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Microfilm Records

Otter Tail County - Available at OTCHS

Federal Census
1860 - Roll: M653-572 Monongalia, Mower, Murray, Nicollett, Olmsted, Otter Tail
1870 - Roll: T132-9 Olmsted (part), Otter Tail, Pembina DT, Pine (part), Kanabec (1 page), Pope, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Ramsey (part)
1880 - Roll: T9-628 Otter Tail (part), Olmsted (part) and T9-629 Otter Tail (part), Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope
1890 - Roll: M123-25 11th Census Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows
1900 - Roll: T623-779 Otter Tail, Pipestone and T623-780 Olmsted, Otter Tail
1910 - Roll: T624-714 Otter Tail
1920 - Roll: T624-847 and T624-849 Otter Tail
1930 - Roll: T626-1111 Otter Tail

State Census
1875 - Roll: V290-13
1885 - Roll: V290-35 Otter Tail (part), Olmsted, Norman and V290-36 Otter Tail (part), Polk
1895 - Roll: V290-80 Otter Tail (part), Olmsted and V290-81 Otter Tail (part), Pine
1905 - Roll: V290-140

Newspapers by City (inclusive dates)
Battle Lake 1884-2008
Deer Creek 1905-1947
Fergus Falls 1871-present
Henning 1891-2008
New York Mills 1884-1889, 1919-2009
Otter Tail City 1871-1872
Parkers Prairie 1902-2008
Pelican Rapids 1882-1891, 1894-1895, 1906-2008
Perham 1875-1876, 1882-1883, 1890-2008
Rothsay 1894-1943, 1946-1960
Underwood 1946-1950, 1968
Vergas 1926-1938

Wadena 1877-1893, 1897-1989
Detroit Lakes 1872-1927
Frazee 1898-1942

Naturalizations
SAMN 50 Rolls 1-11

World War I Draft Registrations 1917-1918
Rolls 57-59

Alien Registration Forms 1918
SAM 169 Rolls 118-122

Microfilm Records - Surrounding Counties - Available at OTCHS

Federal Census
1880
T9-0615 Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Polk, Beltrami, Big Stone, Blue Earth
T9-0619 Dakota (part), Dodge, Douglas, Faribault (part)
T9-0635 Steele, Stephens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha (part)
T9-0636 Wabasha (part), Wadena, Waseca, Washington (part)
T9-0637 Washington (part), Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona (part)
T9-0617 Carver (part), cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota (part)

1900
T623-0756 Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami
T623-0762 Dodge, Douglas, Faribault
T623-0765 Grant, Houston, Hennepin, City of Mpls. (part)
T623-0794 Swift (part), Traverse, Todd
T623-0795 Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca
T623-0796 Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin
T623-0772 Kandiyohi, Lac Que Parle, Lake
T623-0781 Polk, Pope (part)
T623-0782 Pope (part), Red Lake, Ramsey, City of St. Paul (part)
T623-0760 Clay, Cook, Cottonwood (part)

1910
T624-689 Aitkin, Anoka, Cook, Becker
T624-693 Chisago, Clay, Cass, Chippewa
T624-694 Crow Wing, Douglas
T624-699 Grant, Lyon
T624-726 Sibley, Wilkin
T624-727 Stearns, Todd
T624-729 Winona, Wadena, Yellow Medicine

1920
T625-839 Hennepin, Minneapolis (Eds 246-255, 268, 256-258), Hennepin (Eds 259-262, 271, 263-265)
T625-847 Olmsted, Otter Tail
T625-823 Beltrami, Becker
T625-827 Chisago, Dodge, Clay, Cook
T625-864 Swift, Wadena, Todd
T625-826 Carver, Clearwater, Chippewa, Grant
T625-827 Wilkin, Yellow Medicine, Wright
T625-828 Cottonwood, Douglas, Faribault

1930
T626-1079 Becker
T626-1083 Chisago, Clearwater, Clay
T626-1085 Dakota, Douglas
T626-1088 Goodhue, Grant, Hubbard, Hennepin (part)
T626-1133 Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca
T626-1134 Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin

Minnesota State Census
1875
Roll 4: Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown
Roll 5 - Carlson, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dodge, Douglas
Roll 7 - Fillmore, Freeborn, Grant, Goodhue
Roll 16 - Stearns, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington
Roll 18 - Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona

1885
Roll 21 - Benton, Big Stone, Grant, Blue Earth
Roll 23 - Chisago, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Itasca
Roll 24 - Dakota, Dodge, Douglas
Roll 43 - Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Mille Lacs, Pine, Benton
Roll 44 - Wabasha, Wadena, Sherburne, Waseca
Roll 45 - Waseca, Washington, Wilkin
Roll 48 - Aitkin, Anoka, Becker (part)

1895
Roll 48 - Aitkin, Anoka, Becker (part)
Roll 49 - Becker (part), Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth (part)
Roll 54 - Clay, Cook, Cottonwood
Roll 56 - Douglas (part); Dakota (part); Dodge
Roll 57 - Douglas (part); Faribault
Roll 61 - Goodhue (part); Grant, Hennepin Cty (part)
Roll 100 - Steele (part), Stevens, Swift, Todd (part)
Roll 101 - Todd (part), Traverse, Wabasha
Roll 102 - Wadena, Wabasha (part), Waseca
Roll 104 - Wilkin, Winona (part)

1905
Roll 107 - Becker
Roll 113 - Clay
Roll 116 - Douglas
Roll 118 - Grant
Roll 159 - Todd
Roll 161 - Wadena
Roll 162 - Wilkin

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Alexandria 1878-1920
Breckenridge 1879-1896
Detroit Lakes 1872-1927
Verndale 1879-1893
Wadena 1877-1920