Heron Lake Genealogy (in Jackson County, MN)
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Heron Lake Birth Records
1900-1934 Minnesota Birth Index Ancestry 
1900-1934 Minnesota Birth Index MyHeritage
Minnesota Births and Christenings Index, 1840-1980 (selections) Ancestry
Minnesota, Birth Records, 1900-present Minnesota Department of Health
Vital records and indexes, 1868-1945 FamilySearch Library
Heron Lake Cemetery Records
Lakeside Cemetery Find a Grave
Sacred Heart Cemetery Find a Grave
Sacred Heart Cemetery Billion Graves
Heron Lake Census Records
1857 Minnesota Territorial Census MyHeritage
1857 Minnesota Territorial Census Ancestry
1865 Minnesota State Census MyHeritage
1865 Minnesota State Census Ancestry
1875 Minnesota State Census MyHeritage
1875 Minnesota State Census Ancestry
1885 Minnesota State Census MyHeritage
1885 Minnesota State Census Ancestry
1895 Minnesota State Census MyHeritage
1895 Minnesota State Census Ancestry
1905 Minnesota State Census MyHeritage
1905 Minnesota State Census Ancestry
Federal Census of 1940, Heron Lake, Minnesota LDS Genealogy
Minnesota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Heron Lake Church Records
Heron Lake Death Records
1904-2001 Minnesota Death Index MyHeritage
1908-2017 Minnesota Death Index Ancestry
Minnesota, Death Records, 1908-present Minnesota Department of Health
Vital records and indexes, 1868-1945 FamilySearch Library
Heron Lake Immigration Records
Heron Lake Land Records
Deed records, 1866-1902 ; indexes, 1866-1886 FamilySearch Library
Heron Lake Map Records
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Heron Lake, Jackson County, Minnesota, January 1900 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Heron Lake, Jackson County, Minnesota, January 1913 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Heron Lake, Jackson County, Minnesota, January 1947 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Heron Lake, Jackson County, Minnesota, June 1894 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Heron Lake, Jackson County, Minnesota, September 1926 Library of Congress
Heron Lake Marriage Records
1850-2019, Minnesota, Marriages from the Minnesota Official Marriage System Ancestry
Minnesota Marriages Index, 1849-1950 (selections) Ancestry
Vital records and indexes, 1868-1945 FamilySearch Library
Heron Lake Newspapers and Obituaries
The Tri-county news, 2016-01-06 to 2018-12-26 Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub
Offline Newspapers for Heron LakeAccording 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. Guardian. (Heron Lake, Jackson County, Minn.) 1880-1883 Heron Lake News. (Heron Lake, Minn.) 1886-1980 Jackson County Times. (Heron Lake, Jackson County, Minn.) 1895-1913 Mail Call. (Heron Lake, Minn.) 1944-1946 Tri-County News. (Heron Lake, Minn.) 1981-Current |
Heron Lake Probate Records
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