Cottonwood Genealogy (in Lyon County, MN)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Cottonwood are also found through the Lyon County and Minnesota pages.


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Cottonwood Birth Records

1900-1934 Minnesota Birth Index Ancestry online

1900-1934 Minnesota Birth Index MyHeritage online

Minnesota Births and Christenings Index, 1840-1980 (selections) Ancestry online

Minnesota, Birth Records, 1900-present Minnesota Department of Health

Cottonwood Cemetery Records

Area of Cottonwood city, Minnesota, cemetery records FamilySearch Library

Christ Lutheran Cemetery Find a Grave online

Church records, 1953-1990 (Catholic Church. St. Mary (Cottonwood, Minnesota)) FamilySearch Library

Cottonwood Cemetery Find a Grave online

English Cemetery Find a Grave online

Lucas Township, Minnesota, cemetery records FamilySearch Library

Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery Find a Grave online

Cottonwood Census Records

1875 Minnesota State Census MyHeritage online

1875 Minnesota State Census Ancestry online

1885 Minnesota State Census MyHeritage online

1885 Minnesota State Census Ancestry online

1895 Minnesota State Census MyHeritage online

1895 Minnesota State Census Ancestry online

1905 Minnesota State Census MyHeritage online

1905 Minnesota State Census Ancestry online

Minnesota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Cottonwood Church Records

Christ Lutheran Church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Church records, 1953-1990 (Catholic Church. St. Mary (Cottonwood, Minnesota)) FamilySearch Library

Minnesota Births and Christenings Index, 1840-1980 (selections) Ancestry online

Silo Lutheran Church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

St Lucas Lutheran Church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Swan Lake Presbyterian Church, Baptisms, Births, Deaths, 1894-1948 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Swan Lake Presbyterian Church, Baptisms, Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1948-1952 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Cottonwood Death Records

1904-2001 Minnesota Death Index MyHeritage online

1908-2017 Minnesota Death Index Ancestry online

Minnesota, Death Records, 1908-present Minnesota Department of Health

Obituary Files, Ca. 1873-1990 FamilySearch Library

Cottonwood Immigration Records

Minnesota, Federal Naturalization Records, 1880-1920 Ancestry online

Minnesota, Naturalization Index, 1849-1985 Ancestry online

Cottonwood Marriage Records

1850-2019, Minnesota, Marriages from the Minnesota Official Marriage System Ancestry online

Minnesota Marriages Index, 1849-1950 (selections) Ancestry online

Cottonwood Newspapers and Obituaries

Obituary Files, Ca. 1873-1990 FamilySearch Library

Tri-County news, 2016-01-06 to 2018-12-26 Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub online

Offline Newspapers for Cottonwood

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Cottonwood Current and Hanley Falls News. (Cottonwood, Lyon Co., Minn.) 1975-1976

Cottonwood Current. (Cottonwood, Lyon County, Minn.) 1892-1975

Cottonwood-Hanley Falls Current News. (Cottonwood, Lyon Co., Mn) 1976-1981

Independent Current Enterprise News. (Cottonwood, Lyon Co., Mn) 1981-1988

Tri-County News. (Cottonwood, Lyon Co., Mn) 1988-1989

Tri-County News. (Cottonwood, Mn) 1990-Current

Cottonwood Probate Records

1801-1925 Minnesota Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Cottonwood School Records

Cottonwood High School - Raider Yearbook (Cottonwood, MN), 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975 E Yearbook online

Cottonwood High School yearbook, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Cottonwood High School yearbook, 1954, 1955, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Cottonwood High School yearbook, 1954, 1955, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 Classmates online



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