Renville County, Minnesota Genealogy

Guide to Renville 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 Joseph Renville, a fur trader. The County is located in the south central area of the state.

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

Parent County

 * 1855--Renville County was created 20 February 1855 from Nicollet, Pierce (Eliminated 20 Feb 1862), and Sibley Counties.

County seat: Olivia


 * For a brief history of how Renville County was named, click here, then select Renville 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

 * Brown
 * Chippewa
 * Kandiyohi
 * McLeod
 * Meeker
 * Nicollet
 * Redwood
 * Sibley
 * Yellow Medicine

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

Lutheran
Hawk Creek Lutheran Church, Sacred Heart


 * Records of the Hawk Creek Lutheran Church, Sacred Heart, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Wang Lutheran Church, Maynard


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

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1912 - 1956 - at FamilySearch — index and images

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
Renville County Historical Society PO Box 266 441 North Park Drive Morton, MN 56270 Telephone: 320-523-5625 Website

Renville County Genealogical Society PO Box 331 Renville 56284

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Websites

 * Renville County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)