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Guide to Becker County Minnesota genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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Becker County, Minnesota
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Location in the state of Minnesota
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Facts
Founded March 18, 1858
County Seat Detroit Lakes
Courthouse
Address Becker County Courthouse
931 Lake Ave
Detroit Lakes, MN 56502
Phone: 218-846-7304
Becker County Website

Contents

County Courthouse

County Recorder has birth, marriage and death records from 1871,
divorce, probate and court records from 1940. [1]

History

Parent County

1858--Becker County was created 18 March 1858 from Cass and Pembina, ( Name changed on 9 Mar. 1878), Counties.  County seat: Detroit Lakes [2]

  • For a brief history of how Becker County was named, click here, then select Becker County.

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Cities: Audubon . Callaway . Detroit Lakes . Frazee . Lake Park . Ogema . Wolf Lake

Townships: Atlanta . Audubon . Burlington . Callaway . Carsonville . Cormorant . Cuba . Detroit . Eagle View . Erie . Evergreen . Forest . Green Valley . Hamden . Height of Land . Holmesville . Lake Eunice . Lake Park . Lake View . Maple Grove . Osage . Pine Point . Riceville . Richwood . Round Lake . Runeberg . Savannah . Shell Lake . Silver Lake . Spring Creek . Spruce Grove . Sugar Bush . Toad Lake . Two Inlets . Walworth . White Earth . Wolf Lake

Communities: Elbow Lake . Oak Lake . Pine Point . Ponsford . Snellman . White Earth

Neighboring Counties

Clay | Clearwater | Hubbard | Mahnomen | Norman | Otter Tail | Wadena

Resources

Cemeteries

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

Cities, Townships and Communities

Web Sites

References

  1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Becker County, Minnesota page 362, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
  2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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