St. Louis County, Minnesota Genealogy

Guide to St. Louis County, Minnesota ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Minnesota Online Genealogy Records

Description
The County was named for St. Louis River. The County is located in the northeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Clerk District Court has birth, death and marriage records from 1870, burial permits from 1938, divorce, court and land records from 1859. County Court has probate records.

Parent County

 * 1856--St. Louis County was created 1 March 1856 from Itasca County. County seat: Duluth
 * For a brief history of how St. Louis County was named, click here, then select St. Louis County.

Record Loss
1869-70 Courthouse suffered a county record loss; cause unknown.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Neighboring Counties

 * Aitkin
 * Carlton
 * Douglas County, Wisconsin
 * Itasca
 * Koochiching
 * Lake

Census
State Census'
 * 1865 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1885 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1905 - at FamilySearch — index and images

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Ward and Branch Records


 * Duluth

Lutheran
First Lutheran Church, Duluth


 * Records of First Lutheran Church, Duluth, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Orr


 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Orr, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

St. Louis County

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, St. Louis County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).
 * FamilySearch Places

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1912 - 1956 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Maps

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

World War II

 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1872-1962 - at FamilySearch — index

Obituaries

 * 1865-2006 - at FamilySearch— index and images
 * 1948-Present - Duluth Public Library has an Index to Obituaries printed in the Duluth News Tribune newspaper from 1948 to the present.

Probate
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1801 - 1999 Minnesota Wills and Probate Records 1801-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Birth

 * 1870-1899WEB: Minnesota, St. Louis County, Birth Index, 1870-1900 at Ancestry.com ($) - index
 * 1900-1934 Minnesota, Birth Index, 1900-1934 at MyHeritage($) — index
 * 1900-1934 Minnesota Births, 1900-1934 at Minnesota Historical Society - free index, images ($)

Marriage

 * 1850-2019 WEB: Minnesota, Marriages from the Minnesota Official Marriage System, 1850-2019 at Ancestry($) — index
 * 1860 - 1949 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1871-1894 WEB: Minnesota, St. Louis County, Marriage Index, 1871-1894 at Ancestry.com ($) - index
 * 1976-2003 Minnesota, Marriages, 1976-2003 at MyHeritage($) — index

Death

 * 1850-2001 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1870-1899 - WEB: Minnesota, St. Louis County, Death Index, 1870-1899 at Ancestry.com ($) - index
 * 1870-2000 - St. Louis County Death Certificate Index at Duluth Public Library
 * 1870-2000 - St. Louis County Death Record Index (Rootsweb)
 * 1887-2001 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1904-2001 - Minnesota, Death Index, 1904-2001 at MyHeritage($) — index
 * 1904-2001 - Minnesota Deaths, 1904-2001 at Minnesota Historical Society - free index, images ($)

Societies and Libraries

 * St. Louis Park Historical Society 3700 Monterey Drive St. Louis Park, MN 55416 Website
 * St. Louis County Historical Society 506 West Michigan Street Duluth, MN 55802-1505 Website
 * Canosia Historical Society 5762 N Pike Lake Road Duluth, MN 55811 Phone: 218-729-8963 Website
 * Iron Range Research Center 1005 Discovery Drive Chisholm, MN 55719-0388 Phone: 218-254-7959 Website
 * Twin Ports Genealogical Society PO Box 16895 Duluth, MN 55816-0895
 * Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Duluth, MN E-mail:[mailto:edwardcnewman@juno.com edwardcnewman@juno.com] Website

Family History Centers

 * Duluth Minnesota Family History Center
 * Virginia Minnesota Family History Center

Websites

 * St Louis County MNGenWeb