Cook County MN Genealogy

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Cook County Records by City/Town

Grand Marais Genealogy (53)
Grand Portage Genealogy (33)


Hovland Genealogy (33)
Lutsen Genealogy (31)


Overview of Cook County Records

  • Cook County was created in 1874 from Lake County.
  • Birth records from 1900 to the present and death records from 1908 to the present can be obtained from the Minnesota Department of Health.
  • The Cook County Recorder has birth and death records starting in 1900, marriage records starting in 1901, land records starting in 1886, and military records starting in 1919.
  • The Cook County Administrator has divorce records, court records starting in 1892, and probate records starting in 1884.
  • Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.