unorg. = unorganized
g. = gained
w. = with
fr. = from
atmt. = attachment
exch = exchanged
nca.= non county area
ch. = changed
Ait - Aitkin
An - Anoka
BE - Blue Earth
Bec - Becker
Bel - Beltrami
Ben - Benton
Bro - Brown
BSt - Big Stone
Chp - Chippewa
Chs - Chisago
Cly - Clay
Coo - Cook
Cot - Cottonwood
Css - Cass
Ctn - Carlton
Ctr - Clearwater
Cvr - Carver
CW - Crow Wing
Dak - Dakota
Dod - Dodge
Dou - Douglas
Fa - Faribault
Fi - Fillmore
Fr - Freeborn
Go - Goodhue
Gr - Grant
He - Hennepin
Ho - Houston
Hu - Hubbard
Is - Isanti
It - Itasca
Ja - Jackson
Kbc - Kanabec
Kdy - Kandiyohi
Ki - Kittson
Ko - Koochiching
Li - LIncoln
LoW - Lake of the Woods
LqP - Lac qui Parle
LS - Le Sueur
Ly - Lyon
McL - McLeod
Me - Meeker
Mhn - Mahnomen
ML - Mille Lacs
Mor - Morrison
Mow - Mower
Msl - Marshall
Mtn - Martin
Mu - Murray
Ni - Nicollet
Nob - Nobles
Nor - Norman
Ol - Olmstead
OT - Otter Tail
Pen - Pennington
Pin - Pine
Pip - Pipestone
Pol - Polk
Pop - Pope
Ra - Ramsey
Red - Redwood
Ren - Renville
Ri - Rice
RL - Red Lake
Roc - Rock
Ros - Roseau
Sc - Scott
Sh - Sherburne
Si - Sibley
SL - St. Louis
Srn - Stearns
Stl - Steele
Svn - Stevens
Sw - Swift
Tod - Todd
Tr - Traverse
Wab - Wabasha
Wad - Wadena
Wil - Wilkin
Win - Winona
Wr - Wright
Wsc - Waseca
Wsh - Washington
Wwn - Watonwan
YM - Yellow Medicine
County Census Records
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