kandiyohi County
 * For early records see: [Renville County, Minnesota Genealogy|Renville County]]
 * For records see: [Kandiyohi County, Minnesota Genealogy|Kandiyohi County]]

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Newton: Part of Wisconsin Territory 1836-1848 For records see: St. Louis County
 * Formed from Itasca County, Minnesota about 1848
 * 20 Feb 1855-1856 Known as (Doty County)
 * 1856-1857 - From 1856-1857 this was renamed St Louis County.
 * 1857 - boundary changes to current shape

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Pembina:, One of the 9 original Counties
 * 1849-1878 - From 1849-1878 this County although unorganized, was named Pembina County.
 * 1878- - On March 9, 1879 it was renamed Kittson County, Minnesota.
 * For records see: Kittson County County

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Pierce: Formed from Dakota County Davis County Merged in 1862 to the following counties
 * March 5 1853-1855 - From 1853-1855 this named Pierce County, Minnesota.
 * 1855 Pierce County was dissolved into Big Sioux, Davis and Renville Counties
 * For records see: Renville County
 * For records see: Chippewa County
 * For records see: Lac qui Parle County

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St. Croix:
 * St. Croix County covered much of north eastern Minnesota in 1840 and is now an existing county in western Wisconsin.
 * 1840 The Name became part of Wisconsin, created August 3, 1840 from Crawford County, Wisconsin
 * For records See: St. Croix County

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Superior: Part of Wisconsin Territory 1836-1848 Formed from Itasca County For records see: Lake County
 * 20 Feb 1855 -3 Mar 1955 For about 11 days this county was named Superior County
 *  3 Mar 1855-Mar 1856 - From 1855-1856 the name was changed to St Louis County, Minnesota
 * 1856 - On March 1, 1856 It was renamed Lake County. Minnesota
 * (1874 parts of Lake County went to Cook County)

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Toombs:
 * 1849-1858 - Toombs County was part of Pembina County, Minnesota
 * 1858-1862 - From 1858-1862 this was named Toombs County, Minnesota.
 * 1862-1868 - From 1862-1868 the County Name changed to Andy Johnson County, Minnesota
 * 1868- - On March 6 1868 the name changed again to Wilkin County, Minnesota
 * For early records 1849-1858 Kittson County
 * For records 1858- see: Wilkin County

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Wahnata: One of the original 9 counties
 * 1849-1851 - From 1849-1851 this was named Wahnata County, Minnesota.
 * 1851 - Dissolved into Pembina and Cass Counties
 * For records see: Kittson County
 * For records see: Cass County

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