Wadena County, Minnesota Genealogy

Parent County

 * 1858--Wadena County was created 11 June 1858 from Cass and Todd Counties. County seat: Wadena
 * For a brief history of how Wadena County was named, click here, then select Wadena County.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties

 * Becker
 * Cass
 * Hubbard
 * Otter Tail
 * Todd

Census
State Census
 * 1865 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1885 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1905 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Lutheran
First Lutheran Church, Staples


 * Records of First Lutheran Church, Staples, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Immanuel Lutheran Church, Wadena


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

Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church, Wadena


 * Records of Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church, Wadena, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

St. Pauli Lutheran Church, Verndale


 * Records of St. Pauli Lutheran Church, Verndale, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1912 - 1956 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Maps

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

Obituaries

 * 1865 - 2006 - at FamilySearch— index and images

Probate
Online Probate Records
 * 1801 - 1999 Minnesota Wills and Probate Records 1801-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Marriage

 * 1860 - 1949 at FamilySearch — index and images

Death

 * 1850-2001 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Societies and Libraries
Wadena County Historical Society 603 North Jefferson Wadena 56482 Telephone: 218-631-9079 Website

Menahga Area Historical Society 320 Helsinki Boulevard NE Menahga MN 56464 Telephone: 218-564-4574

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Wadena County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)