Pope County, Minnesota Genealogy

United States Minnesota  Pope County

Guide to Pope County Minnesota ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Clerk District Court has birth, marriage and death records from 1870, divorce and court records from 1880 and probate records from 1867.

Parent County

 * 1862--Pope County was created 20 February 1862 from Pierce (Eliminated 20 Feb 1862) and Cass Counties and unorganized territory.

County seat: Glenwood


 * For a brief history on Pope County's name, click here, then select Pope County.

Neighboring Counties

 * Douglas
 * Grant
 * Kandiyohi
 * Stearns
 * Stevens
 * Swift

Lutheran
Scandia Evangelical Lutheran Church, Cyrus


 * Records of Scandia Evangelical Lutheran Church, Cyrus, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Trinity Lutheran Church, Brooten


 * Records of Trinity Lutheran Church, Brooten, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

West Lake Johanna Lutheran Church, Brooten


 * Records of West Lake Johanna Lutheran Church, Brooten, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Local Histories

 * The Starbuck Study Club and Centennial History Book Committee. Starbuck, 1883-1983. 1983. Print.

Maps



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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Pope County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)