Lake County, Minnesota Genealogy

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Parent County

 * 1855--Lake County was created 20 February 1855 from Itasca County. The names were changed in 1855 to Newton and St. Louis. Names were changed again in 1856 with St. Louis becoming Lake and Newton becoming St. Louis.

County seat: Two Harbors


 * For a brief history of how Lake County was named, clickhere, then select Lake County.

Populated Places
For a list of cities and towns go to hometownlocator.com or wikipedia.com.

Neighboring Counties

 * Cook
 * St. Louis

Web Sites

 * Family History Library Catalog