
Carlton County, Minnesota This Site is part of The MNGenWeb Project & The USGenWeb® Project
Hello,
Welcome to the Carlton County portion of the MNGenWeb.
Carlton County is available for adoption:
If you have a local connection to Carlton County and web design skills [or wish to learn] please consider joining the MNGenWeb
as a County Coordinator.
Requirements are simple, peruse them here.
and... Contact Tim if you are interested.

Table of Contents
History ~ Biographies & Books ~ Maps ~ Native Americans ~ What's New ~ Lookups & Queries
Vital Records ~ Family Search Resources ~ Obituaries
Military ~ Cemeteries ~ Odds and Ends
Carlton County Neighbors
Aitkin ~ Douglas, WI ~ Pine ~ St Louis
Interested in another Minnesota County?
Here is the List of Counties
Vital Records ~ Family Search Resources ~ Obituaries
Basic Vital Records may be found on
FS 'Collections', Catalog and Historical Image Sections
It is not the intent here to create indexes of B, M & D's for Carlton in general, but to give you, the visiting Researcher,
other options and thoughts about where to look for those elusive records.
Family Search is a great place to begin looking for Vital Records
But... the Catalog has quite a few resouces that will also help you with your research.
Here is a linked and searchable file for all of the Minnesota Resources on Family Search
>>>New<<< Minnesota
Birth Files 1990-2020: Reclaim the Records The files are in csv format
Uploaded in 2023
Please use this Link
If you
wish to look at other MN County Birth Records,
Please Use This Link
Vital Records for Carlton County and Minnesota in General
Minnesota Birth Index, 1935 > 2002
Minnesota Births & Christenings:1840 > 1980

Minnesota Marriage Records
"MOMS" - Minnesota Marriage Records
Be sure and check both Pine and St Louis Counties for Marriage Records
The Filmed Records in the Chart below are in the 'Historical Image Section' of FS
Use this link for access after you log into your FS Account
Enter Location of Choice
or
Plug in the Film Numbers in the Catalog / Fiche-Film Slot
The St Louis, MN Historical Image Records are here.
Family Search ~ "Collections" for Minnesota Neighboring States
Iowa
~ North Dakota
~ South Dakota
~ Wisconsin
Sign into your FS Account, then use the above links
Here is the Link for the FS Catalog "Minnesota Marriage Records"
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Family Search "Collections"
There is a wealth of Family and Historical information contained on the FamilySearch WebSite.
It can be overwhelming to figure out where to start.
So, here are concentrated categories of databases
Cemeteries, Etc [Burial, Cemeteries, Coroner, Funeral Homes, Graves]ves]
Church Records [ Baptism's, Catholic Church, Christenings, Church [General]]
Legal Documents and Resources [Court, Estate, Probate Records]
Migration - Naturalization - Travel [ Border Crossings, Migration, Naturalization, Passenger Lists, Passports]
Military [Bounty [Land], Military [Misc], Pensions, Soldiers, Veteran's, War[s]]
Odds and Ends [Applications, Homestead, Membership, Native Americans, Parish [Location & Church], Pioneers, Prison, Voting, Obituaries, Veteran & Soldier's Homes, Children's Home]
Vital Records [Birth, Marriage, Divorce, Death, Mortality Records]
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Vital 'Odds'
Quaker Records for Minnesota: Family Search Catalog
Divorce Records may be available in the Individual County Courts
Use this Link for more Information

Death & Burial Records
Here is the Link for the FS Catalog: "Minnesota Death Records"
Here is the Link for the FS Catalog: "Burial Records"
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Gale Family Library: Minnesota Vital Record Information
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Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994
And
Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths**: 1916-1947
Born in Carlton Co., MN - Died in IL : Index is Here
Find Records on Family Search

Obituaries
Obituary Indexes from the Legacy Collection of Jose
Rivera Nieves Here
is the Index for Carlton County
Here is the Index for all of
Minnesota
Here is the Index for the
United States
Here is an index for Countries of
the World
Note:
Many of the Obituaries
might be found using Heritage Hub Digital Newspaper Collection which is
available in many local Public Libraries. Check your local Library under
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Carlton County Obituaries: Genealogy Bank
Years: 1900 - 1993 ~ 1980 - 2014 ~ 2015 - 2016
I no longer have a subscription to GenealogyBank, but the same obits might be on Heritage Hub.
We might get lucky, so send along your query: Martha
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And...
Family Search Collections: Obituaries

Miscellaneous Resources for Vital Records
Another Resource for Vital Records are Passenger List:
Use this link for the FS Collection [US] And if you want to know more
about the Ships, Go Here for the
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There is a great set of booklets I found in the FS Catalog: Books
Tidbits of Sublette County, Wyoming
Compiled by:
Anna Lee Woffinden Please use this Link: All Indexes for the Booklets: FS Link to Catalog
They contain all sorts of newspaper articles:
Birth, Death, Marriages, Funeral & Burial Announcements and Accidents
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Did any of your Family go to Colorado?
Here is info on Colorado Divorces: State Wide
Filmed Records: Family Search: Collections
1900 > 1939 & 1975 > 1992
Information Entered:
CO County of Divorce ~ Date & Place of Marriage
Number and Names of Minor Children, if any
Maiden Name Restored ~ Date of Decree
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"The Fine Print"
County Coordinator:
State Coordinator: Tim Stowell
Assistant State Coordinator: Karen De Groote For information about adopting a Minnesota County, please contact Tim Stowell
All materials, images, sounds and data contained herein are not to be copied or downloaded for purposes of duplication, distribution or publishing without the express written permission of the Carlton County Coordinator. All data will stay with the MNGenWeb Project when and if the Coordinator resigns: Future contributions or donations will be returned to the Submitter upon request. Although believed to be correct as presented, any corrections, changes or additions or invalid links should be brought to the attention of the Webmaster.
Site Updated: 29 July 2024
Online Continuously since 1997
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