Carlton County, Minnesota Genealogy
United States 
Minnesota Carlton County
Guide to Carlton County Minnesota genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Carlton County, Minnesota | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Minnesota | |
 Location of Minnesota in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | May 23, 1857 |
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| County Seat | Carlton |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Carlton County Courthouse 301 Walnut Avenue Carlton, MN 55718 218-384-4281 218-384-9195 Carlton County Website |
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Clerk District Court has birth, marriage, death, burial, probate, court,
land and naturalization records from 1972. [1]
History[edit | edit source]
Parent County[edit | edit source]
- 1857--Carlton County was created 23 May 1857 from Pine and St. Louis Counties. County seat: Carlton [2]
- For a brief history of how Carlton County was named, click here, then select Carlton County.
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
Places/Localities[edit | edit source]
Populated Places[edit | edit source]
Cities[edit | edit source]
Barnum | Carlton | Cloquet | Cromwell | Kettle River | Moose Lake | Scanlon | Thomson | Wrenshall | Wright
Townships[edit | edit source]
Atkinson Township | Automba Township | Barnum Township | Beseman Township | Blackhoof Township | Eagle Township | Holyoke Township | Kalevala Township | Lakeview Township | Mahtowa Township | Moose Lake Township | Perch Lake Township | Silver Township | Silver Brook Township | Skelton Township | Split Rock Township | Thomson Township | Twin Lakes Township | Wrenshall Township
Unincorporated Townships[edit | edit source]
Clear Creek | North Carlton
Unincorporated Communities[edit | edit source]
Atkinson | Automba | Duesler | Esko | Harney | Holyoke | Iverson | Mahtowa | Nemadji | Otter Creek | Pleasant Valley | Sawyer | Scotts Corner
Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
- Hillcrest Cemetery, Cloquet, Carlton - interment.net
Church[edit | edit source]
Court[edit | edit source]
Land[edit | edit source]
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
Local histories are available for Carlton 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[edit | edit source]
- Family Maps of Carlton County, Minnesota Genealogy (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
Military[edit | edit source]
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Probate[edit | edit source]
Taxation[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
Family History Centers
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Web Sites[edit | edit source]
- Carlton County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)
- Family History Library Catalog
- Carlton County GenWeb
- Cyndi's List: Carlton County
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Carlton County, Minnesota page 362, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).