Wilkin County MN Genealogy

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Overview of Wilkin County Records

• Wilkin County was created in 1858 from Cass and Pembina counties.
• 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 Wilkin County Clerk District Court has birth records starting in 1874, marriage records starting in 1890, divorce records starting in 1890, death records starting in 1875, and court records starting in 1858.
• The Wilkin County Probate Judge has probate records starting in 1888.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.