Dakota County, Minnesota

This County is part of
The MNGenWeb And The USGenWeb Project®

Dakota County is available for adoption.
If you have a local connection to Dakota County and web design skils [or wish to learn],
please consider joining the MNGenWeb as a County Coordinator
Please contact the State Coordinator: Tim Stowell for more information.


Table of Contents
History ~ Biographies ~ Maps ~ What's New ~ Lookups ~ Queries
Vital Records ~ Military ~ Obituaries ~ Cemeteries
Native American's ~ Family Search: Films & Historical Images ~ Crime & Punishment ~ Odds and Ends

Dakota's Neighbors
Goodhue ~ Hennepin ~ Ramsey ~ Rice ~ Scott ~ Washington, Minnesota

Pierce ~ St Croix, Wisconsin

Search Dakota County Resources


History ~ Biographies ~ Maps ~ What's New ~ Lookups ~ Queries
Brief History of Dakota County, Minnesota [Wiki]

Cities, Unincorporated Communities & Townships

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Biographies and Books

"History of Dakota and Goodhue Counties, Minnesota"
by
Franklin Curtiss-Wedge
Vols I & II
Chicago, H C Cooper Jr & Co: 1910
The Index is here: Download or Read Online

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"History of Dakota County and The City of Hastings"
by
Rev Edward D Neill
Minneapolis: North Star Publishing Company, 1881
There is a lot of interesting information in this book:
TOC & Explorers & Pioneers
Cemeteries ~ Township Directory ~ Explorer & Pioneers ~ Biography Index & Bio Pages:299-322
The Nice Folks at Genealogy Trails Transcribed the Bio's
Download or Read Online
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"Encyclopedia of Biography of Minnesota"
by
Judge Charles E Flandrau
Vol I
Chicago: The Century Publishing & Engraving Company, 1900
The Index is here: Download or Lookups

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"Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography "
by Wilson, James Grant, 1832-1914; Fiske, John, 1842-1901
Publication date 1900 / Read Online or Download
Appleton Review

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Historical Maps
Getty Geographical Thesaurus ~ Perry Castaneda ~ Quadrangles Surveyor's Base Maps
Historic Map Works ~ Genealogical
University of Minnesota ~ Maps ~ Bureau of Land Management
Minnesota Mining Maps ~ USGS Maps ~ 1869 Railroad Map ~ Sanborn Maps: Library of Congress
Michael Fox Map Collection ~ Digitized Plat Maps / Atlases
Map Goose ~
MN Department of Natural Resources
The Alabama Collection ~ Surveyors Maps: 1850's [Base Maps]
Borchert Map Library
"Home Town Locator"
Dakota County: Local Resources

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The National Archives has a really nice set of digitized records that can be free accessed.
The Chart below is linked to each resource: Entitled: "Browse by Category"
Genealogy/ Personal History Private Sector Wars/ International Relations Time Spans
Businesses Civil War 1800 –1900
Foundations World War II 1900 –1940
Casualties Labor Unions Korean War 1940 –1955
Civilians Securities Vietnam War 1955 –1965
Military Personnel Places Cold War 1965 –1975
Immigrants Countries Diplomatic Records 1975 –1985
Prisoners of War States Government Spending 1985 –1995
Indexes to Counties Contracts 1995  present
Photographs Cities/Towns
Textual Records Zip Codes Grants and Assistance Browse by Subject

"The Hastings Conserver"
1863-1866 [MN Newspaper Hub]
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The Ancestor Hunt'
There is a great site that has all sorts of links to free Historical and Genealogical Data
Please Use Link Above
Contents: Topics
Digital Newspapers ~ Year Books & Alumni Books School Records ~ Obituaries ~ Coroner, Mortuary & Cemetery Records
BMD's ~ Birth & Marriage Records ~ Divorce & Death Records ~ Probate & Tax Records ~ Institutional & Military Records ~ Naturalizations & Immigration ~ Criminal & Digital Archives ~ Directories ~ Photos & Voter Records
Scroll down, left side has the menu
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Queries and Lookups
Queries may be posted using links on Cyndi's List

or
They may be posted on the new MN Mail List

If there is anyone who has access to local records, and wishes to volunteer,
please contact the County Coordinator: Martha [Temporary]
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Lookups & Free Digital Archival Newspapers
I have access to the following Subscription Databases and am happy to do limited lookups:
Heritage Hub ~ NewBank ~ Access World News ~ LA Times ~ NY Times
Contact: Martha - Volunteer
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My Heritage: Library Edition - Collections
Census & Voter Lists ~ Histories, Memories & Biographies ~ Birth, Marriage & Death
Public Records ~ Schools & Universities ~ Directories, Guides & References
Maps ~ Immigration & Travel ~ Books & Publications
Military ~ Newspapers ~ Family Trees ~ Photos ~ Government, Land, Court & Wills

I will do limited lookups on My Heritage: Contact Martha [MNGenWeb Volunteer]


There is a page for lookups that has not been updated for a year or so, nor do I hear from those listed.
But, that said, the resources and folks might still be around to do lookups: Please Use This Link
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also... 'History Hub' = New Lookup Service
Search for Living People: Zaba Search
And RAOGK


State Coordinator: Tim Stowell
Assistant State Coordinator: Karen De Groote
For information about adopting a Minnesota County, please contact Tim: Here is the list of Counties


All materials, images, sounds and data contained herein are not to be copied or downloaded for purposes of duplication, distribution or publishing without the express written permission of the Dakota County Coordinator. All data will stay with the MNGenWeb Project when and if the Coordinator resigns: Future contributions or donations will be returned to the Submitter upon request. Although believed to be correct as presented, any corrections, changes or additions or invalid links should be brought to the attention of the State Coordinator


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Online Continuosly Since 1997
Site Updated: 27 March 2024