Watonwan County, Minnesota Genealogy

United States Minnesota  Watonwan County

County Courthouse
Watonwan County Courthouse 710 2nd Ave S; PO Box 518 St. James, MN 56081-0518 Phone: 507.375.1216 Clerk District Court has birth, marriage and divorce records from 1863, divorce and court records from 1865. Probate Judge has probate records. Register of Deeds has land records.

Parent County

 * 1860--Watonwan County was created 6 November 1860 from Brown County. County seat: St. James
 * For a brief history of how Watonwan County was named, click here. Then select Watonwan County.

Neighboring Counties

 * Blue Earth
 * Brown
 * Cottonwood
 * Jackson
 * Martin

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Watonwan County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)