Goodhue County, Minnesota Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Goodhue County Courthouse 509 5th St W; Red Wing, MN 55066 Phone: 651.385.3148 County Administrator has birth and death records from 1870, marriage and probate records from 1854, divorce and court records from 1951; Minnesota Hisotrical Society has divorce and court records 1854-1950

Parent County

 * 1853--Goodhue County was created 5 March 1853 from Wabasha and Dakota Counties. County seat: Red Wing
 * For a brief history of how Goodhue County was named, click here. Then select Goodhue County.

Cities
Bellechester | Cannon Falls | Dennison | Goodhue | Kenyon | Lake City | Pine Island | Red Wing |Wanamingo | Zumbrota

Townships
Belle Creek Township | Belvidere Township | Cannon Falls Township | Cherry Grove Township | Featherstone Township | Florence Township | Goodhue Township | Hay Creek Township | Holden Township | Kenyon Township | Leon Township | Minneola Township | Pine Island Township | Roscoe Township | Stanton Township | Vasa Township | Wacouta Township | Wanamingo Township | Warsaw Township | Welch Township | Zumbrota Township

Unincorporated
Hader | Stanton | Moland

Neighboring Counties

 * Dakota
 * Dodge
 * Olmsted
 * Pepin County, Wisconsin
 * Pierce County, Wisconsin
 * Rice
 * Steele
 * Wabasha

Church

 * List of Churches in Goodhue, the kind of records they hold and contact information.

Local Histories

 * Goodhue County Biographies Searchable, donated, short biographies of historical Goodhue residents.

Civil War
Civil War service men from Goodhue 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 Goodhue County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company F.
 * - 2nd Regiment, Minnesota Cavalry, Company F.
 * - 3rd Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company D and E.
 * - 4th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company D.
 * - 5th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Companies A and H.
 * - 6th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company F.
 * - 7th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company G.
 * - 8th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Companies F and H.
 * - 10th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company D.
 * - Hatch's Independent Battalion, Minnesota Cavalry, Companies A and C.
 * - 1st Minnesota Company Sharpshooters, First Company only.

Newspapers

 * List of microfilmed newspapers available at Goodhue Historical Society.

Societies and Libraries

 * Goodhue Historical Society
 * Goodhue County Historical Society Library

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Red Wing Minnesota Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Goodhue County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)