Sherburne County, Minnesota Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Moses Sherburne, an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Minnesota Territory. The County is located in the east central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Court Administrator has birth and death records from 1870, marriage records from 1858, divorce records from 1884, probate records from 1893 and court records from 1877. County Recorder has land records.

Parent County

 * 1856--Sherburne County was created 25 February 1856 from Benton County. County seat: Elk River
 * For a brief history of how Cherburne County was named, click here, then select Sherburne County.

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

Places/Localities
Clear Lake

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

 * Anoka
 * Benton
 * Hennepin
 * Isanti
 * Mille Lacs
 * Stearns
 * Wright

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

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1912 - 1956 - at FamilySearch — index and images

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 $

Marriage

 * 1860 - 1949 at FamilySearch — index and images

Death

 * 1850-2001 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1887-2001 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Societies and Libraries
Sherburne History Center Historical Society 10775 27th Ave SE Becker, MN 55308 Telephone: 763-261-4433 Website

Sherburn Area Historical Society 333 Fox Lake Ave Apt 6 Sherburn MN 56171-9651 Telephone: 507-764-2766

Sherburn Historical Society 410 N. Prairie Sherburn 56171

Sherburne County Historical Society 13122 First Street Becker 55308

Websites

 * Sherburne County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)