Aitkin County, Minnesota Genealogy

United States   Minnesota    Aitkin County

County Courthouse
Aitkin County Government 209 2nd Street NW Aitkin, MN 56431-1297

Clerk District Court has birth records from 1883, marriage records from 1885, death records from 1887, divorce records from 1886, probate, court and naturalization records from 1885; County Recorder has land records

History

 * 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. A brief history of William Alexander Aitkin can be found on the Minnesota Historical Society Place Name page.  (Select Aitkin County.)
 * The county originally had 17 townships closest to the Mille Lacs Lake.

Parent County

 * 1857--Aitkin County was created 23 May 1857 from Pine and Ramsey Counties. County seat: Aitkin

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 |

Societies and Libraries

 * Aitkin County Historical Society

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Aitkin County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)
 * The Aitkin County MNGenWeb Project, a member of The MNGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * Cyndi's List: Aitkin County
 * Cyndi's List: Aitkin County