Swift County

Main Street, Holloway, MN 1910- Courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society

Locations in Swift County where Poles settled include:

Towns: Holloway
Townships: Edison Township (formerly known as New Posen)

County-Wide Resources

Vital Records and Land Records

The County Treasurer is responsible for birth, marriage and death records.
The County Recorder is responsible for all land records.

Historical Society and Public Library

The Swift County Historical Society provides resources related to genealogy and the history of the County. Public libraries have valuable resources related to genealogy, local history and culture.

U.S. Bureau of Land Management

The U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management has General Land Office Records where you can pick the state and county, then type a surname. If an ancestor purchased land, you will likely be able to see the document and details about the land and purchase.

General Genealogy Links

The following are websites with general resources and genealogy information about Swift County:

Books

TItleAuthor
Family Maps of Swift County, MInnesotaGregory A. Boyd, JD
Arphax Publishing Company, 2010
Swift County, Minnesota 
Images of America Series
Swift County Historical Society, 2000
Swift County’s First Pioneers
Minnesota Territorial Centennial (1849-1949) 
Clarence Stewart Peterson

Maps

Plat maps are helpful in showing who owned the land that year. Click on the area you are interested in until you get to the detail level with names.


Holloway

General Genealogy Links

The following are websites with general resources and genealogy information about Holloway:


Edison Township