Lake County, Minnesota Genealogy

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Parent County

 * 1855--Lake County was created 20 February 1855 from Itasca County. The names were changed in 1855 to Newton and St. Louis. Names were changed again in 1856 with St. Louis becoming Lake and Newton becoming St. Louis.

County seat: Two Harbors


 * For a brief history of how Lake County was named, clickhere, then select Lake County.

Cities
Beaver Bay | Silver Bay | Two Harbors

Townships
Beaver Bay Township | Crystal Bay Township | Fall Lake Township | Silver Creek Township | Stony River Township

Unincorporated Communities
Castle Danger | East Beaver Bay | Finland | Illgen City | Isabella | Knife River | Larsmont | Lax Lake | Little Marais | Murphy City

Unorganized
Lake No. 1 | Lake No. 2

Neighboring Counties

 * Cook
 * St. Louis

Web Sites

 * Family History Library Catalog