Kanabec County, Minnesota Genealogy

United States Minnesota  Kanabec County

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

County Courthouse
Clerk District Courth has birth and death records from 1883, marriage, divoce, and court records from 1882 and probate records from 1891. County Recorder has land records. Mora City Hall has burial records.

Parent County

 * 1858--Kanabec County was created 12 October 1858 from Pine County but was not formally organized until 1881. It was attached for a period of time to Chisago and Pine counties. County seat: Mora
 * For a brief history of how Kanabec County was named, click here, then select Kanabec County.

Cities
Braham | Grasston | Mora | Ogilvie | Quamba

Townships
Ann Lake Township | Arthur Township | Brunswick Township | Comfort Township | Ford Township | Grass Lake Township | Hay Brook Township | Hillman Township | Kanabec Township | Knife Lake Township | Kroschel Township | Peace Township | Pomroy Township | South Fork Township | Whited Township

Unincorporated Communities
Brunswick | Coin | Kroschel | Lewis Lake | Warman | Woodland

Neighboring Counties

 * Aitkin
 * Chisago
 * Isanti
 * Mille Lacs
 * Pine

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

Societies and Libraries
Kanabec History Center PO Box 113 805 West Forest Avenue Mora MN 55051-0113 Phone: 320-679-1665 Website

Central Minnesota Historical Center Centennial Hall, Room 148 St. Cloud University St. Cloud, MN 56301 Website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Kanabec County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)