Benton County MN Genealogy

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Overview of Benton County Records

• Benton County was created in 1849 from St. Croix 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 Benton County Recorder has birth records starting in 1870, marriage records starting in 1887, death records starting in 1871, and land records starting in 1850.
• The Benton County Court Administrator has divorce records, court records starting in 1900, and probate records starting in 1850.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.