Big Stone County, Minnesota
First created in 1862.
County Seat is Ortonville.
Cities, towns and communities include: Beardsley, Clinton, Graceville,
Johnson and Ortonville.
Big Stone County is located in west central Minnesota, with the state
of North Dakota at it's western boundary. Neighboring Minnesota counties
include: Traverse county to the north; Stevens and Swift counties to
the east; Lac Qui Parle county to the south; and the North Dakota
counties of Grant and Roberts to the west.
Big Stone County Townships:
Akron, Almond, Artichoke, Big Stone, Browns Valley, Foster, Graceville,
Lake Hendricks, Malta, Moonshine, Odessa, Ortonville, Otrey, Ortonville, and
Toqua.
- The Big Stone Lake Area:
Sister Cities: Ortonville, MN & Big Stone City, SD - Business
Directory.
- Local Catholic
Church History & Genealogy Research Guide & Worldwide Directory
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- USGS:
Maps of Big Stone County, Minnesota features - including cemeteries, churches,
populated places and more. To retrieve locations of features, simply
select Minnesota from the drop-down menu, then enter the county name, and
the feature you wish to search, then click on send query. Please note
that the map town listed with a feature may be used as a map reference for
the site, and may not be the town where the feature is actually located...Select
a map to see the location of the actual feature. This database may not
be complete, and, as with any database, there may be errors.
- Big Stone County Historical Society
Highways 12 & 75 - Ortonville, MN 56278 Phone: (320)
839-3359. - Ortonville City Public Library
412 2nd Street NW - Ortonville, MN 56278 Phone: (320) 839-2494.
- Big Stone County Public Health Department
47 2nd Street NW # 104 - Ortonville, MN 56278
Phone: (320) 839-6135. - Big Stone County Courthouse
20 2nd Street SE - Ortonville, MN 56278;
County Recorder:
20 2nd Street SE - P.O. Box 218 - Ortonville, MN 56278 Phone:
(320) 839-2308.
County Treasurer:
Phone: (218) 643-5112. - State of
Minnesota - North Star, Minnesota State Government Online.
Additional Research Resources:
Professional Research
Ann McRoden Mensch,
Professional Historical Genealogist
Researching onsight, and with the vast resources of The Allen County Public Library, holding
one of the largest genealogical collections
in North America. Search the Library's
online catalogue to see some of the printed resources available for a
location or topic.
Printed resources for this page include:
School and Library Atlas of the World. Fred W. Foster, Ph.D.
(Editor). Sycamore, Illinois: School and Library Publishing Company.
1982.
Copyright 1998, 1999 by Ann Mensch. All Rights Reserved.
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