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Information about the years counties were formed, parent counties and county seats can viewed at Minnesota County Overviews. Watch for updated county pages! (See Extinct MN Counties below table of counties).
Extinct MN Counties: Breckenridge: see Clay, Toombs & Wilkin
Buchanan: Discontinued
Doty: see St. Louis & Lake
Johnson: see Wilkin
La Point: Changed to Itasca, 1849
Mankahta :Discontinued
Monongalia: Discontinued. see Kandiyohi
Pembina: Changed to Kittson, 1878
Pierce: Disorganized
Saint Croix: Changed to Washington, Ramsey and Benton, 1849
Superior: Changed to St. Louis 1855
Toombs: Changed to Johnson 1858, Wilkin 1868
Wahnata: Disorganized
This list "Thanks to Chuck Dosh". (updated March 2010) |