Lake County first created in 1855 : 1st named Superior, 2nd St. Louis, then renamed Lake in 1856.
The COUNTY SEAT is Two Harbors.

Lake County is located in northeastern Minnesota, with Lake Superior as its southern border.  Neighboring Minnesota counties include: Cook county to the east, and St. Louis county to the west.  The Canadian Province of Ontario is its northern neighbor.

Most of County is encompassed within the Superior National Forest, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, and the Finland State Forest.

Cities, towns and communities include:   Alger, Avoy, Baptism Crossing, Beaver Bay, Beaver Crossing, Bell Harbor, Castle Danger, Cramer, Darby Junction, East Beaver Bay, Finland, Forest Center, Greenwood Junction, Happy Wanderer, Highland, Illgen City, Isabella, Jay See Landing, Jordan, Kelly Landing, Kennedy Landing, Larsmont, Lauren, Lax Lake, Little Marais, London, Manitou Junction, Maple, Marcy, Martin Landing, McDougal Lake, McNair, Murphy City, Nine Mile Lake, Norshor Junction, Prairie Portage, Sawbill Landing, Scott Junction, Section Thirty, Silver Bay, Silver Creek, Silver Rapids, Stewart, Toimi, Two Harbors, Waldo, Wales, Wheeler Landing, White Iron, Whyte and Winter.

By the way, do not let the vast array of communities fool you...Most are rural communities.  The U.S. Census reports the total population of Lake County, in 1997, at 10, 761.  The amazing Lake Superior shoreline, and inland forests, rivers and lakes, with beautiful scenery, nature and water, and FISH.... and more water... and more beautiful scenery which dominate Lake county.

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

Disclaimer:  Though the information on this web page is believed to be correct, the possibility of error remains.  Please notify the webmaster should an error be found.

• U.S. Census Bureau for Lake County Profiles and Population Summaries.
• Interactive MAP of Lake County, Minnesota.
• USGS: Maps of Lake 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   -
• Ojibwe History, by Lee Sultzman.
• Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians Minnesota Reservation - Pictures and Information, by Paula Giese.
• Brief History of the Anishinnaabe - Ojibwe Indians
• Neighboring Canada's Digital Collections
• The Superior National Forest -
• home to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
• MNDNR :  State Forests Map
• Finland State Forest
• Leave No Trace - An outdoors ethics guide.
• GORP.com : Great Outdoor Recreation Pages for Minnesota!
• Minnesota's Lake Superior North Shore
• Minnesota Lake Superior History on the Minnesota Historical Society web site
• Settlement & Fishing on Lake Superior (1854-1930)
• Two Harbors, MN Home Page and History
• Silver Bay, MN includes History (originally built by Reserve Mining Co.)
• Library System : Arrowhead
• Two Harbors Public Library
               320 Waterfront Drive - Two Harbors, MN 55616  Phone: (218) 834-3148.
• Lake County Central Services (For Birth, Marriage, Divorce and Death Records)
   Lake County Courthouse - 601 Third Avenue - Two Harbors, MN 55616
      Phone:  (218) 834-8301.
 

• 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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