Koochiching County was first created in 1906 from Itasca.
The COUNTY SEAT is International Falls.

Koochiching County is located in northern Minnesota.  Neighboring Minnesota counties include:  St. Louis county to the east; Itasca to the south; Beltrami and Lake of the Woods counties to the west.  The Canadian Province of Ontario is its northern neighbor.
Most of Koochiching County is encompassed within either Pine Island State Forest, in the western portion, or Koochiching State Forest, in the eastern portion.  Exceptions to this include the following:

NETT LAKE INDIAN RESERVATION : located in southeastern Koochiching County, and extends across the county boundary into St. Louis County.  A town and a lake also share the name "Nett Lake", with both situated at the county line and extending into both counties.

RED LAKE INDIAN RESERVATION : portions are located in western Koochiching County.

Cities, towns and communities include:   Benn Linn Landing, Big Falls, Birchdale, Bois Fort, Bramble, Craigville, Ericsburg, Fairland, Frontier, Gemmell, Grand Falls, International Falls, Island View, Laurel, Lindford, Littlefork, Loman, Manitou, Margie, Mizpah, Nakoda, Nett Lake, Northome, Rainy Lake City [historical], Ranier, Rauch, Ray, Silverdale, South International Falls, Stals, Wildwood and Wisner.

The list of towns is not necessarily complete.  If you are aware of a town which is not included, whether it presently exists, or is no longer in existence, please e-mail to the webweaver.

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• U.S. Census Bureau for Koochiching County Profiles and Population Summaries.
• Interactive MAP of Koochiching County, Minnesota.
• USGS: Maps of Koochiching County, Minnesota features - including cemeteries, churches, populated places and more.  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.
• Minnesota Indian Affairs Council   -
• Bois Forte (Nett Lake) - Ojibwe
   P.O. Box 16, Nett Lake, MN 55772   Phone: (218) 757-3261.
• Red Lake - Ojibwe
   P.O. Box 550, Red Lake, MN 56671   Phone: (218) 679-3341.
• Ojibwe History, by Lee Sultzman.
• Bois Forte - Nett Lake, Minnesota Ojibwe Reservation - Pictures and Information, by Paula Giese.
• Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians Minnesota Reservation - Pictures and Information, by Paula Giese.
• Brief History of the Anishinnaabe - Ojibwe Indians
• Koochiching County Historical Society (Smokey Bear Park) : "...maintains a collection of artifacts and historical materials relating to the history of Koochiching County and the surrounding area..."
   Address:  214 6th Avenue - International Falls,   MN  56649   Phone: (218) 283-4316.
• MNGenWeb for Koochiching County Genealogy, Coordinator : Anna Claxton
• Neighboring Rainy River District, Ontario, CANADA : Genealogy and Information.
• Canada's Digital Collections
• International Falls area - Chamber of Commerce site.
• Voyageur Country : Travel and Tourism.
• Voyageurs National Park
• MNDNR :  State Forests Map
• Koochiching State Forest
• Pine Island State Forest
• Smokey Bear State Forest
• East Rat Root River Peatland - raised bogs extend eastward into Voyageurs National Park.
• Arrowhead Library System
• Koochiching Court Administrator (For Birth, Marriage, Divorce and Death Records)
   County Courthouse - 715 Fourth Street - International Falls, MN 56649
   Phone:  (218) 283-1160 or (218) 283-1161  General Courthouse: (218) 283-6251.
 

• 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

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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