Scott County named in the honor of General Winfield Scott, was established in 1853. Located in the State of Minnesota, U.S., it is home to a total area of 368.56 sq mi. Shakopee is the largest city and the county seat of Scott that has a total population of over 0.13 million with an excellent admixture of White, Native American, black or African American, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Pacific Islander, and others, with around 30.6K households and 23.9K families.

The massive archive of the Scott County nowadays makes the research and genealogical study a great accomplishment with records on land and estate data, last will or probate specifics, census data, marriage and divorce details, origin and birth details, immigration and naturalization specifics, civil court case public facts, obituary notice, marriage volume number, real estate and property facts, American Civil War history, demise facts, war and enlistment data, burial and cemetery details, World War I and II information and the likes.