Itasca County, Minnesota
Genealogy, History & Facts

County Vital Records ∣ County Census Records ∣ County Courthouse and Government Records ∣
County Societies, Family History Resources and County Genealogy Links

Itasca County, Minnesota Facts

When was Itasca County, MN Created?
Itasca County was founded on October 27, 1849 from Unorganized Territory.

What is the County Seat of Itasca County, MN?
The County Seat is located in Grand Rapids and the county government website is http://www.co.itasca.mn.us/

What counties are adjacent to Itasca County, MN?
Bordering Counties are Koochiching County, St. Louis County, Aitkin County, Cass County, Beltrami County.

Itasca County, MN Vital Records

Where can find Itasca County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Itasca 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 Itasca 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

Itasca County, MN Census Records

What Itasca County, MN census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Itasca County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.

Itasca Co. Mortality Schedules can be found for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Itasca Co. Industry and Agriculture Schedules can be found for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Itasca Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be acquired for 1890.

Itasca 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
• Itasca County, MN Census Records Link
• Itasca County, MN Census QuickFacts

Itasca County, MN Courthouse and Government Records

Itasca County Courthouse

What genealogical records can I find in the Itasca County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Itasca 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 Itasca 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 Courthouse Records Research Guide.

• Itasca County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 123 Fourth Street NE, Grand Rapids , MN 55744
  • Phone: (218) 327-2870
• Itasca County Recorder
  • Birth / Death Records: 1893
  • Marriage Records: 1891
  • Land Records: 1868
• Itasca County Court Administrator
  • Probate Records: 1898
  • Court Records: 1891
• Minnesota, Will Records, 1849-1985
• Minnesota Land Records
• BLM Land Records

Itasca County, MN Societies and Family History Resources

What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Itasca County, MN?
A list of Itasca County Historical  and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Statewide Minnesota Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies.

• Itasca County Historical Society, PO Box 664, 10 Northwest 5th. Street, Grand Rapids, MN 55744, Phone: 218 326-6431
• Itasca Genealogy Club, Box 261, Bovey, MN 55709-0261
• North Central Minnesota Historical Center, The A. C. Clark Library, 1500 Birchmont Dr. NE #28, Bemidji, MN 56601-2699; Phone: (218) 755-3342
• Minnesota State Archives, 345 W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55102-1906 • 651-259-3260
• Minnesota Genealogical Society, 1185 Concord St. N. Suite 218, South St. Paul, MN 55075-1187
• Minnesota Historical Society, 345 W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55102-1906 . 651-259-3000

Where can I connect with other Itasca County, MN Researchers through message boards and forums?

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

What other genealogical resources are available in Itasca County, MN?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Itasca 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.

Itasca 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)
• Itasca County, Minnesota Books (amazon.com)
• Search Minnesota Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
• Itasca County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)

Itasca Co. MN Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Itasca Co. MN Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

Itasca Co. MN General and History Websites

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

Itasca Co. MN Immigration & Naturalization

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

Itasca Co. MN Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

Itasca 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 Itasca County genealogists, researchers, historians and more.