Watonwan County, Minnesota Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Watonwan County Courthouse 710 2nd Ave S; PO Box 518 St. James, MN 56081-0518 Phone: 507.375.1216 Clerk District Court has birth, marriage and divorce records from 1863, divorce and court records from 1865; Probate Judge has probate records Register of Deeds has land records

Parent County

 * 1860--Watonwan County was created 6 November 1860 from Brown County. County seat: St. James
 * For a brief history of how Watonwan County was named, click here. Then select Watonwan County.

Neighboring Counties

 * Blue Earth
 * Brown
 * Cottonwood
 * Jackson
 * Martin

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Watonwan County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)