Carlton County, Minnesota Genealogy

United States Minnesota  Carlton County

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

County Courthouse
Clerk District Court has birth, marriage, death, burial, probate, court, land and naturalization records from 1972.

Parent County

 * 1857--Carlton County was created 23 May 1857 from Pine and St. Louis Counties. County seat: Carlton
 * For a brief history of how Carlton County was named, click here, then select Carlton County.

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Minnesota County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Minnesota County Boundary Maps" (1849-1960) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

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

Cities
Barnum | Carlton | Cloquet | Cromwell | Kettle River | Moose Lake | Scanlon | Thomson | Wrenshall | Wright

Townships
Atkinson Township | Automba Township | Barnum Township | Beseman Township | Blackhoof Township | Eagle Township | Holyoke Township | Kalevala Township | Lakeview Township | Mahtowa Township | Moose Lake Township | Perch Lake Township | Silver Township | Silver Brook Township | Skelton Township | Split Rock Township | Thomson Township | Twin Lakes Township | Wrenshall Township

Unincorporated Townships
Clear Creek | North Carlton

Unincorporated Communities
Atkinson | Automba | Duesler | Esko | Harney | Holyoke | Iverson | Mahtowa | Nemadji | Otter Creek | Pleasant Valley | Sawyer | Scotts Corner

Neighboring Counties

 * Aitkin
 * Douglas County, Wisconsin
 * Pine
 * St. Louis

Cemeteries

 * Hillcrest Cemetery, Cloquet, Carlton - interment.net

Maps



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

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

Societies and Libraries
Carlton County Historical Society 406 Cloquet Avenue Cloquet 55720-1750 Phone: 218-879-1938 email:[mailto:director@carltoncountyhistory.org] Website

Carlton County, Genealogical Society Of P.O. Box 204 Cloquet 55720

Moose Lake Area Historical Society PO Box 235 900 Folz Blvd Moose Lake MN 55767-0235

Northeast Minnesota Historical Center University of Minnesota-Duluth Library 375 Duluth, MN 55812

See also a List of Minnesota Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Carlton County, MN History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Minnesota Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Minnesota Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Carlton County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)
 * Carlton County GenWeb
 * Cyndi's List: Carlton County
 * Cyndi's List: Carlton County