Wilkin County, Minnesota
First created in 1868; The area was known as Andy Johnson; then Toombs;
finally Wilkin County.
County Seat is Breckenridge.
Cities, towns and communities include: Breckenridge, Brushvale, Campbell,
Doran, Everdell, Foxhome, Kent, Kutzer, Lawndale, Nashua, Rothsay, Tenney
and Wolverton.
Wilkin County is located in western Minnesota, with the state of North
Dakota at it's western boundary. Neighboring Minnesota counties include:
Clay county to the north; Otter Tail and Grant counties to the east; Traverse
county to the south; and the North Dakota
county of Richland to the west.
Wilkin County Townships:
Akron, Andrea, Atherton, Bradford, Brandrup, Breckenridge, Campbell, Champion
(Tintah), Connelly, Deerhorn, Foxhome, Manston, Mccauleyville, Meadows (Rothsay),
Mitchell, Nilsen,
Nordick, Prairie View, Roberts, Sunnyside, Tanberg, and Wolverton.
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.
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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