Chisago County, Minnesota Genealogy

United States Minnesota Chisago County

Guide to Chisago County Minnesota ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

	Minnesota Online Records

Chisago County, Minnesota
Map
Location in the state of Minnesota
Location of Minnesota in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	March 31, 1851
County Seat	Center City
Courthouse
Address	Chisago County Courthouse 313 North Main Street Center City, MN 55012 Phone: 651-257-1300 Phone: 612-213-0438 Chisago County Website

County Courthouse

Clerk District Court has birth and death records from 1870,
marriage records from 1852, court records from 1880 and divorce records; Probate Judge has probate records.
Register of Deeds has land records.

History

Parent County

1851--Chisago County was created 31 March 1851 from Washington and Ramsey Counties.

• County seat: Center City
• For a brief history of how Chisago County was named, click here, then select Chisago County.

Boundary Changes

For animated maps illustrating Minnesota County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Minnesota County Boundary Maps" (1849-1960) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Cities

Center City | Chisago City | Harris | Lindstrom | North Branch | Rush City | Shafer | Stacy | Taylors Falls | Wyoming

Townships

Amador Township | Chisago Lake Township | Fish Lake Township | Franconia Township | Lent Township | Nessel Township | Rushseba Township | Shafer Township | Sunrise Township | Wyoming Township

Unincorporated Communities

Almelund | Franconia | Palmdale | Rush Point | Stark | Sunrise

Neighboring Counties

• Anoka
• Burnett County, Wisconsin
• Isanti
• Kanabec
• Pine
• Polk County, Wisconsin
• Washington

Resources

Church

Most church records are held by individual churches. Some denominations are gathering their records into a central repository. For more information, see Minnesota Church Records.

Land

The county register of deeds keeps land records once the land was transferred to private ownership. Abstracts and indexes for these records are generally available at the county courthouse.

Land records for Minnesota are listed in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:

MINNESOTA, Chisago – LAND AND PROPERTY

Local Histories

Local histories are available for Chisago County, Minnesota Genealogy. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section Minnesota Local Histories.

Maps

Civil War

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

- 1st Regiment, Minnesota Cavalry (Mounted Rangers), Company M.

- 1st Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company C.

- 7th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company C.

Newspapers

Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Chisago County, Minnesota Genealogy newspapers in online catalogs like:

• WorldCat
• FamilySearch. Do a Chisago County, Minnesota Genealogy Place-name search for these and other records in the FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see, FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).

Probate

Probate records may include wills, bonds, petitions, accounts, inventories, administrations, orders, decrees, and distributions. They may include the decedent’s date of death, names of his or her spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, etc. See Minnesota Probate Records for additional information.

Taxation

Since Minnesota tax records include only persons who owned taxable property, many residents were not included. Still they complement land records and can be used in place of missing censuses or the years between censuses. There may also be gaps. For more information, see the wiki page Minnesota Taxation.

Vital Records

Vital Records consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded on registers, certificates, and documents.

A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the Minnesota Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred. See also Minnesota Vital Records.

Societies and Libraries

See also a List of Minnesota Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

• Chisago County Historical Society

Family History Centers

FamilySearch Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local FamilySearch Centers or Affiliate Libraries

• FamilySearch Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
• FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a FamilySearch center.
  

Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

• North Branch Minnesota Family History Center
• Chisago County GenWeb
• Cyndi's List: Chisago County

Web Sites

• Chisago County, MN History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
• Minnesota Genealogy Network Community on Google+
• Minnesota Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
• Chisago County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)
• FamilySearch Catalog