Traverse County, Minnesota Genealogy

United States Minnesota  Traverse County

County Courthouse
Traverse County Courthouse 702 2nd Ave N; PO Box 487 Wheaton, MN 56296 Phone: 320.563.4266 Phone 320-563-4343 (phone) Phone: 320-563-4311 (fax) Clerk District Court has birth, marriage, death, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1881.

Parent County
1862--Traverse County was created 20 February 1862 from Pierce (Eliminated 20 Feb 1862) County and unorganized territory. County seat: Wheaton


 * For a brief history of how Traverse County was named, click here, then select Traverse County.

Cities

 * Browns Valley
 * Dumont
 * Tintah
 * Wheaton

Townships

 * Arthur
 * Clifton
 * Croke
 * Dollymount
 * Folsom
 * Lake Valley
 * Leonardsville
 * Monson
 * Parnell
 * Redpath
 * Tara
 * Taylor
 * Tintah
 * Walls
 * Windsor

Neighboring Counties

 * Big Stone
 * Grant
 * Richland County, North Dakota
 * Roberts County, South Dakota
 * Stevens
 * Wilkin

Local Histories

 * Wheaton, Minnesota: Centennial History, 1887-1987. Wheaton, MN: Gazette Oublishing Co., 1987. Print.

Maps

 * 1874 Map of Big Stone, Grant, Stevens, and Traverse counties

Military
==== Newspapers ====


 * The Wheaton Gazette (May 1925-Current; Weekly)
 * Wheaton Gazette-Reporter (1889 [?]-April 1925; Weekly)
 * Wheaton Gazette (March 1885-1889 [?]; Weekly)
 * Browns Valley Reporter (May 1880-1889 [?]; Weekly)
 * The Valley News (April 1926-Current; Weekly)
 * The Traverse County Star (1922 [?]-1924[?]; Weekly)
 * Traverse County Traveler (April 1916-November 1918; Weekly)
 * Weekly Footprints (June 1903-Mar 1916; Weekly)
 * The Footprints (September 1894-June 1903; Weekly)
 * Browns Valley Footprints (1890 [?]-September 1894; Weekly)
 * Browns Valley Inter-Lake Tribune (February 1902-March 1936; Weekly)
 * Inter-Lake Tribune (1894 [?]-February 1902; Weekly)
 * Inter-Lake Tribune and Traverse County Times (1891 [?]-1894[?]; Weekly)
 * The Dumont Journal (May 1902-[?]; Weekly)
 * The Weekly Call (1902 [?]-[?]; Weekly)
 * The Browns Valley Courier (1891 [?]; Weekly)

Societies and Libraries

 * Traverse County Historical Society

601 1st Avenue South (mailing address) Corner of Broadway Avenue and Trail Street (museum address) Wheaton, MN 56296 320-563-8520


 * Browns Valley Historical Society

PO Box 13 Browns Valley, MN 56219 320-695-2312


 * Wheaton Community Library

901 1st Avenue North Wheaton, MN 56296 320-563-8487 (phone) 320-563-8815 (fax)


 * Browns Valley Public Library

PO Box 307 15 3rd Street South Browns Valley, MN 56219 320-695-2318 (phone) 320-695-2125 (fax)

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Traverse County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)
 * Traverse County GenWeb
 * Traverse County GenWeb