Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota Genealogy

United States Minnesota  Lake of the Woods County

Guide to Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
County Administration has birth, marriage, death, divorce and court records from 1923.

Parent County

 * 1922--Lake of the Woods County was created 28 November 1922 from Beltrami County. County seat: Baudette
 * For a brief history of how Lake of the Woods County was named, click here, then select Lake of the Woods County.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Populated Places
For a list of cities and towns go to hometownlocator.com or wikipedia.com.

Neighboring Counties

 * Beltrami
 * Koochiching
 * Roseau

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

Societies and Libraries
Lake Of The Woods County Historical Society 206 8th Avenue SE Suite 150 Baudette MN 56623 Museum 119 8th Ave SE Baudette MN, Phone: 218-634-1200 Website

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

Web Sites

 * Lake of the Woods County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)