Beltrami County, Minnesota
Genealogy, History & Facts

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County Societies, Family History Resources and County Genealogy Links

Beltrami County, Minnesota Facts

When was Beltrami County, MN Created?
Beltrami County was founded on February 28, 1866 from Itasca County, Pembina County, Polk County & Unorganized Territory.

What is the County Seat of Beltrami County, MN?
The County Seat is located in Bemidji and the county government website is http://www.co.beltrami.mn.us/

What counties are adjacent to Beltrami County, MN?
Bordering Counties are Lake of the Woods County, Koochiching County, Itasca County, Cass County, Hubbard County, Clearwater County, Pennington County, Marshall County, Roseau County.

Beltrami County, MN Vital Records

Where can find Beltrami County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Beltrami County vital records can be found at the Minnesota Office of Vital Records which has copies of birth resords from 1900 and death records from 1908. There is a fee for each copy requested. Please refer to the information to the Statewide Vital Records in Minnesota for current fees and application process.

You can search online for Beltrami County Birth, Marriage, Divorce or Death Records. You can also Order Electronically Online or can download an application for Minnesota Birth Certificate and Death Certificates Applications to mail.

• U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
• Social Security Death Index
• Minnesota, Births and Christenings Index, 1840-1980
• Minnesota, County Birth Records, 1863-1983
• Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002
• Minnesota, Marriages Index, 1849-1950
• Minnesota, Divorce Index, 1970-1995
• Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002
• Minnesota, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990

Beltrami County, MN Census Records

What Beltrami County, MN census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Beltrami County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.

Beltrami Co. Mortality Schedules can be found for 1870 and 1880. Beltrami Co. Industry and Agriculture Schedules can be found for 1870 and 1880. Beltrami Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be acquired for 1890.

Beltrami Co. territorial and state censuses exist for the years 1849-1905.. There is free down-loadable and also printable census forms to help you with your research. See Also Minnesota Census Records Research Guide

• Search The U.S. Federal Census Collection
• Minnesota Census, 1835-90
• Beltrami County, MN Census Records Link
• Beltrami County, MN Census QuickFacts

Beltrami County, MN Courthouse and Government Records

Beltrami County Courthouse

What genealogical records can I find in the Beltrami County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Beltrami County court, probate, and land records data as a useful resource of ancestry and genealogy information. Buried away in Minnesota courthouses and archives everywhere are the ambitions and frustrations of countless Minnesota residents.

The possibilities are excellent that your forefathers have left a comprehensive document of at least a number of facets of their lives in the Beltrami County court records. Even if your forebears is not referred to in a Court case, contemplate all of the other procedures that could have lead to him or her to appear in court records. See Also Minnesota Corthouse Records Research Guide.

https://www.archives.gov/research/census
• Minnesota Genealogy Network Community (plus.google.com)
• Minnesota State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
• Beltrami County, Minnesota Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
• Beltrami County, Minnesota Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)

Beltrami County, MN Societies and Family History Resources

What other genealogical resources are available in Beltrami County, MN?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Beltrami County. Each of these genealogy links fall into 3 categories: Professional Sites, Personal Sites or Organization Sites. Some have free access some have to have a fee. This is simply a list which has been gathered or submitted. I do not endorse or promote one genealogy site above another.

Beltrami Co. MN Books, Newspapers & Publications

• Minnesota Newspapers Books & Publications Research Guide
• Minnesota historical newspaper archives online (newspapers.com)
• Historical Newspapers from Minnesota (1849 – 1922) (genealogybank.com)
• Beltrami County, Minnesota Books (amazon.com)
• Search Minnesota Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
• Beltrami County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)

Beltrami Co. MN Cemeteries & Church Records

• Minnesota Cemetery Research Guide
• Beltrami Co., Minnesota Graves (findagrave.com)
• Beltrami County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
• Minnesota Cemetery Inscription Index, Select Counties  (search.ancestry.com)
• Beltrami Co., Minnesota Cemeteries (Internment.net)
• Beltrami Co., Minnesota Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
• Minnesota Church & Bible Research Guide
• Beltrami County, Minnesota Church Books (amazon.com)

Beltrami Co. MN Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

•  Minnesota Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)

Beltrami Co. MN General and History Websites

• See Also State History for Minnesota
• Beltrami County, Minnesota Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
• Pioneer (Bemidji, Minnesota)  (search.ancestry.com)
• Beltrami County, Minnesota Wiki (familysearch.org)
• Beltrami Co. MN Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
• Family History Library (familysearch.org)
• Beltrami County, Minnesota (linkpendium.com)
• Cyndi’s List – United States – Minnesota – Counties – Beltrami (cyndislist.com)
• Beltrami County Minnesota (genealogytrails.com)
• Beltrami Co. MNGenweb (rootsweb.ancestry.com)
• Beltrami County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
• Beltrami Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)

Beltrami Co. MN Immigration & Naturalization

• See Also Statewide Immigration and Naturalization Links for Minnesota
• Minnesota Naturalization Records Index, 1854-1957  (search.ancestry.com)

Beltrami Co. MN Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

• See Also Map of Minnesota Links and Information
• 1895 Beltrami County Map (livgenmi.com)
• Beltrami County D.O.T. Road and Highway Maps

Beltrami Co. MN Military Records

• Minnesota Military Records Research Guide
• Minnesota, Civil War Records, 1861-1865  (search.ancestry.com)
• Minnesota Military Records (fold3.com) will provide easy access to military records, stories, photos, and personal documents of the Minnesota men and women who served. Suitable for Beltrami County genealogists, researchers, historians and more.