Anoka County, Minnesota Genealogy

Guide to Anoka County, Minnesota ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Description
The County was named for the City of Anoka. The County is located in the east-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Anoka County Courthouse 325 E Main St Anoka, MN 55303 Phone: 763-422-7399 Anoka County Website Clerk District Court has birth and death records from 1870, marriage records from 1865, divorce, court and land records from 1866. Probate Judge has probate records.

Populated Places
 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:

Minnesota Department of Transportation, Anoka County municipality and township maps.

Biographies

 * Biographies at MNGenWeb

Census Records
State Census
 * 1835-1890 Minnesota, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1835-1890 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1849-1905 Minnesota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1885 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1905 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Church Records

 * FamilySearch Places
 * 1870-1967 Moore, Hope, Glen Cary history, 1870-1967; Digital image at FamilySearch Digital Library

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1912-1956 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * Pre-1908 Minnesota, Homestead and Cash Entry Patents, Pre-1908 at Ancestry ($)

Local Histories

 * Chase, Roe, With the Colors From Anoka County, Minnesota (Military Historical Society of Minnesota, n.p. : 1919); Online at: Minnesota Digital Library.
 * Goodrich, Albert M., History of Anoka County and the towns of Champlin and Dayton in Hennepin County, Minnesota (Anoka Bicentennial Commission, Minneapolis: 1905); Online at: Internet Archive.
 * Gillund, Leslie Randels, Every name index to "History of Anoka County and the towns of Champlin and Dayton in Hennepin County, Minnesota"; Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Thurston, Harlan, Life in Anoka, 1900 (Anoka County Historical Society, 1900); Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Anoka County Maps at Library of Congress
 * Anoka County Maps at Minnesota Historical Society
 * Anoka County Maps at University of Minnesota Libraries, John R Borchert Map Library
 * Anoka County Maps at David Rumsey Map Collections
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records
Civil War Civil War service men from Anoka County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies or regiments that were formed from men of Anoka County.
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 at Ancestry (Free collection)
 * 1861-1865 Minnesota, Civil War Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry (Free collection)
 * 1861-1865 Minnesota Civil War Soldiers at Ancestry (Free collection)
 * 1861-1917 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1861-1934 U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 at Ancestry (Free collection)


 * -1st Regiment, Minnesota Cavalry (Mounted Rangers), Company C.
 * -1st Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company C.
 * -5th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company F.
 * -8th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company A.
 * -Hatch's Independent Battalion, Minnesota Cavalry, Company E.

Spanish American War
 * 1898-1899 Minnesota Volunteers in the Spanish American War and the Philippine Insurrection at Ancestry ($)
 * 1898-1899 Minnesota, Spanish American War Muster Rolls and Casualty Lists, 1898-1899 at Ancestry (Free Index)

World War I
 * 1917-1918 U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 at Ancestry (Free collection)
 * 1918-1941 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection.

World War II
 * 1940-1947 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1940-1947 U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1942 U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 at Ancestry ($)

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * 1849-1985 Web: Minnesota, Naturalization Index, 1849-1985 at Ancestry (Free collection)
 * 1872-1962 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1880-1920 Minnesota, Federal Naturalization Records, 1880-1920 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1918 Web: Minnesota, Alien Registration Index, 1918 at Ancestry (Free collection)

Newspapers

 * Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub at Minnesota Historical Society — narrow to county (55 listed) or city (106 listed), search for surname, limit by date.

Obituaries

 * 1865-2006 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1891-2003 Web: Minnesota, Obituary Index, 1891-2003 at Ancestry (Free collection)

Other Records

 * Historical Records Survey (Minnesota), Work Projects Administration. Inventory of the county archives of Minnesota, no. 02, Anoka County (Anoka) St. Paul, MN 1942. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library

Periodicals

 * History 21 at the Anoka County Historical Society; current issues are available to ACHS members and Vault subscribers.
 * Periodical Source Index: Anoka County, Minnesota Search PERSI is the premier subject index for genealogy and local history periodicals, and is produced by the staff of The Genealogy Center of the Allen County Public Library.

Probate Records
Online Probate Index and Records
 * 1801-1925 Minnesota, Wills and Probate Records, 1801-1925 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1849-1985 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * 1860-1920 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog —images

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Birth

 * 1840-1980 U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1840-1980 at ($)
 * 1870-1930 Birth records, 1870-1910, indexes, 1870-1930 at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1900-1934 Minnesota People Records Search - Births at Minnesota Historical Society - free index, images ($)
 * 1900-1934 Minnesota, Birth Index, 1900-1934 at MyHeritage; index ($)
 * 1935-2000 U.S., Birth Index, 1935-2000 at ($)

Marriage

 * 1850-2019 Minnesota, U.S., Marriages from the Minnesota Official Marriage System, 1850-2019 at (Free collection)
 * 1858-1950 Marriage records, 1858-1950 at FamilySearch; index and images
 * 1860-1949 at  — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1885-present Minnesota Official Marriage System at MOMS.mn.gov; search by county, name or date, and request copy.
 * 1970-2003 Minnesota Marriage Records Index, 1970-2003 at Archives ($)
 * 1976-2003 Minnesota, Marriages, 1976-2003 at MyHeritage; index ($)

Death

 * 1850-2001 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1870-1945 Registers of Deaths, 1870-1945 ; Death Index, 1870-1945 at FamilySearch; index and images
 * 1887-2001 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1904-2001 Minnesota People Records Search - Deaths at Minnesota Historical Society - free index, images ($)
 * 1904-2001 Minnesota, Death Index, 1904-2001 at MyHeritage; index ($)
 * 1908-2017 U.S., Death Index, 1908-2017 at ($)

Divorce

 * 1970-1995 U.S., Divorce Index, 1970-1995 at ($)
 * 1970-2003 Minnesota Divorce Records Index, 1970-2003 at Archives ($)

FamilySearch Centers

 * St Paul Minnesota FamilySearch Center
 * Great River Regional Library - an affiliate library.
 * Ramsey County Public Library - an affiliate library.

Libraries
Anoka County Library Main Library 707 County Road 10 NE Blaine, MN 55434-2398 Phone: 763-324-1500 Website Columbia Heights Public Library 3939 NE Central Avenue Columbia Heights, MN 55421 Phone: 763-706-3690 Website

Museums
Anoka County History Center & Library 2135 3rd Ave North Anoka, MN 55303 Phone: 763-421-0600 Email: [mailto:rebecca@anokacountyhistory.org rebecca@anokacountyhistory.org] Website

The library and archives has thousands of letters, diaries, personal papers, photographs, newspapers, obituaries, more.

Societies
Anoka County Genealogical Society 2135 3rd Avenue North Anoka, MN 55303 Phone: 763-421-0600 Email: [mailto:acgsmn@yahoo.com acgsmn@yahoo.com] Website Anoka County Historical Society 2135 3rd Avenue North Anoka, MN 55303 Phone: 763-421–0600 ext=104 Email: [Mailto:rebecca@anokacountyhistory.org rebecca@anokacountyhistory.org] Website Blaine Historical Society 10801 Town Square Drive Blaine, MN 55495 Email: [mailto:Orville.lindquist@gmail.com orville.lindquist@gmail.com] Website Columbia Heights Historical Society 4261 Reservoir Blvd Columbia Heights, MN 55421 Phone: 763-788-3465 Website Fridley Historical Society 611 Mississippi Street N.E. Fridley, MN 55432 Phone: 763-571-0120 Website

Websites

 * The Anoka County MNGenWeb Project, a member of The MNGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * Cyndi's List: Anoka County
 * USGenWeb Archives for Anoka County.
 * Anoka County MN Genealogy at LDS Genealogy
 * Minnesota Historical Society
 * Iron Range Research Center The Iron Range Research Center contains one of the largest collections of genealogical and local history research materials in the Upper Midwest and includes census, naturalization records, passenger arrival records, mining company newsletters, and a survey of Women in Industry taken in 1919, among many others.
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.