Otter Tail County, Minnesota Genealogy

United States Minnesota  Otter Tail County

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

County Courthouse
Clerk Deeds Court has birth and death records from 1870, marriage records from 1869, divorce records from 1897, probate and court records from 1872.

Parent County

 * 1858--Otter Tail County was created 18 March 1858 from Cass and Pembina (Old) Counties County seat: Fergus Falls
 * For a brief history of Otter Tail County's name, click here, then select Otter Tail County.

Neighboring Counties

 * Becker
 * Clay
 * Douglas
 * Grant
 * Todd
 * Wadena
 * Wilkin

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


 * Fergus Falls

Lutheran

 * Records of the Trifoldinghed Lutheran Church, Otter Tail County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Local Histories

 * John W. Mason, ed. History of Otter Tail County, Minnesota : its people, industries and institutions, with biographical sketches of representive citizens and genealogial records of many of the old families. Indianapolis : B. F. Bowen, 1916
 * Tweton, Jerome D. The New Deal: At the Grass Roots. St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1988. Print.

Maps

 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Military
Military History:

Listing of individuals from this county for these wars:


 * World War 1
 * World War II
 * Korean War
 * Vietnam War

Societies and Libraries

 * Otter Tail County Genealogical Society, 1110 W. Lincoln Avenue, Fergus Falls, MN 56537

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Otter Tail County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)
 * Otter Tail County Genealogy (Minnesota Genealogy)
 * Otter Tail County Genealogy (Minnesota Genealogy)