Aitkin County, Minnesota Genealogy

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County Courthouse
"Our Mission is Providing Quality Services and Efficient Resource Management for the Citizens and Guests of Aitkin County"

Aitkin County Government

209 2nd Street NW

Aitkin, MN 56431

History

 * Created 23 May 1857 from parts of Cass and Itasca Counties as Aiken County, the spelling changed in 1872.
 * Crow Wing County was formed later same day from Aitkin County.
 * Named for William Alexander Aitkin, a fur trader for the American Fur Company, under John Jacob Astor.
 * The county originally had 17 townships closest to the Mille Lacs Lake.

Parent County

 * Cass and Itasca Counties

Boundary Changes

 * Sometime between 1857 and 1871, the county acquired the out-lands of Itasca and Pine Counties to its north and east.
 * The county was reorganized in 1871, taking the lands from Cass and Itasca counties and losing a point located in southwest corner to Crow Wing county.

Populated Places
Cities: Aitkin. Hill City. McGrath. McGregor. Palisade. Tamarack

Townships: Aitkin. Ball Bluff. Balsam. Beaver. Clark. Cornish. Farm Island. Fleming. Glen. Haugen. Hazelton. Hill Lake. Idun. Jevne. Kimberly. Lakeside. Lee. Libby. Logan. Macville. Malmo. McGregor. Millward. Morrison. Nordland. Pliny. Rice. Salo. Seavey. Shamrock. Spalding. Spencer. Turner. Verdon. Wagner. Waukenabo. Wealthwood. White Pine. Williams. Workman

Unorganized Townships: Davidson. Jewett. Northeast Aitken. Northwest Aitken

Communities: Arthyde. Ball Bluff. Bennettville. Cutler. East Lake (Minisinaakwaang). Giese. Glen. Glory. Haypoint. Jacobson. Kimberly. Lake Minnewawa. Lawler. Libby. Malmo. Nichols. Pliny. Rabey. Red Top. Ronald. Rossburg. Sandy Lake (Gaa-mitaawangaagamaag). Sheshabee. Shovel Lake. Swatara. Thor. Waukenabo. Wealthwood

Neighboring Counties
Carlton | Cass | Crow Wing | Itasca | Kanabec | Mille Lacs | Pine | St. Louis |

Web Sites

 * FamilySearch site for Aitkin County
 * The Aitkin County MNGenWeb Project, an member of The MNGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.