Jackson County, Minnesota Genealogy

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

Minnesota Online Genealogy Records

Description
The County was named for Henry Jackson, the first merchant in St. Paul. The County is located in the southwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Court Administrator has birth, death, divorce, probate and court records from 1870 and marriage records from 1868. County Recorder has land records from 1870.

History
County government was dissolved due to Sioux uprising in 1862. It was reorganized in 1866. Before its reorganization it may have been attached to Martin County.

Parent County

 * 1857--Jackson County was 23 May 1857 from Brown County but not formally organized until 1858.

County seat: Jackson


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

 * Cottonwood
 * Dickinson County, Iowa
 * Emmet County, Iowa
 * Martin
 * Murray
 * Nobles
 * Osceola County, Iowa
 * Watonwan

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

Lutheran
Bethany Lutheran Church, Bergen


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

Delafield Evangelical Lutheran Church, Wilder


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

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1912 - 1956 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Civil War
Civil War service men from Blue Earth 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 Blue Earth County.


 * - Brackett's Battalion, Minnesota Cavalry, Company B.

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
Jackson County Historical Society Jackson/cottonwood Genealogical Group PO Box 238 307 North Highway 86 Lakefield 56150 Telephone: 507-662-5505 Facebook Home

Southwest Minnesota Historical Center Social Science 141 Southwest Minnesota State University 1501 State Street Marshall, MN 56258 Telephone: 507-537-7373

Websites

 * Jackson County, Minnesota USGenWeb
 * Jackson County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)