List of Counties in Minnesota - Historical Counties

Historical Counties

• St. Clair County, Indiana (1801–12) (Transferred to Illinois in 1809)
• St. Charles County, Louisiana (1809–13) (Transferred to Missouri in 1812)
• Madison County (IL) (1812–18) Formed from St. Clair County (IL)
• Michilimackinac County, Michigan Territory (1818–37)
• Crawford County, Michigan and Wisconsin Territories (1818–40)
• Chippewa County, Michigan Territory (1827–37)
• Dubuque County (MI) (1834–37)
• Fayette County (WI) (1837–49)
• St. Croix County, Wisconsin Territory (1840–49)
• La Pointe County, Wisconsin Territory (1845–49) Formed from St. Croix
• Mahkatah County (1849–51) (Mahkahto) (One of Original 9 counties) Dissolved to Pembina and Cass
• Wahnata County (1849–51) (One of Original 9 counties) Dissolved to Pembina and Cass
• Buchanan County (1857–61) Formed from Pine County, Dissolved back to Pine
• Pierce County (1853–62) Formed from Dakota County
• Superior County Name change to St. Louis then to Lake.
• Davis County (1855–62) Formed from Cass, Nicollett and Sibley Counties
• Toombs County (1858–62) Formed from Pembina. Name Changed to Andy Johnson.
• Newton County (1855-6) Formed from Itasca County and Un-Organized. Name Changed from Doty County, then to St. Louis County.
• Monroe County merged with Mille Lacs.
• Lincoln County (1861-8) Formed from Renville County
• Lac qui Parle County (1862-8) Formed from Davis
• Manomin County (1857-1869) Formed from Ramsey County, Merged into Anoka County.
• Monongalia County (1861–70)Formed from Ramsey County, Pierce County and un-Origanized. Dissolved to Kandiyohi County.
• Aiken County (1857–72) Formed from Pine and Ramsey Counties, Change name to Aitkin County
• Pembina County-(1849–78) (One of Original 9 counties) Name Change to Kittson County
• St. Louis County. Name change from Superior, then to Lake.
• Breckenridge County (1858–62) Formed from Pembina. Name Change to Clay in 1862
• Andy Johnson County (1862-8) Formally Toombs county. Named changed to Wilkin.