Sibley County, Minnesota Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Henry Hastings Sibley. The County is located in the south central area of the state.

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.

Record Loss
1863 Courthouse was destroyed by fire, along with all county records.

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

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

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

Lutheran

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

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1912 - 1956 - at FamilySearch — index and images

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.

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

Societies and Libraries
Sibley County Historical Society PO Box 407 700 Main St Henderson 56044 Telephone: 507-248-3818 Website

Winthrop Community Historical Society 223 N. Carver Street Winthrop MN 55396-2231 Telephone: 507-647-2322 Website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Websites

 * Sibley County MNGenWeb
 * Sibley County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)