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''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Minnesota]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Swift County'''
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{{MNDC}}
Guide to '''Swift County, Minnesota ancestry, genealogy and family history''', birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.


== County Courthouse ==
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<center>{{Infobox U.S. County 2016
|organized= March 9, 1875<ref>[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/MN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies Minnesota Historical Boundary Changes] - list of all boundary changes by county provided by [https://www.newberry.org/ Newberry Library]; accessed 7 March 2021.</ref>
|county seat= Benson
|parent county= [[Chippewa County, Minnesota Genealogy|Chippewa]]<ref>[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/MN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies Minnesota Historical Boundary Changes] - list of all boundary changes by county provided by [https://www.newberry.org/ Newberry Library]; accessed 7 March 2021.</ref>
|variant spellings=
|county1= [[Big Stone County, Minnesota Genealogy|Big Stone]]
|county2= [[Chippewa County, Minnesota Genealogy|Chippewa]]
|county3= [[Kandiyohi County, Minnesota Genealogy|Kandiyohi]]
|county4= [[Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota Genealogy|Lac Qui Parle]]
|county5= [[Pope County, Minnesota Genealogy|Pope]]
|county6= [[Stevens County, Minnesota Genealogy|Stevens]]</br><center>[[Swift County, Minnesota Genealogy#Maps and Gazetteers|See County Maps]]</center>
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== County Information ==


<br>[http://www.swiftcounty.com/ Swift County Courthouse]<br>301 14th St N; PO Box 50<br> Benson, MN 56215<br> Ph. 320.843.3377<br><br>County Treasurer has birth records from 1870, <br>marriage records from 1871 and death records from 1872. <br>Clerk Courts has divorce, court and probate records. <br>County Recorder has land records. <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Stevens County, Minnesota page 369, {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>  
=== Description ===
The county was named for Henry Adoniram Swift, the governor of Minnesota in 1863. The county is located in the west-central area of the state.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Swift County, Minnesota" in ''https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swift_County,_Minnesota'' accessed 7 March 2021 </ref>


== History  ==
=== County Courthouse ===
{{MN Courthouse Intro|Swift}}
'''Swift County Courthouse'''<br> 301 14th St N<br> PO Box 50<br> Benson, MN 56215<br>Phone: 320-843-2744<br>[http://www.swiftcounty.com/ Swift County Website] <br><br>
County Treasurer has birth records from 1870, marriage records from 1871 and death records from 1872. <br>Clerk Courts has divorce, court and probate records. <br>County Recorder has land records. <ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Minnesota.{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>


==== Parent County ====
=== Swift County, Minnesota Record Dates  ===
{{MN Record Dates Intro|Swift}}
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
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| bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | <center>'''Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records'''<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Minnesota.{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref></center>
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| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Swift County, Minnesota Genealogy#Birth|Birth*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Swift County, Minnesota Genealogy#Marriage|Marriage]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Swift County, Minnesota Genealogy#Death|Death*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Swift County, Minnesota Genealogy#Court Records|Court]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Swift County, Minnesota Genealogy#Land and Property Records|Land]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Swift County, Minnesota Genealogy#Probate Records|Probate]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Swift County, Minnesota Genealogy#Census Records|Census]]'''
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| width="14.2%" align="center" |1870
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1871
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1872
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1874
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1871
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1873
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1836
|-
| colspan="7"| <center>*Statewide registration started for births in 1900 and deaths in 1908. General compliance by 1915.</center>
|}


*'''1870--'''Swift County was created 8 November 1870&nbsp;from from [[Chippewa County, Minnesota|Chippewa]] County.&nbsp; '''County seat: '''Benson <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>
=== Record Loss ===
*For a brief history of how Swift County was named, click [http://mnplaces.mnhs.org/upham/index.cfm here], then select Swift County.
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There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.


==== Boundary Changes ====
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=== Boundary Changes ===
{{MN Boundary Changes Intro|Swift}}
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* '''Parent counties:''' Created from [[Chippewa County, Minnesota Genealogy|Chippewa]] County November 8, 1870.<ref>[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/MN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies Minnesota Historical Boundary Changes] - list of all boundary changes by county provided by [https://www.newberry.org/ Newberry Library]; accessed 7 March 2021.</ref>
* '''Organized date:''' March 9, 1875<ref>[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/MN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies Minnesota Historical Boundary Changes] - list of all boundary changes by county provided by [https://www.newberry.org/ Newberry Library]; accessed 7 March 2021.</ref>
* '''County seat:''' Benson<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Minnesota.{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref><br>
*[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/MN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies Minnesota Individual County Chronologies] - Newberry Library list of all boundary changes by county
*[https://publications.newberry.org/ahcb/map/map.html#MN Minnesota Historical Borders - Map] at Newberry Library Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; ''Also at:'' [http://www.mapofus.org/minnesota/ mapofus.org] - animated maps illustrating Minnesota county boundary changes
|}


==== Record Loss  ====
=== Populated Places ===
{{MN Populated Places Intro|Swift}}


== Places/Localities  ==
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit [https://minnesota.hometownlocator.com/counties/cities,cfips,151,c,swift.cfm HomeTown Locator]. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Swift County, Minnesota," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swift_County,_Minnesota, accessed 7 March 2021.</ref>


==== Populated Places  ====
{{Populated places
<!--cities column------------------->
| cities-col1=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appleton,_Minnesota Appleton]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benson,_Minnesota Benson]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clontarf,_Minnesota Clontarf]
</div>
| cities-col2=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danvers,_Minnesota Danvers]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Graff,_Minnesota De Graff]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holloway,_Minnesota Holloway]
</div>
| cities-col3=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerkhoven,_Minnesota Kerkhoven]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murdock,_Minnesota Murdock]
</div>
<!--unincorp column------------------->
| unincorp-col1=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairfield,_Minnesota Fairfield]
</div>
| unincorp-col2=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swift_Falls,_Minnesota Swift Falls]
</div>
| unincorp-col3=<div></div>
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| townships-col1=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appleton_Township,_Swift_County,_Minnesota Appleton]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benson_Township,_Swift_County,_Minnesota Benson]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Lake_Township,_Swift_County,_Minnesota Camp Lake]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cashel_Township,_Swift_County,_Minnesota Cashel]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clontarf_Township,_Swift_County,_Minnesota Clontarf]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dublin_Township,_Swift_County,_Minnesota Dublin]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edison_Township,_Swift_County,_Minnesota Edison]
</div>
| townships-col2=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairfield_Township,_Swift_County,_Minnesota Fairfield]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayes_Township,_Swift_County,_Minnesota Hayes]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hegbert_Township,_Swift_County,_Minnesota Hegbert]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerkhoven_Township,_Swift_County,_Minnesota Kerkhoven]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kildare_Township,_Swift_County,_Minnesota Kildare]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marysland_Township,_Swift_County,_Minnesota Marysland]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moyer_Township,_Swift_County,_Minnesota Moyer]
</div>
| townships-col3=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pillsbury_Township,_Swift_County,_Minnesota Pillsbury]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shible_Township,_Swift_County,_Minnesota Shible]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Mile_Grove_Township,_Swift_County,_Minnesota Six Mile Grove]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swenoda_Township,_Swift_County,_Minnesota Swenoda]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tara_Township,_Swift_County,_Minnesota Tara]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torning_Township,_Swift_County,_Minnesota Torning]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank_Township,_Swift_County,_Minnesota West Bank]
</div>
}}


==== Neighboring Counties  ====
=== History Timeline ===
{{MN Historical Timeline Intro|Swift}}


*[[Big Stone County, Minnesota|Big Stone]]
== Resources ==
*[[Chippewa County, Minnesota|Chippewa]]
{{MN Resources Intro|Swift}}
*[[Kandiyohi County, Minnesota|Kandiyohi]]
*[[Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota|Lac Qui Parle]]
*[[Pope County, Minnesota|Pope]]
*[[Stevens County, Minnesota|Stevens]]


== Resources  ==
=== Bible Records ===
{{MN Bible Intro|Swift}}


==== Cemeteries ====
=== Biographies ===
{{MN Biographies Intro|Swift}}


==== Church  ====
=== Business, Commerce, and Occupations ===
{{MN Business Records Intro|Swift}}


==== Court  ====
=== Cemeteries ===
{{MN Cemeteries Intro|Swift}}


==== Land ====
{| style = "border:1px solid black; width:70%;  "
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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>'''Cemeteries of Swift County, Minnesota''' online and in print</center>
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| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions Online'''</center>
|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" valign="top" style="border:1px solid black" |
* [https://billiongraves.com/search/results?cemetery_country=United%20States&cemetery_state=Minnesota&cemetery_county=Swift&year_range=5&size=15  BillionGraves]
* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/search?firstname=&middlename=&lastname=&birthyear=&birthyearfilter=&deathyear=&deathyearfilter=&location=Swift%2C+County%2C+Minnesota%2C+United+States+of+America&locationId=county_1385  Find a Grave]
* [http://www.interment.net/us/mn/swift.htm  Interment.net]
* [https://minnesotagravestones.org/cemeteries.php?selected_cid=76 Minnesota Gravestones]
* [http://www.usgwtombstones.org/minnesota/swift.htm MN Tombstone Transcription Project]
* [http://usgwarchives.net/mn/swift/swift.html  USGenWeb Archives]
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| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions in Print''' [[The Value of Cemetery Records in Print |(Often more complete)]]</center>
|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" style="border:1px solid black" valign="top" |
* {{FSC|United States, Minnesota, Swift - Cemeteries|subject|subject-id=1494358077|disp=FamilySearch Library}}
* [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3Acemetery+Swift+Minnesota&qt=advanced&dblist=638 WorldCat]
|-
| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" |<center>'''List of Cemeteries in the County'''</center>
|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" style="border:1px solid black" valign="top" |
* [https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=394290&reqParentsLabel=Swift%2C%20Minnesota%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places]
* [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=&cemetery-loc=Swift%2C+County%2C+Minnesota%2C+United+States+of+America&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=county_1385 Find a Grave]
|-
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"|<center>See [[Minnesota Cemeteries|Minnesota Cemeteries]] for more information.<center>
|}
&nbsp;


==== Local Histories  ====
=== Census Records ===
{{MN Census Intro|Swift}}


==== Maps  ====
{{Historical populations
|type = USA
|heading = Census
|footnote = Source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swift_County,_Minnesota#Demographics "Wikipedia.org".]
|1880 |7473
|1890 |10161
|1900 |13503
|1910 |12949
|1920 |15093
|1930 |14735
|1940 |15469
|1950 |15837
|1960 |14936
|1970 |13177
|1980 |12920
|1990 |10724
|2000 |11956
|2010 |9783
}}


==== Military  ====
'''State Census'''<br>
* '''1835-1890''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3555/ Minnesota, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1835-1890] at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/ Ancestry] ($)
* '''1849-1905''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1058/ Minnesota, U.S., Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905] at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/ Ancestry] ($)
* '''1865''' {{RecordSearch|1503054|Minnesota State Census, 1865}} at FamilySearch — [[Minnesota State Census, 1865 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images.
* '''1875''' {{RecordSearch|1503053|Minnesota State Census, 1875}} at FamilySearch — [[Minnesota State Census, 1875 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images.
* '''1885''' {{RecordSearch|1503044|Minnesota State Census, 1885}} at FamilySearch — [[Minnesota State Census, 1885 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images.
* '''1905''' {{RecordSearch|1503056|Minnesota State Census, 1905}} at FamilySearch — [[Minnesota State Census, 1905 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images.


==== Newspapers  ====
=== Church Records ===
{{MN Church Intro|Swift}}


==== Probate  ====
*'''[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=394290&reqParentsLabel=Swift%2C%20Minnesota%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypeGroups=3&reqTypeLabel=Churches%20and%20Church%20Parishes FamilySearch Places]''' <br>


==== Taxation  ====
'''''Lutheran Church'''''
'''1781-1969''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60722/?clickref=1011ldrarFJZ&o_lid=01100l4xJr&o_sch=Affiliate%2BExternal&o_xid=01100l4xJr U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969] at Ancestry ($)


==== Vital Records ====
=== Court Records ===
{{MN Court Intro|Swift}}


== Societies and Libraries  ==
=== Directories ===
{{MN Directories Intro|Swift}}
*'''1970-2024''' {{RecordSearch|5000290|United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Residence Database - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index, coverage may vary


==== Family History Centers<br> ====
=== Emigration and Immigration ===
{{MN Emigration Intro|Swift}}


*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]
* '''1912-1956''' {{RecordSearch|2426329|Minnesota Passenger and Crew Lists, 1912-1956}} at FamilySearch — [[Minnesota Passenger and Crew Lists - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images.


== Web Sites  ==
=== Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups ===
{{MN Ethnic Groups Intro|Swift}}


*[http://genforum.com/mn/swift/ Swift County, MN Genealogy Forum] (GenForum)
=== Funeral Homes  ===
*{{FHL|Minnesota%2C+Swift|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}}
{{MN Funeral Homes Intro|Swift}}


*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mnswift/ Swift County, MNGenWeb]
*[https://www.hafh.org/ Harvey Anderson and Johnson Funeral Homes] in Kerkhoven.
*[https://www.zniewskifuneralhome.com/ Zniewski Funeral Home] in Appleton and Benson.


== References ==
=== Genealogies ===
{{MN Genealogies Intro|Swift}}


<references />
=== Guardianship ===
{{MN Guardianship Intro|Swift}}


{{Minnesota|Minnesota}}  
=== Land and Property Records ===
{{MN Land Intro|Swift}}


[[Category:Swift_County,_Minnesota]]
''Online Land Indexes and Records''<br>
* '''Pre-1908''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2076/ Minnesota, U.S., Homestead and Cash Entry Patents, Pre-1908] at Ancestry ($)
*''Standard atlas of Swift County, Minnesota : including a plat book of the villages, cities and townships of the county''. Alden Publisher, Chicago 1907.  [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/556475-standard-atlas-of-swift-county-minnesota-including-a-plat-book-of-the-villages-cities-and-townships-of-the-county?offset=5 FamilySearch Digital Library]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Land Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]
 
=== Local Histories ===
{{MN Histories Intro|Swift}}
 
*Peterson, Clarence Stewart.  ''Swift County's first pioneers : Minnesota territorial centennial, 1849-1949.''  '''Online at:''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/324447-swift-county-s-first-pioneers-minnesota-territorial-centennial-1849-1949?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library], [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100954590 HathiTrust].
 
=== Maps and Gazetteers ===
{{MN Maps Intro|Swift}}
{{MN Neighboring Counties Intro|county={{MN Swift County}}}}
*[http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/view/search?search=SUBMIT&cat=0&q=minnesota%2c+swift&dateRangeStart=&dateRangeEnd=&sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No&QuickSearchA=QuickSearchA Minnesota Maps] at [https://www.davidrumsey.com/home David Rumsey Map Collection]
*''Standard atlas of Swift County, Minnesota : including a plat book of the villages, cities and townships of the county''. Alden Publisher, Chicago 1907.  [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/556475-standard-atlas-of-swift-county-minnesota-including-a-plat-book-of-the-villages-cities-and-townships-of-the-county?offset=5 FamilySearch Digital Library]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=394290&reqParentsLabel=Swift%2C%20Minnesota%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypeGroups=8&reqTypeLabel=Cities%20and%20Towns FamilySearch Places]: Map of cities and towns in this county - [[FamilySearch Places|How to Use FS Places]]
*Minnesota Department of Transportation, [https://www.dot.state.mn.us/maps/gdma/data/mapfinder/countyHTMLs/swift.html Swift County municipality and township maps]
 
=== Migration ===
{{MN Migration Intro|Swift}}
 
=== Military Records ===
{{MN Military Intro|Swift}}
 
'''''Multiple Wars'''''
* '''1861-1917''' {{RecordSearch|1471019|United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Civil War and Later Pension Files Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Free index, images ($)
* '''1898-1899''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/4816/ Minnesota Volunteers in the Spanish American War and the Philippine Insurrection] at Ancestry; Free index
 
'''''Civil War'''''
* '''1861-1865''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1138/ U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865] at Ancestry; Free index
* '''1861-1865''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1715/ Minnesota, U.S., Civil War Records, 1861-1865] at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/ Ancestry]; Free index
* '''1861-1865''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3729/ Minnesota Civil War Soldiers] at Ancestry; Free index
* '''1861-1934''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/4654/ U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934] at Ancestry; Free index
 
'''''Spanish-American War'''''<br>
* '''1898''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2400/  U.S., Spanish American War Volunteers Index to Compiled Military Service Records, 1898]  at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/ Ancestry]; Free index
* '''1898-1899''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6070/ Minnesota, U.S., Spanish American War Muster Rolls and Casualty Lists, 1898-1899] at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/ Ancestry]; Free index
 
'''''World War I'''''<br>
* '''1917-1918''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3172/ U.S., World War I Civilian Draft Registrations, 1917-1918] at Ancestry (Free collection)
* '''1917-1918''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6482/ U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918] at Ancestry; Free index
* '''1918-1941''' {{RecordSearch|2421524|Minnesota, World War I Records, 1918-1941}} at FamilySearch — [[Minnesota, World War I Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
 
'''''World War II'''''<br>
* '''1940-1947''' {{RecordSearch|2759155|Minnesota, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947}} at FamilySearch — [[Minnesota, World War II Draft Registration Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
* '''1940-1947''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2238/ U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947] at Ancestry; Free index
* '''1942''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1002/ U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942] at Ancestry; Free index
 
=== Naturalization and Citizenship ===
{{MN Naturalization Intro|Swift}}
 
''Online Naturalization Indexes and Records''<br>
* '''1849-1985''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/70800/ Web: Minnesota, U.S., Naturalization Index, 1849-1985] at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/ Ancestry] (Free collection)
* '''1872-1962''' {{RecordSearch|2632486|Minnesota Naturalization Records and Indexes, 1872-1962}} at FamilySearch — [[Minnesota Naturalization Records and Indexes - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
* '''1880-1920''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61202/ Minnesota, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1880-1920] at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/ Ancestry] ($)
* '''1918''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/70801/ Web: Minnesota, U.S., Alien Registration Index, 1918] at Ancestry (Free collection)
 
=== Newspapers ===
{{MN Newspapers Intro|Swift}}
 
* [https://newspapers.mnhs.org/jsp/browse.jsp Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub] at [https://www.mnhs.org/ Minnesota Historical Society]; narrow to county or city, search for surname, limit by date.
*'''1800s-Current''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62364/ Minnesota, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
 
=== Obituaries ===
{{MN Obituaries Intro|Swift}}
 
*'''1813-Onward''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20444/minnesota-obituaries?s=275764761 Minnesota Obituaries] at MyHeritage — index ($)
* '''1865-2006''' {{RecordSearch|2469546|Minnesota, Obituaries 1865-2006}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — [[Minnesota, Obituaries - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
* '''1891-2003''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/70827/ Web: Minnesota, U.S., Obituary Index, 1891-2003] at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/ Ancestry] (Free collection)
 
=== Other Records ===
{{MN Other Records Intro|Swift}}
 
=== Periodicals ===
{{MN Periodicals Intro|Swift}}
 
=== Probate Records ===
{{MN Probate Intro|Swift}}
 
''Online Probate Indexes and Records''<br>
*'''1801-1925''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9070/ Minnesota, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1801-1925] at [https://ancestry.com/ Ancestry] ($)
*'''1849-1985''' {{RecordSearch|1607922|Minnesota Will Records, 1849-1985}} at FamilySearch — [[Minnesota Will Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*'''1881-1982''' {{FSC|1779454|item|disp=Minnesota, Swift County, Will Records, 1881-1982}}(*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]
 
 
=== School Records ===
{{MN Schools Intro|Swift}}
 
=== Social Security Records ===
*'''1935-2014''' {{RecordSearch|1202535|United States Social Security Death Index}} at FamilySearch — [[United States Social Security Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index. ''Also at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3693/ Ancestry], [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/social-security-death-index findmypast], [https://www.fold3.com/title/830/ Fold3], [https://www.genealogybank.com/explore/ssdi/all GenealogyBank], [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10002/us-social-security-death-index-ssdi?s=270606331 MyHeritage], and [https://stevemorse.org/ssdi/ssdi.html Steve Morse].'' [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Death Index (SSDI)|Click here for more information]].
*'''1936-2007''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007] at Ancestry ($); index, [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Applications and Claims Index|click here for more information]].
*'''1936-2007''' {{RecordSearch|5000016|United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT) - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
 
=== Tax Records ===
{{MN Tax Intro|Swift}}
 
=== Vital Records ===
{{MN Vital Intro|Swift}}
 
==== Birth ====
{{MN Birth Intro|Swift}}
 
* '''1840-1980''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2550/ Minnesota, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1840-1980] at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/ Ancestry] ($)
* '''1900-1934''' [https://www.mnhs.org/search/people Minnesota People Records Search - Births] at Minnesota Historical Society - free index, images ($)
* '''1900-1934''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10828/minnesota-birth-index-1900-1934?utm_source=organic_blog&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=supersearch&tr_funnel=supersearch&tr_country=US&tr_creative=feb20historicalrecords&utm_content=feb20historicalrecords Minnesota, Birth Index, 1900-1934] at MyHeritage; index ($)
* '''1935-2000''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8742/ Minnesota, U.S., Birth Index, 1935-2000] at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/ Ancestry] ($)
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20492/minnesota-births?s=275764761 Minnesota, Births] at MyHeritage — index ($)
 
==== Marriage ====
{{MN Marriage Intro|Swift}}
 
* '''1850-2019''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/70873/ Web: Minnesota, U.S., Marriages from the Minnesota Official Marriage System, 1850-2019] at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/ Ancestry] (Free collection)
*'''1850-Onward'''  [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20424/minnesota-marriages?s=275764761 Minnesota, Marriages] at MyHeritage — index ($)
* '''1860-1949''' {{RecordSearch|1803974|Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — [[Minnesota, County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
* '''1885-present''' [https://moms.mn.gov/ Minnesota Official Marriage System] at [https://moms.mn.gov/LearnMore MOMS.mn.gov]; search by county, name or date, and request copy.
* '''1970-2003''' [https://www.archives.com/genealogy/records-minnesota-marriage-index.html Minnesota Marriage Records Index, 1970-2003] at [https://www.archives.com/genealogy/ Archives] ($)
* '''1976-2003''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10210/minnesota-marriages-1976-2003?s=275764761 Minnesota, Marriages, 1976-2003] at MyHeritage; index ($)
 
==== Death ====
{{MN Death Intro|Swift}}
 
* '''1850-2001''' {{RecordSearch|2185953|Minnesota, County Deaths, 1850-2001}} at FamilySearch — [[Minnesota, County Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
* '''1887-2001''' {{RecordSearch|3398461|Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001}} at FamilySearch — [[Minnesota Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
* '''1904-2001''' [https://www.mnhs.org/search/people Minnesota People Records Search - Deaths] at Minnesota Historical Society - free index, images ($)
* '''1904-2001''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10859/minnesota-death-index-1904-2001?utm_source=organic_blog&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=supersearch&tr_funnel=supersearch&tr_country=US&tr_creative=feb20historicalrecords&utm_content=feb20historicalrecords Minnesota, Death Index, 1904-2001] at MyHeritage; index ($)
* '''1908-2017''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7316/ Minnesota, U.S., Death Index, 1908-2017] at [https://ancestry.com/search/ Ancestry] ($)
 
==== Divorce ====
{{MN Divorce Intro|Swift}}
 
* '''1970-1995''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1081/ Minnesota, U.S., Divorce Index, 1970-1995] at [https://ancestry.com/search/ Ancestry] ($)
* '''1970-2003''' [https://www.archives.com/genealogy/records-minnesota-divorce-index.html Minnesota Divorce Records Index, 1970-2003] at [https://www.archives.com/genealogy/ Archives] ($)
 
== Research Facilities ==
{{MN Research Facilities Intro|Swift}}
 
=== Archives ===
{{MN Archives Intro|Swift}}
 
=== FamilySearch Centers ===
{{FamilySearch Centers Intro}}
 
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/mn/alexandria/1427-lake-street Alexandria Minnesota FamilySearch Center]
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/nd/wahpeton/505-richland-street Wahpeton North Dakota FamilySearch Center]
*[https://griver.org/ Great River Regional Library - multiple locations] - an affiliate library.
*[https://www.stevenshistorymuseum.com/ Stevens County Historical Society & Museum] - an affiliate library.
*[https://www.willmarpubliclibrary.org/ Willmar Public Library] - an affiliate library.
 
=== Libraries ===
{{MN Libraries Intro|Swift}}
 
'''Pioneerland Library System'''<br>Main Location:<br>410 5th St SW<br>Willmar, MN 56201<br>Phone: 320-235-6106<br>[https://www.pioneerland.lib.mn.us/ Website]<br>
 
=== Museums ===
{{MN Museums Intro|Swift}}
 
'''Swift County Historical Museum'''<br>2135 Minnesota Ave<br>Benson, MN 56215<br>Phone: 320-843-4467<br>Email: [mailto:swiftmuseum@embarqmail.com swiftmuseum@embarqmail.com]<br>[https://swiftcountyhistoricalmuseum.com/ Website]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/swiftmuseum/ Facebook]<br>
 
== Societies ==
{{MN Societies Intro|Swift}}
 
'''Swift County Historical Society'''<br>2135 Minnesota Ave<br>Benson, MN 56215<br>Phone: 320-843-4467<br>Email: [mailto:swiftmuseum@embarqmail.com swiftmuseum@embarqmail.com]<br>[https://swiftcountyhistoricalmuseum.com/ Website]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/swiftmuseum/ Facebook]<br>
 
== Websites ==
{{MN Websites Intro|Swift}}
 
* [https://www.mnhs.org/research Research] at [https://www.mnhs.org/ Minnesota Historical Society] — links to Records and Indexes; See also [[Minnesota Historical Society|MHS Wiki Page]]
* [http://usgwarchives.net/mn/swift/swift.html Swift County], a member of [http://usgwarchives.net/mn/ MNGenWeb Archives]
* [http://swift.mngenweb.net/ Swift County], a member of [http://www.mngenweb.net/index.htm The MNGenWeb Project], an affiliate of [http://www.usgenweb.org/ The USGenWeb Project].
* [https://www.ironrangeresearchcenter.org/search/ Iron Range Research Center]
* [http://www.cyndislist.com/us/mn/counties/swift/ Cyndi's List: Swift County]
* [http://genealogytrails.com/minn/swift Minnesota Genealogy Trails]
*{{FSC Place IDNum|1613|Minnesota|Swift}} – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use [https://familysearch.org/search/ Historical Records] to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.
 
== Research Guides ==
{{MN Research Guides Intro|Swift}}
 
== References ==
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