Minnesota, United States Genealogy

United States   Minnesota



Counties
Extinct or Renamed Counties: Andy Johnson | Big Sioux | Breckenridge | Buchanan | Davis | Doty | Mankahto | Manomin | Midway | Monongalia | Newton | Pembina | Pierce | St. Croix | Superior | Toombs | Wahnata

Major Repositories
Minnesota Historical Society· Minnestoa Genealogical Society· Iron Range Research Center· National Archives Great Lakes Region (Chicago)· Mid-Continent Public Library· Newberry Library

Migration Routes
Lake Superior· Mississippi River· St. Croix River· Minnesota River· Dubuque-Fort Snelling Road· Fort Snelling-Superior Road· St. Paul-Pembina Road· Northern Pacific Railway· Great Northern Railway (U.S.)

Research Tools



 * Find which county a town is in, what town a cemetery is in, even where a postoffice or building is by using the United States Geographical Survey's Geographical Names Information System.
 * David Rumsey Map Collection is a large online collection of rare, old, antique historical atlases, globes, maps, charts plus other cartographic treasures.
 * The Minnesota GenWeb Project has a wealth of information and is a part of the larger USGenWeb Project. The USGenWeb Project provides internet information on every county in every state in the United States.
 * Family History 101 - My Minnesota Genealogy contains Minnesota state history, links to counties, county histories, where to find records in each county and online links.
 * Minnesota State Archives
 * Minnesota Official Marriage System is an index to marriage certificates on file within Minnesota.
 * BYU Minnesota Research Outline largely duplicates these Wiki pages. Includes some bibliographic lists from BYU Library, 2001.

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