Carlton County, Minnesota Genealogy

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

Minnesota Online Genealogy Records

Description
The County was named for Reuben B. Carlton. The County is located in the east central area of the state.

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

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.

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

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

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

Church
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1912 - 1956 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Maps

 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

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 $

Birth

 * 1900-1934 Minnesota, Birth Index, 1900-1934 at MyHeritage($) — index
 * 1900-1934 Minnesota Births, 1900-1934 at Minnesota Historical Society - free index, images ($)

Marriage

 * 1850-2019 WEB: Minnesota, Marriages from the Minnesota Official Marriage System, 1850-2019 at Ancestry($) — index
 * 1860-1949 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1976-2003 Minnesota, Marriages, 1976-2003 at MyHeritage($) — index

Death

 * 1850-2001 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1887-2001 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1904-2001 Minnesota, Death Index, 1904-2001 at MyHeritage($) — index
 * 1904-2001 Minnesota Deaths, 1904-2001 at Minnesota Historical Society - free index, images ($)

Societies and Libraries

 * Carlton County Historical Society 406 Cloquet Avenue Cloquet, MN 55720-1750 Phone: 218-879-1938 E-mail: [mailto:info@carltoncountyhistory.org info@carltoncountyhistory.org] Website
 * Genealogical Society Of Carlton County PO Box 204 Cloquet, MN 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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Websites

 * Minnesota Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Carlton County GenWeb
 * Cyndi's List: Carlton County
 * Cyndi's List: Carlton County