Swift County, Minnesota Genealogy
United States 
Minnesota Swift County
| Swift County, Minnesota | |
| Map | |
 Location of Minnesota in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | November 8, 1870 |
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| County Seat | Benson |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Swift County Courthouse 301 14th St N PO Box 50 Benson, MN 56215 Ph. 320.843.3377 Swift County Website |
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
County Treasurer has birth records from 1870,
marriage records from 1871 and death records from 1872.
Clerk Courts has divorce, court and probate records.
County Recorder has land records. [1]
History[edit | edit source]
Parent County[edit | edit source]
- 1870--Swift County was created 8 November 1870 from from Chippewa County. County seat: Benson [2]
- For a brief history of how Swift County was named, click here, then select Swift County.
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Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Church[edit | edit source]
Court[edit | edit source]
Land[edit | edit source]
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
Maps[edit | edit source]
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Probate[edit | edit source]
Taxation[edit | edit source]
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Societies and Libraries[edit | edit source]
Family History Centers
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Web Sites[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Stevens County, Minnesota page 369, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).