Washington County, Minnesota

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

Washington County, Minnesota

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Washington County was created October 27, 1849, in the Territory of Minnesota. Minnesota was admitted to the United States as the 32nd state on May 11, 1858. As one of Minnesota's original nine counties, Washington County is on the eastern edge of the Twin Cities Metropolitan area, composed of 423 square miles of land, and possessing a distinct set of landscapes and resources. It runs more than 40 miles in length, and encompasses 468 lakes of 10 acres or more in area. The county seat is in Stillwater, Minnesota, along the scenic St. Croix River. ^[1]

Maps and Boundaries

• Chisago County (north)
• Polk County, Wisconsin (northeast)
• St. Croix County, Wisconsin (east)
• Pierce County, Wisconsin (southeast)
• Dakota County (southwest)
• Ramsey County (west)
• Anoka County (northwest)

Communities

Cities

Afton

Bayport

Birchwood Village

Cottage Grove

Dellwood

Forest Lake

Grant

Hastings (partly in Dakota County)

Hugo

Lake Elmo

Lake St. Croix Beach

Lakeland Shores

Lakeland

Landfall

Mahtomedi

Marine on St. Croix

Newport

Oak Park Heights

Oakdale

Pine Springs

Scandia

St. Marys Point

St. Paul Park

Stillwater (county seat)

Willernie

White Bear Lake (partly in Ramsey County)

Woodbury

Townships

Baytown

Denmark

Grey Cloud Island

May

Stillwater

West Lakeland

Records and Resources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_County,_Minnesota
• https://www.co.washington.mn.us/102/County-History
• http://www.wchsmn.org/
• https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Washington_County,_Minnesota_Genealogy

Sources

1. ↑ "County History | Washington County, MN - Official Website." Contamination Areas | Washington County, MN - Official Website. Accessed October 07, 2018. https://www.co.washington.mn.us/102/County-History.