Norman County, Minnesota

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Location: Norman County, Minnesota
Surnames/tags: Norman_County_Minnesota US_HISTORY

Contents 1 Norman County, Minnesota 2 Maps and Boundaries 3 Communities 3.1 Cities 3.2 Townships 4 Records and Resources 5 Sources

Norman County, Minnesota

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Norman County, Minnesota was created on November 8, 1881 from Polk County. The county was named to commemorate the great number of immigrants in the county of Norwegian (Norseman or Norman) descent.^[1]

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Maps and Boundaries

• Polk County (north)
• Mahnomen County (east)
• Becker County (southeast)
• Clay County (south)
• Cass County, North Dakota (southwest)
• Traill County, North Dakota (west)

Communities

Cities

• Ada (county seat)
• Borup
• Gary
• Halstad
• Hendrum
• Perley
• Shelly
• Twin Valley

Townships

• Anthony Township
• Bear Park Township
• Flom Township
• Fossum Township
• Good Hope Township
• Green Meadow Township
• Halstad Township
• Hegne Township
• Hendrum Township
• Home Lake Township
• Lake Ida Township
• Lee Township
• Lockhart Township
• Mary Township
• McDonaldsville Township
• Pleasant View Township
• Rockwell Township
• Shelly Township
• Spring Creek Township
• Strand Township
• Sundal Township
• Waukon Township
• Wild Rice Township
• Winchester Township

Records and Resources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_County,_Minnesota
• https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Norman_County,_Minnesota_Genealogy
• http://www.normanhgs.org/
• https://archive.org/details/historyofclaynor02turn (History of Norman County)
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Minnesota#Norman_County

Sources

1. ↑ "Norman County, Minnesota Genealogy Guide." Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness. Accessed September 03, 2018. https://www.raogk.org/minnesota-genealogy/norman-county/.