Le Sueur County, Minnesota Genealogy

United States Minnesota  Le Sueur County

Guide to Le Sueur County Minnesota genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Clerk District Court has birth and death records from 1870, marriage records from 1854, divorce and court records from 1880 and some school records 1920-1945. Probate Judge has probate records1855. Register of Deeds has land records from 1850.

Parent County

 * 1853--Le Sueur County was created 5 March 1853 from Dakota County. County seat: Le Center
 * For a brief history of how Le Sueur County was named, click here, then select Le Sueur County.

Populated Places
For a list of cities and towns go to hometownlocator.com or wikipedia.com.

Neighboring Counties

 * Blue Earth
 * Nicollet
 * Rice
 * Scott
 * Sibley
 * Waseca

Civil War
Civil War service men from Le Sueur County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies or regiments that were formed from men of Le Sueur County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Minnesota Cavalry (Mounted Rangers), Company E.
 * - 3rd Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company I.
 * - 4th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Companies E and I.
 * - 10th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company G.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Le Sueur County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)