Douglas County is located in west central Minnesota.  Neighboring Minnesota counties include:  Otter Tail county to the north; Todd and Stearns counties to the east; Pope county to the south; Stevens county at the southwestern corner and Grant county to the west.

• Political Graveyard for Douglas County
• U.S. Census Bureau for Douglas County Profiles and Population Summaries.
• Zoomable MAP of Douglas County, Minnesota.
• Alexandria, MN and "Kensington Runestone" History
• Alexandria, MN Community
• Douglas County Public Library - Alexandria, MN
• Douglas County Historical Society - Alexandria, MN
   1219 Nokomis Street, Alexandria, MN 56308  Phone: (320) 762-0382.
• History of Douglas County, MN and Towns and Township (Alexandria Twp., Belle River Twp., Brandon Twp., Carlos Twp., Evansville Twp., Holmes City Twp, Hudson Twp., Ida Twp., Interlachen Park Twp., La Grande Twp.)
• Evansville Historical Foundation - has a museum, and is said to be a very active organization.
    P.O. Box 337 - Evansville, MN  56326  Phone: (218) 948-2010.
• Douglas County Recorder (For Birth, Marriage, Divorce and Death Records)
    305 Eighth Avenue West - Alexandria, MN 56308   Phone: (320) 762-3877.

• State of Minnesota - North Star, Minnesota State Government Online.
• Department of Health
• How to order a birth or death certificate from the Minnesota Department of Health.
Contact the Minnesota Department of Health for certified Birth records from 1900 and certified Death records from 1908.  Certificates may be ordered by mail, phone, fax, and in person at the office.  There is a fee for obtaining birth or death certificates.
Minnesota Department of Health
  Attention: Vital Records
  717 Delaware Street Southeast
  P.O. Box 9441
  Minneapolis, MN  55440-9441
  Phone: 612-676-5120 (For birth records, press 4; For death records, press 5)
Records prior to these years, may be requested from the County  Registrar/Recorder in the county where the event occurred.
• Instructions on obtaining certificates of marriage or divorce decrees and index search.
• MN Dept. of Health list of County Registrars/Recorders: choose county

• Minnesota Indian Affairs Council.
• State of Minnesota - North Star, Minnesota State Government Online.
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• Minnesota's State Government Libraries.
• North Star: Minnesota Libraries.
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• Minnesota Secretary of State STUDENT PAGE! - includes the following and more:
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• History and Old Stuff :  Minnesota Timeline; Narrative;
• Constitution of the State of Minnesota
• MAPS : 1851 Territorial - 1857 Territorial - 1858 Territorial - 1895 MN State.
• Origin of Minnesota County Names.
• Local Catholic Church History & Genealogy Research Guide & Worldwide Directory +
• +  Minnesota* + Page.
• Explore Minnesota: Tourism - Search by location - Order free publications & travel guides.
• Minnesota Historical Society Library.
• MHS: Minnesota Women's History
Minnesota State History.
The AskRon Newspaper Database
• Minnesota Genealogical Society Library
  
   5768 Olson Memorial Highway - Golden Valley, MN 55422 Phone: (612) 595-9347.
• MNGenWeb for Minnesota Genealogy
• NARA: National Archives and Records Administration.
• The Genealogy Page.
• Library of Congress: American Memory All Collections Search - enter topic or Massachusetts town and/or county location to find available online photos, maps, and more!
• U.S. Census Bureau Interactive County Maps for Minnesota.
• USA Veterans' Administration
• Animated MAPs: The Formation of the Contiguous States through additions of territories andstates and The Evolution of United States County Boundaries by Ed Stephans.
  

School and Library Atlas of the World.  Fred W. Foster, Ph.D. (Editor).  Sycamore, Illinois:  School and Library Publishing Company.  1982.
 
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