Kittson County, Minnesota Genealogy

United States Minnesota  Kittson County

Guide to Kittson 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, divorce, probate and court records from 1880’s. County Recorder has land records. Minnesota Historical Society has naturalization records.

Parent County
1849--Kittson County was created 27 October 1849 from unorganized territory. County seat: Hallock


 * For a brief history of how Kittson County was named, click here, then select Kittson County.

Cities
Donaldson | Hallock | Halma | Humboldt | Karlstad | Kennedy | Lake Bronson | Lancaster | St. Vincent

Townships
Arveson Township | Cannon Township | Caribou Township | Clow Township | Davis Township | Deerwood Township | Granville Township | Hallock Township | Hampden Township Hazelton Township | Hill Township | Jupiter Township | North Red River Township | Norway Township | Pelan Township | Percy Township | Poppleton Township | Richardville Township | St. Joseph Township | St. Vincent Township | Skane Township | South Red River Township | Spring Brook Township | Svea Township | Tegner Township | Teien Township | Thompson Township

Unorganized
East Kittson | McKinley

Unincorporated
Pelan | Robbin | Noyes

Neighboring Counties

 * Marshall
 * Pembina County, North Dakota
 * Roseau
 * Walsh County, North Dakota

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

Societies and Libraries
Kittson County Historical Society PO Box 100 332 East Main St Lake Bronson MN Phone: 218 754-4100 Website

Red River Valley Genealogical Society PO Box 9284 112 N University Drive Suite L116 Fargo, ND Website

Northwest Minnesota Historical Center Livingston Lord Library Moorhead State University Moorhead, MN 56560

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Kittson County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)