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Greetings! You have reached the MNGenWeb site for
Chippewa County, Minnesota! My name is Ann McRoden Mensch, and I am the
coordinator for this county.
Though I do not reside in Chippewa County, my family members have
lived in this county for generations.
I have visited many times, but I often find that I still need to
research my ancestors from a distance.
On this county page, I have tried to gather information and links
which I hope will be helpful to you as you research your Chippewa County
family from a distance. Please note: Though the information on this web
page is believed to be correct, the possibility of error remains. Please notify Ann Mensch should an error be
found, or if you have suggestions. |
CHIPPEWA COUNTY
History & Genealogy Resources
| Cemeteries
| Census
| Churches
| History |
History and Genealogy Societies |
| Land Records |
Libraries
| Maps |
Military
| Native
American | Naturalization |
Newspapers |
| Townships &
Towns | Vital
Records | Wills/Probate | Local Links |
| MNGenWeb Archives for
Chippewa County, MN |
| MNGenWeb County selection page |
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Ø Emmanuel
Lutheran Cemetery, Clara City, Chippewa Co., MN - USGenWeb Archives Ø Bethany
Reformed Cemetery, Clara City, Chippewa Co., MN - USGenWeb Archives Ø Leenthrop
Memorial Cemetery, Maynard - USGenWeb Archives Ø Maynard
Lutheran Cemetery, Maynard - USGenWeb Archives Ø Swenson
Farm Cemetery - USGenWeb Archives Ø Terrace
Lawn Memorial Cemetery (partial), Montevideo - USGenWeb Archives Ø Chippewa
County, Minnesota Cemeteries - on Findagrave.com |
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Chippewa County, Minnesota was
established, in1862, and organized, in 1868, from a portion of Renville
County. In 1870, a portion of
northern Chippewa County was taken to form Swift County. Ø Minnesota State Census Index
- 1849, 1850, 1853, 1855, 1857, 1865, 1875, 1885, 1895 and 1905 - via the Minnesota Historical Society Ø 1850 Census
- via familysearch.org Ø 1860 Census
- index - via familysearch.org Ø 1870 Census
- via familysearch.org Ø 1880 Census - via
familysearch.org Ø 1900 Census
- via familysearch.org Ø 1910 Census
- via familysearch.org Ø 1920 Census
- via familysearch.org Ø 1930 Census
- via familysearch.org Ø 1940 Census
- via familysearch.org Ø NARA:
National Archives and Records Administration o
Clues in Census Records, 1790-1840
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Clues in Census Records, 1850-1930
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American Indians in Census Records o
Nonpopulation Census Records o
Prologue, Spring 1996, Vol. 28, No. 1, "First
in the Path of the Firemen" The Fate of the 1890 Population Census,”
by Kellee Blake. |
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Lutheran ü
Our Savior's Lutheran Church: 222 N. 5th Street, Montevideo, MN
56265; Phone: (320) 269-8824 ü
St. Paul
Lutheran Church: 321 N. 5th
Street, Montevideo, MN 56265 Methodist ü United Methodist Church: 731 N. 11th Street, Montevideo, MN
56265; Phone: 320) 269-9053 |
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Chippewa County, Minnesota was
established, in1862, and organized, in 1868, from a portion of Renville
County. In 1870, a portion of
northern Chippewa County was taken to form Swift County. §
A Pictorial
History of Montevideo, Minnesota - facebook §
Chippewa County, Minnesota
History - via Minnesota Historical Society §
Chapman's new [1856] sectional map
of Minnesota, by Silas Chapman.
Milwaukee, Wis. : Dyer & Pasmore, 1856. - via Library of Congress BOOKS § Montevideo Historical Album and Centennial Program
Book. Montevideo:
Fred's Print Shop. 1971. § The People of Chippewa County. Chippewa County
History "A Century of Change".
Dallas: Taylor Publishing
Company, 1993. § Chippewa
County Guidebook to Cemeteries. Chippewa County Genealogy
Society. (Dec 1994). § History of Chippewa And Lac qui Parle Counties
Minnesota Their People, Industries and Institutions. L. R. Moyer and O. G. Dale. (Joint Editors). Indianapolis: B. F.
Bowen & Company, Inc.,
1916. § Atlas and Farm Directory with Complete Survey in
Township Plats Chippewa County, Minnesota, Containing Plats of all Townships
with Owners' Names; also Maps of the State, United States and World; also an
Outline Map of the County Showing Location of Townships, Villages, Roads,
Schools, Churches, Railroads, Streams, Etc., Etc. "The Farmer, A Journal of Agriculture". St. Paul: Webb Publishing Co., 1914. |
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HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETIES Ø Chippewa
County Historical Society 151 Arnie Anderson Drive P.O. Box 303 Montevideo, MN
56265 Phone: (320) 269-7636 |
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Ø Bureau Of
Land Management - General Land Office Records: Search the Land
Patents for Minnesota by selecting "Minnesota" from the
drop-down menu...You may also limit the search to only 1 county, by selecting
the county from a menu as well.
Then enter the name you wish to locate among these records. |
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Ø Montevideo-Chippewa
County Public Library 224
South First Street Montevideo, MN 56265 Phone:
(320) 269-6501 126 North Main Street Clara City, MN Phone: (320) 847-3535 331 Mason Avenue Maynard, MN 56260 Phone: (320) 367-2143 235 North 2nd Street Milan, MN 56262 Phone: (320) 734-4792 |
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Ø ca. 1917 Map of
Chippewa County, Minnesota - on this page Ø Minnesota
County Plat Maps and Atlases (University of Minnesota Library) Ø 1916
Chippewa County, Minnesota Plat Map
- click on township for map with owners' names. § Chapman's new [1856] sectional map
of Minnesota, by Silas Chapman.
Milwaukee, Wis. : Dyer & Pasmore, 1856. - via Library of Congress § GLO Historic Plat Map
Retrieval System - " . . . This digital collection is a compilation
of the state’s original plat maps drawn by the U.S. Surveyor
General’s Office over the years 1848–1907. . ." |
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Ø Soldiers
and Sailors: Civil War Database - via The National Park Service Ø Chippewa
County, Minnesota 1883 List of Pensioners on the Roll Ø War of 1812
Pensioners in Minnesota, 1883 - (ACPL) - Nancy TUMAN, widow, Chippewa
County. Ø NARA: National Archives and Records
Administration o
Military Records available from the
National Archives o
Military Service and Pension Records:
Requesting Pre-WWI o
Civil War Records: An Introduction and
Invitation, By
Michael P. Musick (Prologue, Summer 1995) o
Women Soldiers of the Civil War, by DeAnne Blanton (Prologue,
Spring 1993) o
Sailors,
Soldiers, and Marines of the Spanish-American War: The Legacy of USS Maine,
By Rebecca Livingston (Prologue, Spring 1998). o
Electronic Records of the Korean and
Vietnam Conflict (1951-1957), By Theodore J. Hull, (Prologue, Spring 2000). |
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NATURALIZATION/IMMIGRATION RECORDS Ø
What are naturalization
records? - via the Minnesota Historical Society Ø
Naturalization & Immigration
Records Index - via the Minnesota Historical Society |
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Message
Board for Chippewa County, Minnesota - rootsweb ü
Chippewa
County, Minnesota Genealogy Forum - genealogy.com |
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CHIPPEWA COUNTY TOWNSHIPS / TOWNS ca. 1917 Map of
Chippewa County, Minnesota Current maps of Chippewa County,
Minnesota - via the county's website §
BIG BEND
TOWNSHIP - Township 119 North, Range 41 West ü Hagan ü Big Ben City §
CRATE TOWNSHIP
- Township 118 North, Range 38 West §
GRACE TOWNSHIP
- Township 119 North, Range 39 West ü Aggie §
GRANITE FALLS
TOWNSHIP - Township 116 North, Range 39 West ü Granite Falls ü Asbury Station (on ca. 1917 map) ü Minnesota Falls Station (on ca. 1917 map) o
About Minnesota Falls
- via The Minnesota Historical Society § HAVELOCK
TOWNSHIP - Township 118 North,
Range 39 West §
KRAGERO TOWNSHIP - portions of Township 119 North, Ranges 42 West and 43 West; and
118 North, Range 42 West ü Milan Local links and resources: ü Birth
Records for 1892, Milan, Chippewa County, MN (use back button to return
to this page) ü Birth
Records for 1893, Milan, Chippewa County, MN (use back button to return
to this page) ü Birth
Records for 1894, Milan, Chippewa County, MN (use back button to return
to this page) ü Death
Records for 1896-1899, Milan, Chippewa County, MN (use back button to
return to this page) § LEENTHROP
TOWNSHIP - Township 117 North,
Range 39 West § LONETREE
TOWNSHIP - Township 118 North,
Range 37 West § LOURISTON
TOWNSHIP - Township 119 North,
Range 38 West § MANDT
TOWNSHIP - Township 119 North,
Range 40 West §
RHEIDERLAND TOWNSHIP - Township 117 North, Range 37 West ü Clara City Local links and resources: ü City of Clara
City, Minnesota ü Bethany
Reformed Cemetery, Clara City, Chippewa Co., MN - USGenWeb Archives ü Emmanuel
Lutheran Cemetery, Clara City, Chippewa Co., MN - USGenWeb Archives § ROSEWOOD
TOWNSHIP - Township 118 North,
Range 40 West §
SPARTA TOWNSHIP - Township 117 North, portions of Ranges 40 West and 41 West v City of Montevideo ü Wegdahl Local Links and resources: v City of
Montevideo, Minnesota ü Montevideo Chamber
of Commerce ü Terrace
Lawn Memorial Cemetery (partial), Montevideo - USGenWeb Archives §
STONEHAM TOWNSHIP - Township 117 North, Range 38 West ü Maynard Local Links and resources: ü Leenthrop
Memorial Cemetery, Maynard - USGenWeb Archives ü Maynard
Lutheran Cemetery, Maynard - USGenWeb Archives §
TUNSBERG TOWNSHIP - Township 118 North, Range 41 West ü Watson § WOODS
TOWNSHIP - Township 11 North, Range
37 West Ca. 1917 Chippewa County, Minnesota Townships Map
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Ø Online
Birth Certificates Index - via the Minnesota Historical Society Ø Online
Death Certificates Index - via the Minnesota Historical Society Ø Minnesota,
Marriage Index, 1958-2001 - via familysearch.org For copies of records for births,
marriages and deaths which occurred in Chippewa County, MN, contact the
Chippewa County Recorder (see below). County Courthouse 629 North 11th Street Montevideo, MN 56265 320-269-9431 www.co.chippewa.mn.us ". . . Another responsibility of the Recorder
is the filing of all birth and death certificates for people who
were born and died in Chippewa County. Chippewa County also takes marriage applications and issues
Marriage Licenses and records military discharges. Any person interested in their
genealogy may come into the office and research their family history. All
records in the office date back to the 1870’s. . ." State birth records start in 1900 and
death records in 1908. For
earlier records, and for marriage records, contact the Chippewa County Recorder (see above). Ø Minnesota Department
of Health Central Cashiering – Vital Records PO Box 64499 St Paul, MN 55164-0499 Birth
Certificates - about and "how to" obtain Death
Certificates - about and "how to" obtain ". . . If you have questions about how to get a
Minnesota birth certificate, email the Office of Vital Records at
health.issuance@state.mn.us or call 651-201-5980. . ." §
Birth
Records for 1892, Milan, Chippewa County, MN (USGenWeb Archives, use back
button to return to this page) §
Birth
Records for 1893, Milan, Chippewa County, MN (USGenWeb Archives, use back
button to return to this page) §
Birth
Records for 1894, Milan, Chippewa County, MN (USGenWeb Archives, use back
button to return to this page) §
Death
Records for 1896-1899, Milan, Chippewa County, MN (USGenWeb Archives, use
back button to return to this page) |
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Ø Index to Minnesota,
Will Records, 1849-1985 - familysearch.org |
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Ø MNGenWeb Archives for
Chippewa County, MN Ø City of
Montevideo, Minnesota v City of Clara
City, Minnesota §
Montevideo Chamber of Commerce §
Minnesota.gov - entry point to Minnesota State
government information and services |
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Surrounding Chippewa County, MNGenWeb Links
North: Swift County, MN
East: Kandiyohi County, MN
South: Renville County, MN
Southwest: Yellow Medicine County, MN
West: Lac Qui Parle County, MN
Northwest: Big Stone County, MN
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