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United States Minnesota Chippewa County

	Minnesota Online Records

County Courthouse

Chippewa County Courthouse
629 North 11th Street
Montevideo, MN 56265
Phone: 320-269-7774 (Administrator)
Phone: 320-269-9431

Clerk District Court has birth, marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1870,
County Recorder has land records from 1870.
City Clerks have burial records. ^[1]

History

Parent County

1862--Chippewa County was created 20 February 1862 from Pierce, Eliminated 20 Feb 1862, and Davis, Eliminated 20 Feb 1862, Counties. County seat: Montevideo ^[2]

• For a brief history of how Chippewa County was name, click here.  Then select Chippewa County.

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Cities

Clara City | Granite Falls | Maynard | Milan | Montevideo | Watson

Townships

Big Bend Township | Crate Township | Grace Township | Granite Falls Township | Havelock Township | Kragero Township | Leenthrop Township | Lone Tree Township | Louriston Township | Mandt Township | Rheiderland Township | Rosewood Township | Sparta Township | Stoneham Township | Tunsberg Township | Woods Township

Neighboring Counties

• Kandiyohi
• Lac Qui Parle
• Renville
• Swift
• Yellow Medicine

Resources

Cemeteries

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Societies and Libraries

• Chippewa County Historical Society

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

• Chippewa County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)
• Family History Library Catalog
• Chippewa County, MNGenWeb
• Cyndi's List: Chippewa County

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Chippewa County, Minnesota page 363, 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).