Heron Lake Genealogy (in Jackson County, MN)

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Heron Lake 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

Vital records and indexes, 1868-1945 FamilySearch Library

Heron Lake Cemetery Records

Lakeside Cemetery Find a Grave online

Sacred Heart Cemetery Find a Grave online

Sacred Heart Cemetery Billion Graves online

Heron Lake Census Records

1857 Minnesota Territorial Census MyHeritage online

1857 Minnesota Territorial Census Ancestry online

1865 Minnesota State Census MyHeritage online

1865 Minnesota State Census Ancestry online

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

Federal Census of 1940, Heron Lake, Minnesota LDS Genealogy 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

Heron Lake Church Records

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

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

Salem Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Congregation church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

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

Heron Lake 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

Vital records and indexes, 1868-1945 FamilySearch Library

Heron Lake Immigration Records

Minnesota, Federal Naturalization Records, 1880-1920 Ancestry online

Minnesota, Naturalization Index, 1849-1985 Ancestry online

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 online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Heron Lake, Jackson County, Minnesota, January 1913 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Heron Lake, Jackson County, Minnesota, January 1947 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Heron Lake, Jackson County, Minnesota, June 1894 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Heron Lake, Jackson County, Minnesota, September 1926 Library of Congress online

Heron Lake Marriage Records

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

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

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 online

Offline Newspapers for Heron Lake

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.

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

1801-1925 Minnesota Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online



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