Ramsey County, Minnesota Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Ramsey County Courthouse 15 Kellogg Blvd W; St. Paul, MN 55102 Phone: 651.266.4444 Clerk District Court has birth and death records from 1870, marriage records from 1850, divorce and court records from 1900 and probate records from 1849; Historical Society has court records 1858-1899 and land records

Parent County
1849--Ramsey County was created 27 October 1849 from old St. Croix County in Wisconsin Territory. County seat: St. Paul


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

Neighboring Counties

 * Anoka
 * Dakota
 * Hennepin
 * Washington

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * St. Paul

Directories

 * Fold3.com ($) has Minneapolis City Directories 1865-1923 (4 yrs. missing) available online.
 * Fold3.com ($) has St. Paul City Directories 1863-1924 (4 yrs. missing) available online.

Civil War
Civil War service men from Ramsey County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are many companies or regiments that were formed from men of Ramsey County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Minnesota Cavalry (Mounted Rangers), Company G.
 * - 1st Battalion, Minnesota Infantry Volunteers, Company A.
 * - 1st Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Companies A and F.
 * - 1st Regiment, Minnesota Heavy Artillery, Companies G and H.
 * - 2nd Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Companies B, D, F, G, H, I and K.
 * - 2nd Regiment, Minnesota Cavalry, Company A.
 * - 3rd Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company B.
 * - 4th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Companies E, G, and K.
 * - 5th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Companies D, E, F, and I.
 * - 6th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Companies A and G.
 * - 7th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company H.
 * - 8th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Companies H and K.
 * - 10th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Companies H and K.
 * - Brackett's Battalion, Minnesota Cavalry, Companies A and C.
 * - Hatch's Independent Battalion, Minnesota Cavalry, Companies A and D.
 * - 2nd Minnesota Company Sharpshooters, Second Company only.

Newspapers
The appeal. : (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19?? African-American newspaper. More than 1,500 issues between 1889 and 1922 have been digitized and are fully searchable on-line at the Library of Congress, Chronicling America website.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * St Paul Minnesota Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Ramsey County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)