Swift County, Minnesota Genealogy

United States Minnesota  Swift County

County Courthouse
Swift County Courthouse 301 14th St N; PO Box 50 Benson, MN 56215 Ph. 320.843.3377 County Treasurer has birth records from 1870, marriage records from 1871 and death records from 1872. Clerk Courts has divorce, court and probate records. County Recorder has land records.

Parent County

 * 1870--Swift County was created 8 November 1870 from from Chippewa County. County seat: Benson
 * For a brief history of how Swift County was named, click here, then select Swift County.

Neighboring Counties

 * Big Stone
 * Chippewa
 * Kandiyohi
 * Lac Qui Parle
 * Pope
 * Stevens

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Swift County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)


 * Swift County, MNGenWeb