Big Stone County MN Genealogy

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Big Stone Records by Type

Birth Records (6)
Cemetery Records (47)
Census Records (45)
Church Records (16)
Death Records (6)
Histories and Genealogies (3)
Immigration Records (5)
Land Records (5)
Map Records (7)
Marriage Records (4)
Military Records (2)
Minority Records (1)
Miscellaneous Records (1)
Newspapers and Obituaries (24)
Probate Records (1)
School Records (14)
Tax Records (1)

Big Stone County Records by City/Town

Beardsley Genealogy (39)
Clinton Genealogy (42)
Graceville Genealogy (42)

Odessa Genealogy (36)
Ortonville Genealogy (57)

Overview of Big Stone County Records

  • Big Stone County was created in 1862 from Pierce 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 Big Stone County Recorder has birth, marriage, death, and land records starting in 1881, as well as divorce and court records starting in 1885.
  • The Big Stone County Court Judge has probate records starting in 1881.
  • Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.