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County Courthouse | == County Courthouse == | ||
*[http://www.co.douglas.mn.us/Home.htm Douglas County Courthouse]<br>305 Eighth Avenue West<br>Alexandria, MN 56308<br>320-762-3033 (Court Administration) | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
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===== Cities ===== | ===== Cities ===== | ||
Alexandria | Brandon | Carlos | Evansville | Forada | Garfield | Kensington | Millerville | Miltona | Nelson | Osakis | [http://www.ci.alexandria.mn.us/ Alexandria] | [http://www.brandonmn.com/ Brandon] | Carlos | [http://www.evansvillemn.com/ Evansville] | Forada | [http://www.garfieldmn.com/ Garfield] | [http://www.kensingtonmn.com/ Kensington] | Millerville | Miltona | Nelson | [http://cityofosakis.com/ Osakis] | ||
===== Townships ===== | ===== Townships ===== | ||
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==== Cemeteries ==== | ==== Cemeteries ==== | ||
There are seventy-one cemeteries and burial sites in the twenty townships located in Douglas County. This website has a detailed [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mndougla/cemeteries.html listing] of these cemeteries and their locations in the various townships. <br> | There are seventy-one cemeteries and burial sites in the twenty townships located in Douglas County. This website has a detailed [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mndougla/cemeteries.html listing] of these cemeteries and their locations in the various townships. <br> | ||
==== Church ==== | ==== Church ==== | ||
<br>Forty-four churches were established between 1860 and 1910 by key ethnic groups in Douglas County. These ethnic groups included Norwegian (11 churches), German (10 churches), Swedish (20 churches), Finnish (2 churches), Danish (1 church), and American/British ethnicity (8 churches).<br> | <br>Forty-four churches were established between 1860 and 1910 by key ethnic groups in Douglas County. These ethnic groups included Norwegian (11 churches), German (10 churches), Swedish (20 churches), Finnish (2 churches), Danish (1 church), and American/British ethnicity (8 churches).<br> | ||
=== Churches founded in Douglas County between 1860 - 1910 === | === Churches founded in Douglas County between 1860 - 1910 === | ||
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*Hudson Township: Free Methodist Church (founded ca. 1891); Forada Presbyterian Church (founded ca.1898) | *Hudson Township: Free Methodist Church (founded ca. 1891); Forada Presbyterian Church (founded ca.1898) | ||
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==== Court ==== | ==== Court ==== | ||
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*County Recorder has land records from the late 1800s. | *County Recorder has land records from the late 1800s. | ||
*The government land office, headquarters for a large area of the northwest, was located in Alexandria beginning 1868. | *The government land office, headquarters for a large area of the northwest, was located in Alexandria beginning 1868. | ||
*The land office moved to Fergus Falls, Minnesota in 1876 because most of the land in Douglas County had either been bought or homesteaded.<br> | *The land office moved to Fergus Falls, Minnesota in 1876 because most of the land in Douglas County had either been bought or homesteaded.<br> | ||
*The Recorder's Office at the Douglas County Courthouse, located in Alexandria, Minnesota has all the Indexes and the Land Abstracts digitized. These records extend back to the late 1860s. In order to access these records you need to tell them the address of the house or farm or else the Plat map description so that they can determine the Block and Lot numbers. Copies of the Index listings for that Block and Lot Land description as well as the matching Land Abstracts can be obtained for $.50 per page, as of 1 Nov 2011. | *The Recorder's Office at the Douglas County Courthouse, located in Alexandria, Minnesota has all the Indexes and the Land Abstracts digitized. These records extend back to the late 1860s. In order to access these records you need to tell them the address of the house or farm or else the Plat map description so that they can determine the Block and Lot numbers. Copies of the Index listings for that Block and Lot Land description as well as the matching Land Abstracts can be obtained for $.50 per page, as of 1 Nov 2011. | ||
*The original Land Transfer Books for Douglas County (previously kept at the Courthouse) are available at the Douglas County Historical Society in Alexandria. They begin about 1869 and extend to about 1970. Information is recorded under the Township numbers and then Block and Lot numbers. The name of the last Grantee (person’s signature) and the Date of Transfer are also recorded. | *The original Land Transfer Books for Douglas County (previously kept at the Courthouse) are available at the Douglas County Historical Society in Alexandria. They begin about 1869 and extend to about 1970. Information is recorded under the Township numbers and then Block and Lot numbers. The name of the last Grantee (person’s signature) and the Date of Transfer are also recorded. | ||
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==== Local Histories ==== | ==== Local Histories ==== | ||
''Douglas County Album of the Ages. ''(Douglas County Historical Society: Taylor Publishing Co., 1982) | *''Douglas County Album of the Ages. ''(Douglas County Historical Society: Taylor Publishing Co., 1982) | ||
*Larson, Constant. ''History of Douglas and Grant Counties, Minnesota: their people, industries, and institutions. ''(Indianapolis, IN: B.F. Bowen & Company, Inc, 1916).<br> | |||
==== Maps ==== | ==== Maps ==== | ||
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==== Vital Records ==== | ==== Vital Records ==== | ||
*County Recorder has birth, marriage, and death records from 1890 | *County Recorder has birth, marriage, and death records from 1890 | ||
== Societies and Libraries == | == Societies and Libraries == | ||
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*[http://genforum.com/mn/douglas/ Douglas County, MN Genealogy Forum] (GenForum) | *[http://genforum.com/mn/douglas/ Douglas County, MN Genealogy Forum] (GenForum) | ||
*{{FHL|Minnesota%2C+Douglas|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}} | *{{FHL|Minnesota%2C+Douglas|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}} | ||
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mndougla/ Douglas County GenWeb] | |||
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/us/mn/counties/douglas/ Cyndi's List: Douglas County] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
{{Minnesota|Minnesota}} | {{Minnesota|Minnesota}} | ||
[[Category:Douglas_County,_Minnesota]] | [[Category:Minnesota_counties]] [[Category:Douglas_County,_Minnesota]] | ||