Olmsted County, Minnesota Genealogy

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History
This county, established February 20, 1855, was named in honor of David Olmsted, first mayor of St. Paul, in 1854, who in 1855 removed to Winona, in the county of that name, adjoining Olmsted county.

Parent County

 * 1855--Olmsted County was created 20 February 1855 from Fillmore, Wabasha, and Rice Counties.

County seat: Rochester


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

Cities

 * Byron
 * Chatfield
 * Dover
 * Eyota
 * Oronoco
 * Pine Island
 * Rochester
 * Stewartville

Townships
Cascade | Dover | Eyota | Elmira | Farmington | Haverhill | High Forest &amp; 45 | Kalmar | Marion |New Haven | Orion| Oronoco | Pleasant Grove | Quincy | Rochester | Rock Dell &amp; 45| Salem | Viola

Unincorporated
Douglas

Neighboring Counties

 * Dodge
 * Fillmore
 * Goodhue
 * Mower
 * Wabasha
 * Winona

Censuses
1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 and 1900 US Federal Censuses for Olmsted, Minnesota can be found at FamilySearch Record Search - Pilot. Free searchable name indexes and images are available for most census years.

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Rochester

Civil War
Civil War service men from Olmsted 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 Olmsted County.


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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Rochester Minnesota Family History Center

Web Sites

 * The History Center of Olmsted County, Minnnesota


 * Olmsted County Archives - U.S. GenWeb Archives


 * Olmsted County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)

• Ole &amp; Lena: the genealogy and local history of a Norwegian settlement (Dodge and Olmsted counties in Minnesota) http://web.mac.com/moiseth/Ole_and_Lena:_genealogy_/Welcome.html