Fillmore County, Minnesota Genealogy

United States Minnesota  Fillmore County

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

County Courthouse
County Administrator has birth and death records from 1870, marriage records from 1865, divorce and court records from 1885and probate records from 1858. County Recorder has land records.

Parent County

 * 1853--Fillmore County was created 5 March 1853 from Wabasha County. County seat: Preston
 * For a brief history of how Fillmore County was named, click here. Then select Fillmore County.

Cities
Canton | Chatfield | Fountain | Harmony | Lanesboro | Mabel | Ostrander | Peterson | Preston | Rushford Village | Rushford | Spring Valley | Whalan | Wykoff

Townships
Amherst Township | Arendahl Township | Beaver Township | Bloomfield Township | Bristol Township | Canton| Township | Carimona Township | Carrolton Township | Chatfield Township | Fillmore Township | Forestville Township | Fountain Township | Harmony Township | Holt Township | Jordan Township | Newburg Township | Norway Township | Pilot Mound Township | Preble Township | Preston Township | Spring Valley Township | Sumner Township

Unincorporated
Forestville | Prosper

Neighboring Counties

 * Houston
 * Howard County, Iowa
 * Mower
 * Olmsted
 * Winneshiek County, Iowa
 * Winona

Lutheran
Bloomfield Lutheran Church, Ostrander


 * Records of Bloomfield Lutheran Church, Ostrander, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Fillmore County


 * Records of American Lutheran Church, Fillmore County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

First Lutheran Church, Whalan


 * Records of First Lutheran Church, Whalan, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Greenfield Lutheran Church, Harmony


 * Records of Greenfield Lutheran Church, Harmony, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Henrytown Lutheran Church, Canton


 * Records of the Henrytown Lutheran Church, Canton, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Highland Prairie Lutheran Church, Peterson


 * Records of Highland Prairie Lutheran Church, Peterson, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Mabel


 * Records of the Lutheran Church, Mabel, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Ostrander


 * Records of Ostrander Lutheran Church in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Rushford


 * Records of American Lutheran Church, Rushford, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Spring Valley


 * Records of American Lutheran Church, Spring Valley, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

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


 * - 1st Regiment, Minnesota Cavalry (Mounted Rangers), Companies F and I.
 * - 1st Regiment, Minnesota Heavy Artillery, Company D.
 * - 2nd Regiment, Minnesota Cavalry, Company A.
 * - 2nd Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company A.
 * - 3rd Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company C.
 * - 5th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company B.
 * - 6th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company K.
 * - 7th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company E.
 * - 8th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company D.
 * - 11th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company I.
 * - Brackett's Battalion, Minnesota Cavalry, Company D.

Vital Records
Societies and Libraries &lt;a href="http://fillmorecountyhistory.wordpress.com/"&gt;Fillmore County Historical Society&lt;/a&gt;  Family History Centers &lt;a _fcknotitle="true" href="Introduction to LDS Family History Centers"&gt;Introduction to LDS Family History Centers&lt;/a&gt;  Web Sites &lt;a href="http://genforum.com/mn/fillmore/"&gt;Fillmore County, MN Genealogy Forum&lt;/a&gt; (GenForum)  &lt;a href="http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mnfillmo/"&gt;Fillmore County GenWeb&lt;/a&gt; </li>&lt;a href="http://www.cyndislist.com/us/mn/counties/fillmore/"&gt;Cyndi's List: Fillmore County&lt;/a&gt; </li></ul>