Webster School
The Kanabec Historical Society
has a feature entitled "Ask An Archaeologist"
So, use the above link and inquire about the Webster School Building

Kanabec County, Minnesota
This Site is part of
The MNGenWeb and The USGenWeb®

Kanabec County has been refurbished and is ready for visiting Researchers

Kanabec County is available for Adoption:
If you have a connection to Kanabec County or Minnesota in general,
please consider joining the MNGenWeb as a County Coordinator
Requirements are simple, but it helps to have a working knowledge of Web Design
or a desire to learn.
Please use this link for CC Requirements and contact Tim [State Coordinator] for details.

With Thanks to all former County Coordinators for their diligence and energy.

Table of Contents
History ~ Biographies ~ Maps ~ Queries ~ What's New ~ Lookups ~ "Old Kanabec County Files"
Vital Records ~ Obituaries ~ Family Search: Historical Images & Catalog Resources
Cemeteries ~ Military ~ Native American Resources ~ Odds & Ends


Cemeteries ~ Military ~ Native American Resources ~ Odds & Ends 


"People Legacy" ~ Minnesota Gravestones ~ Find~A~Grave

F~A~G Cemeteries


There were no Cemetery files in the old Kenabec Pages.
There were Cemetery Transcriptions uploaded to the USGenWeb Archives
Those can be found using this Link


There are some Cemetery Records in the FS Historical Image Section
Cemetery Records, Death Certificates
008618317 (Item 1 of 2): 1884–2004
008618317 (Item 2 of 2): 1884–1998

Cemetery records, ca. 1884-1998
Film# 2203627/ Item 2



Military Records & Resources

Civil War Veteran Burial Listings
Vol X
Sherman Lee Pompey
Covering Men In Regiments From Minnesota


FS Wiki:
Minnesota in the Civil War
Another MN Site with War Data "Genealogy Village"


Minnesota Historical Society ~ Fort Snelling
Minnesota Civil War Units ~Battlefield Maps
Civil War Burials - National Search Engine ~Civil War Veteran Burials
Compiled Service Records: Union Soldiers

Minnesota and 'The Wars'
Colonial Wars ~ Dakota War of 1862 ~ 150 Years Later
1862 Indian War Claims ~ Civil & Indian Wars: 1861-1865
Spanish American War & Philippine Insurrection
G A R Membership Records
Modern Wars, WW I, WW II, Korea [Ralph Carlson]
WW II Honor List of Dead or Missing
Union Soldiers - Burial Locations: Films


Union Soldiers Buried at Andersonville, 1866
Andersonville: Library of Congress Resources and Records
Minnesota, Veterans Grave Registration Reports, 1930-1975

U.S. Army Generals' reports of Civil War service, 1864 - 1887 [Union Army]
Family Search, Catalog: These records are really interesting, Please use this Link


FS has Prison Burial Records and Burials in National Cemeteries in their Catalog

Homes for Disabled Veterans: 1866-1938: Searchable Database on FS]
"Soldiers of the Great War" [MN]
Military Headstone Applications: FS
1890 Veteran's Schedule: FS Searchable Database

Military Medical Records: National Archives
Records of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery


Search: DAR ~ GAR ~ SAR



Native Americans in Kanabec County
There are 11 federally recognized American Indian Tribes in Minnesota
A search on Archive.org site using "Indians in Minnesota" gives this result.
"How to trace Native American Ancestry"

Repatriation Database: Minnesota



Odds and Ends
Swedish Genealogy and Research, Archives

Quaker Records : Wisconsin, Minnesota and South Dakota Monthly Meetings
Book: Download Here

FS, Quaker Information: Wiki

Minnesota Digital Library: Kanabec Images

Inventory of the County Archives of Minnesota, no. 33, Kanabec County (Mora)
Book: Download Here

"Reclaim the Records"
The above site uses the 'Freedom of Information'
act to initiate access to records.

"Minnesota Only" Family Search Collections

Minnesota, Obituaries 1865-2006 Minnesota Naturalization Card Index, 1930-1988 Minnesota Naturalization Records and Indexes, 1872-1962 Minnesota Passenger and Crew Lists, 1912-1956
Minnesota Will Records, 1849-1985/ Minnesota, Church Records, 1798-1991
Minnesota, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records, 1869-1940 Minnesota, Military Discharge Records, ca.1917 - ca.1990
Minnesota, Veterans Grave Registration Reports, 1930-1975/ Minnesota, World War I Records, 1918-1941 Minnesota, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947

Here is the Family Search Link for all of the Minnesota Records

Minnesota State Census Records
State Records for 1865 ~ 1875 ~ 1885 ~ 1895 ~ 1905
Minnesota Territorial Census: 1857
and lastly...
Minnesota Historical Society: Vital Records



Miscellaneous Kanabec Records: FS Catalog
Filmed Resources

Deed records, 1859-1965; index, 1885-1902

Naturalization & Citizenship
Minnesota, Kanabec County, Naturalization Records, 1867-1945
Minnesota, Kanabec County, naturalization records, 1918 / WWI

Note: There are similar sets of Naturalization Records [Above]
for each of Kanabec's Neighbors.
They can all be found in the FS Catalog.
Do a Generic Place Search, use the name of the County:
Like This: Then use the little 'down arrow' to open the links.

Probates & Wills

Minnesota Will Records : COLLECTION RECORD, 1849-1985
Author: Minnesota Historical Society (St. Paul, Minnesota)

Minnesota, Kanabec County, Will Records, 1885-1918
Author: Minnesota Historical Society (St. Paul, Minnesota)
Note: This is a new collection, not all films are available

Probate case files, 1895-1920
Author: Minnesota. Probate Court (Kanabec County)

Minnesota, Kanabec County, Tax Records, 1859-1901



"The Fine Print"
Kanabec County Coordinator:
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 Kanabec 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 Webmaster.

All Rights Reserved
Online Continuosly Since 1997
Site Updated: 27 March 20242024

Kanabec County, MN ~ MNGenWeb ~ USGenWeb® Project ~ USGenWeb Archives
Back to Top