Hubbard County, Minnesota Genealogy

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

Minnesota Online Genealogy Records

Description
The County was named for Lucius Frederick Hubbard, ninth Governor of Minnesota. The County is located in the north central area of the state.

County Courthouse
County Recorder has birth, death and land records. License Center has marriage records. Clerk District Court has divorce, probate and court records.

Parent County

 * 1883--Hubbard County was created 26 February 1883 from Cass County. County seat: Park Rapids
 * For a brief history of how Hubbard County was named, click here, then select Hubbard County.

Record Loss
No records destroyed, though county courthouse was destroyed by fire about 1890.

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

 * Becker
 * Beltrami
 * Cass
 * Clearwater
 * Wadena

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

Church
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1912 - 1956 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Maps



 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

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

Probate
Online Probate Records
 * 1801 - 1999 Minnesota Wills and Probate Records 1801-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Birth

 * 1900-1934 Minnesota, Birth Index, 1900-1934 at MyHeritage($) — index

Marriage

 * 1850-2019 WEB: Minnesota, Marriages from the Minnesota Official Marriage System, 1850-2019 at Ancestry($) — index
 * 1860 - 1949 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1976-2003 Minnesota, Marriages, 1976-2003 at MyHeritage($) — index

Death

 * 1850-2001 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1887-2001 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1904-2001 Minnesota, Death Index, 1904-2001 at MyHeritage($) — index

Societies and Libraries
Hubbard County Historical Society PO Box 327 Park Rapids 56470 Website

Paul Bunyan Historical Society West Broadway PO Box 118 (Mailing) Akeley, MN 56433 Telephone: 218-652-2575

North Central Minnesota Historical Center The A. C. Clark Library 1500 Birchmont Dr. NE #28 Bemidji, MN 56601-2699 Telephone: 218-755-3342 Website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Websites

 * Hubbard County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)