Grand Rapids Genealogy (in Itasca County, MN)

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Grand Rapids 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

Grand Rapids Cemetery Records

Calvary Cemetery Billion Graves online

Christ Episcopal Church Columbarium Find a Grave online

Columbarium at Zion Lutheran Church Find a Grave online

Harris Cemetery Find a Grave online

Itasca Calvary Cemetery Find a Grave online

Old Soldiers Cemetery Find a Grave online

Wabana Cemetery Find a Grave online

Grand Rapids Census Records

1850 Minnesota Territorial Census Ancestry online

1857 Minnesota Territorial Census MyHeritage online

1857 Minnesota Territorial 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

Census 1880 US Gen Web Archives 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

Grand Rapids Church Records

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

Zion Lutheran Church records (in U.S. Evangelical Lutheran Church, Swedish American Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Grand Rapids 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

Selected Obituaries from Itasca, Koochiching, and St. Louis Counties, Minnesota, 1966-1990 FamilySearch Library

Grand Rapids Immigration Records

Minnesota, Federal Naturalization Records, 1880-1920 Ancestry online

Minnesota, Naturalization Index, 1849-1985 Ancestry online

Grand Rapids Land Records

Minnesota, Itasca County Land Records, 1872-1930 Family Search online

Grand Rapids Map Records

Grand Rapids, Minnesota 1970 Map American Geographical Society online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Grand Rapids, Itasca County, Minnesota, December 1897 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Grand Rapids, Itasca County, Minnesota, June 1922 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Grand Rapids, Itasca County, Minnesota, November 1904 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Grand Rapids, Itasca County, Minnesota, November 1908 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Grand Rapids, Itasca County, Minnesota, October 1913 Library of Congress online

Grand Rapids Marriage Records

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

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

Grand Rapids Newspapers and Obituaries

Grand Rapids Herald-Review 10/12/1997 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Grand Rapids herald, 1895-09-14 to 1896-05-16 Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub online

Herald-review, 2016-01-03 to 2017-12-31 Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub online

Selected Obituaries from Itasca, Koochiching, and St. Louis Counties, Minnesota, 1966-1990 FamilySearch Library

The iron and lumber review, 1893-05-06 to 1893-12-30 Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub online

Offline Newspapers for Grand Rapids

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.

Grand Rapids Herald-Review. (Grand Rapids, Itasca County, Minn) 1896-Current

Grand Rapids Herald. (Grand Rapids, Itasca County, Minn.) 1894-1896

Grand Rapids Magnet. (Grand Rapids, Itasca County, Minn.) 1891-1906

Grand Rapids Weekly Eagle. (Grand Rapids, Itasca County, Minn.) 1890-1891

Itasca County Independent. (Grand Rapids, Itasca County, Minn.) 1902-1945

Minnesota Farm Bureau News. (Grand Rapids, Minn.) 1946-1982

Grand Rapids Probate Records

1801-1925 Minnesota Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Grand Rapids School Records

Grand Rapids High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Grand Rapids, MN), 1902, 1915, 1929, 1933, 1937, 1952, 1968 E Yearbook online

Grand Rapids High School yearbook, 1902, 1915, 1929, 1933, 1937, 1941, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Itasca Junior College yearbooks, 1949, 1950, 1951 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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