Cook County, Minnesota Genealogy

United States Minnesota  Cook County

Guide to Cook County Minnesota genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
County Recorder has birth and death records from 1900, marriage records from 1901, land records from 1886 and military records from 1919 Court Administrator has divorce, court and probate records.

Parent County

 * 1874--Cook County was created 3 November 1874 from Lake County. County seat: Grand Marais
 * For a brief history of how Cook County was named, click here, then select Cook County.

Cities
Grand Marais

Townships
Lutsen Township | Schroeder Township | Tofte Township

Unincorporated Communities
Hovland

Unorganized
East Cook | Grand Portage | West Cook

Neighboring Counties

 * Lake

Cemeteries

 * Cook County cemeteries from rootsweb.

Societies and Libraries

 * Cook County Historical Society

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Cook County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)
 * Cook County GenWeb
 * Cyndi's List: Cook County
 * Cyndi's List: Cook County