Norman County, Minnesota Genealogy

United States Minnesota  Norman County

Guide to Norman 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 and death records from from 1881, marriage records from 1882, some divorce and court records. Pronate Judge has probate records.

Parent County

 * 1881--Norman County was created 8 November 1881 from Polk County.  County seat: Ada
 * For a brief history of how Norman County was named, click here, then select Norman County.

Neighboring Counties

 * Becker
 * Cass County, North Dakota
 * Clay
 * Mahnomen
 * Polk
 * Traill County, North Dakota

Cemeteries
Skandinavia Cemetery, Twin Valley BillionGraves

Skaurud Funeral Home Index courtesy of the Norman County Genealogy Society. This funeral home was located in Ada, Minnesota. Coverage: 1913-1945

Lutheran
Immanuel Lutheran Church, Hendrum


 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Hendrum, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Immanuel Lutheran Church


 * Records of the Immanuel Lutheran Church, Norman County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Winchester Lutheran Church, Borup


 * Records of the Winchest Lutheran Church, Borup, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Zion Lutheran Church, Norman


 * Records of the Zion Lutheran Church, Norman, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Local Histories

 * Biographies of Clay and Norman County, Minnesota 1918 Online biographical sketches of Clay and Norman county residents taken from the book A History of Clay and Norman Counties, Minnesota Vol. 2, pub. by B. F. Bowen and Co.

Maps



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

Societies and Libraries
Norman County Historical Society PO Box 303 Ada, MN 56510-0303 Phone: 218 784-7311

Norman County Genealogy Society Pioneer Village Ada, MN 56510

Red River History Museum 211 3rd St PO Box 123 Shelly MN 56581-0123 Phone: 218 886-8895 Norman County website

Norman County Historical Society<br<409 East 1st Avenue Ada 56510

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Norman County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)