County Information
Established: December 20, 1902
County Seat: Bagley
Clearwater County is home to Lake Itasca and it holds the source of the Mississippi River.
Portions of the Red Lake and White Earth Indian reservations extend into the county.
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JANUARY 2025
BIOS: transcribed by Robin Line - Gustav A. Bjelke
MARRIAGES-NEWS: Kildal-Vasend
NEWS-COMMUNITY: 1934 - Alida Ladies Aid
NEWS-ILLNESS/INJURY: Mrs. Gust Wickstrom
NEWS-VISIT/RELOCATE: Carl Gubrud, Anton Kuhne, Edla Isackson, Elna Erickson, Mrs. John Covas
OBITS: Hartvick K. Hanson, Norman Westrum, Mrs. Bergit Torgerson, Clarence Fredrick Nelson, Ole Hoiland
PEOPLE: Lillian Bjelke, Agnes Sletten, Mary LaJambe, L. J. Larson
SCHOOLS: Students, Teachers and news - Irvin Mickelson
JANUARY 2024
BIOS: transcribed by Robin Line - Aaron R. Butler, Edward T. Teitsworth
DEATHS: Martin Hanson contributed by Greg Hanson
MILITARY: MN Historical Society Gold Star Vets, submitted by Robin Line - Melvin Benton Johnson
OBITS: Martin Hanson contributed by Greg Hanson; Paul Van Vlissinger, Marie Fevig and transcribed by Robin Line - Frederick B. Baum
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