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.

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