Sibley County, Minnesota Genealogy

United States Minnesota  Sibley County

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

County Courthouse
Court Adminstration has birth, death and divorce records from 1860, marriage records from 1856, probate and court records from 1870. County Recorder has land records from 1855.

Parent County

 * 1853--Sibley County was created 5 March 1853 from Dakota County. County seat: Gaylord
 * For a brief history about Sibley County's name, click here, then select Sibley County.

Neighboring Counties

 * Carver
 * Le Sueur
 * McLeod
 * Nicollet
 * Renville
 * Scott

Lutheran

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

Civil War
Civil War service men from Sibley 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 Sibley County.


 * - 7th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company H.
 * - 10th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company I.
 * - Brackett's Battalion, Minnesota Cavalry, Company A.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Sibley County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)