Isanti County, Minnesota Genealogy

Guide to Isanti 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 the Dakota word meaning "knife" and refers to the Santee tribe. The County is located in the east central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Clerk District Court has birth records from 1869, marriage rec from 1871, death records from 1873, burial records 1900-1908 and 1941-1979, divorce and court records from 1872 and probate records from 1892. County Recorder has land records.

Parent County

 * 1857--Isanti County was created 13 February 1857 from Ramsey County. County seat: Cambridge
 * For a brief history of how Isanti County was named, click here, then select Isanti County.

Record Loss
2011 About 70 percent of archives in the historical society building were destroyed by fire. Destroyed documents include church records, family histories, cemetery records, 1800s plat maps.

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

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:

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
Isanti County Historical Society PO Box 525 Isanti 55008

Isanti County Historical Society 33525 Flanders St NE Cambridge, MN 55008 Telephone: 763-689-4229 Website

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Websites

 * Isanti County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)