Wabasha County, Minnesota Genealogy

Guide to Wabasha County, Minnesota ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County was named for Three successive chiefs of Mississippi bands of Dakota Indians. The County is located in the southeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
County Recorder has birth and death records from 1870, marriage records from 1865 and land records from 1855. Court Administration has divorce, probate and court records from 1858. Veterans Service Office has military records.

Parent County
1849--Wabasha County was created 27 October 1849 from unorganized territory. County seat: Wabasha


 * For a brief history of how Wabasha County was named, click here. Then select Wabasha County.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Neighboring Counties

 * Buffalo County, Wisconsin
 * Goodhue
 * Olmsted
 * Pepin County, Wisconsin
 * Winona

Census
State Census
 * 1865 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1885 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1905 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1912 - 1956 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Civil War
Civil War service men from Wabasha 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 Wabasha County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company I.
 * - 1st Regiment, Minnesota Heavy Artillery, Company G.
 * - 2nd Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company C.
 * - 2nd Regiment, Minnesota Cavalry, Companies A and M.
 * - 3rd Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Companies G and I.
 * - 5th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Companies G and H.
 * - 8th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company G.
 * - 9th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company K
 * - 10th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company C.

World War II

 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1872-1962 - at FamilySearch — index

Obituaries

 * 1865 - 2006 - at FamilySearch— index and images

Probate
Online Probate Records
 * 1801 - 1999 Minnesota Wills and Probate Records 1801-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Marriage

 * 1860 - 1949 at FamilySearch — index and images

Death

 * 1850-2001 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1887-2001 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Societies and Libraries
Wabasha County Historical Society PO Box 255 Wabasha, MN 55041 Telephone: 877-525-3248 Website

Plainview Area History Center 40 4th St SW Plainview MN 55964-1334 Telephone: 507-534-4173

Wabasso County Center Historical Society 564 South Street Wabasso 56293

Wabasha County Historical Society 503 West Center Street Lake City 55041

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Websites

 * Wabasha County MNGenWeb
 * Wabasha County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)