Nobles County, Minnesota Genealogy

Guide to Nobles 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 William H. Nobles, a member of the Territorial Legislature. The County is located in the southwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
County Recorder has birth, marriage and death records from 1872 and land records. Court Admininistration has divorce records from 1882, court records from 1874 and proate records.

Parent County

 * 1857--Nobles County was created 23 May 1857 from Brown County. County seat: Worthington
 * For a brief history of how Nobles County was named, click here, then select Nobles 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
 * Jackson
 * Lyon County, Iowa
 * Murray
 * Osceola County, Iowa
 * Pipestone
 * Rock

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

Church
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Ellsworth

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Records of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Ellsworth, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).
 * FamilySearch Places

Church
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Ellsworth


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

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1912 - 1956 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Local Histories

 * Rose, Arthur P. An Illustrated History of Nobles County. Worthington, MN: Norther History Publishing Co., 1908. Print.

World War I

 * An Honor Roll Containing a Pictorial Record of the Gallant and Courageous Men from Nobles County, Minn., U.S.A., Who Served in the Great War, 1917-1918-1919 (digitized book)

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
 * Online Minnesota Death Records & Indexes

Societies and Libraries
Nobles County Genealogical and Historical Society 407 12th St Suite 2 Worthington MN 56187-2472 Telephone: 507-376-4431 Fax: 507-376-3005 E-mail:[mailto:n.c.h.society@gmail.com n.c.h.society@gmail.com] Website

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Websites

 * Nobles County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)