St Louis County, Minnesota

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Thank you for visiting the St. Louis County portion of the MNGenWeb.
I do not live in Minnesota, but have roots deep in her soil.
I will do my best to find resources and answer questions and perhaps
help locate that missing piece of your 'Ancestral Pie'
Contact: Martha


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History ~ Biographies ~ Maps ~ 'What's New' ~ Lookups Brief History of St Louis County [Wiki] Saint Louis County was founded on February 20, 1855, as Doty County, and had its name changed to Newton County on March 3, 1855. It originally consisted of the area east and south of the Saint Louis River, while the area east of the Vermilion River and north of the Saint Louis River was part of Superior County. Superior County was renamed Saint Louis County. Then on March 1, 1856, that Saint Louis County became Lake County, and Newton County was renamed Saint Louis County and had that eastern area added to it; it was also expanded westward by incorporating parts of Itasca County, which then also included most of Carlton County. On May 23, 1857, Saint Louis County took its current shape when Carlton County was formed from parts of Saint Louis and Pine Counties. St Louis County Neighbors: Aitken, Carlton, Itasca, Koochiching, and Lake Counties, MN and Douglas, WI {{{VVV}}}~^~^~|||☺|||☺|||~^~^~{{{VVV}}} Maps Getty Geographical Thesaurus ~ Perry Castaneda ~ Quadrangles Surveyor's Base Maps Historic Map Works ~ Genealogical University of Minnesota ~ Maps ~ Bureau of Land Management Minnesota Mining Maps ~ USGS Maps ~ 1869 Railroad Map Sanborn Maps: Library of Congress Michael Fox Map Collection ~ Digitized Plat Maps / Atlases Map Goose ~ 1869 Railroad Map Townships in St Louis County 1916 Township Plat Map & Interactive Map of Minnesota {{{VVV}}}~^~^~|||☺|||☺|||~^~^~{{{VVV}}} Biographies "Minnesota and It's People" By John H Stevens Minneapolis, Minnesota: 1890 The Index is Here, Download [Archive.org] "History of Duluth and St Louis County Past and Present" Editors: Dwight E Woodbridge and John S Pardee Volune II, 1910 C F Cooper & Company, Chicago The Index is Here : The EBook Edition of this book is available on Google Play Books Please use this link "History of Duluth and St. Louis County, Minnesota" Vols. 1 2 & 3. Walter Van Brunt The American Historical Society. Chicago: 1922 Index: Searchable [Bios begin on P 739] The Volumes are available to Download. "History of the Great Northwest and it's Men of Progress" CGW Hyde, 1901 Pub: The Minneapolis Journal - The Index is here. "Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography " by Wilson, James Grant, 1832-1914; Fiske, John, 1842-1901 Publication date 1900 Appleton Review ~ Archive.org [All Vol's] {{{VVV}}}~^~^~|||☺|||☺|||~^~^~{{{VVV}}} "What's New" Obituary Indexes from the Legacy Collection of Jose Rivera Nieves Here is the Index for St Louis County Here is the Index for all of Minnesota Here is the Index for the United States Here is an index for Countries of the World Note: Many of the Obituaries might be found using Heritage Hub Digital Newspaper Collection which is available in many local Public Libraries. Check your local Library under 'Resources' - Access requires a Library Card Obituaries: Heritage Hub Updated to 31 Dec 2022 - Please Use This Link Lookups Available: Contact Martha {{{>?<}}} Family Search "Collections" There is a wealth of Family and Historical information contained on the FamilySearch WebSite. It can be overwhelming to figure out where to start. So, I have created concentrated categories of databases which are accessible: Please use this Link Cemeteries, Etc [Burial, Cemeteries, Coroner, Funeral Homes, Graves] Church Records [ Baptism's, Catholic Church, Christenings, Church [General]] Legal Documents and Resources [Court, Estate, Probate Records] Migration - Naturalization - Travel [ Border Crossings, Migration, Naturalization, Passenger Lists, Passports] Military [Bounty [Land], Military [Misc], Pensions, Soldiers, Veteran's, War[s]] Odds and Ends [Applications, Homestead, Membership, Native Americans, Parish [Location & Church], Pioneers, Prison, Voting, Obituaries, Veteran & Soldier's Homes, Children's Home] VVital Records [Birth, Marriage, Divorce, Death, Mortality Records] {{{>?<}}} There is a great site that has all sorts of links to free Historical and Genealogical Data "The Ancestor Hunt" Scroll down, left side has the menu Digital Newspapers ~ Year Books & Alumni Books School Records ~ Obituaries ~ Coroner, Mortuary & Cemetery Records BMD's ~ Birth & Marriage Records ~ Divorce & Death Records ~ Probate & Tax Records ~ Institutional & Military Records Naturalizations & Immigration ~ Criminal & Digital Archives ~ Directories ~ Photos & Voter Records {{{>?<}}} USGenWeb Archives Access: Tables of Contents This Link is a searchable pdf file which contains all the links to the Archives Each link is fully functional and will access the section for your use. {{{VVV}}}~^~^~|||☺|||☺|||~^~^~{{{VVV}}} Lookup Volunteers St Louis County Volunteers [List updated-March 2023] Linkpendium ~ Minnesota Mail List & Queries Questions? Contact Martha Lookups & Free Digital Archival Newspapers I have access to the following Subscription Databases and am happy to do limited lookups: Heritage Hub [Includes NewBank] ~ Access World News ~ LA Times ~ NY Times My Heritage: Library Edition - Collections Census & Voter Lists ~ Histories, Memories & Biographies ~ Birth, Marriage & Death Public Records ~ Schools & Universities ~ Directories, Guides & References Maps ~ Immigration & Travel ~ Books & Publications Military ~ Newspapers ~ Family Trees ~ Photos ~ Government, Land, Court & Wills I will do limited lookups on My Heritage: contact Martha and... 'History Hub' = New Lookup Service Search for Living People: Zaba Search And RAOGK Free Digital Historical Newspapers Minnesota Historical Society - General Resources Minnesota Historical Society: Digital Newspapers Other Sources for Free Archival Digital Newspapers Chronicling America ~ Google News Archives Century Past ~ Illinois Digital Collection Historical Newspapers: Indexed by State [Some Free] California Digital Newspapers This Site has a great collection of CA Newspapers, but many of them have articles from other States including Minnesota - Use this Link

"The Fine Print"

County Coordinator: Martha A C Graham
State Coordinator: Tim Stowell
Assistant State Coordinator: Karen De Groote
For information about adopting a Minnesota County, please contact Tim
All materials, images, sounds and data contained herein are not to be copied or downloaded for purposes of duplication, distribution or publishing without the express written permission of the St Louis County Coordinator.

All data will stay with the MNGenWeb Project when and if the Coordinator resigns: Future contributions or donations will be returned to the Submitter upon request. Although believed to be correct as presented, any corrections, changes or additions or invalid links should be brought to the attention of the Webmaster.

Site Updated: 30 October 2023
Online Continuously since 1997
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