Fillmore County, Minnesota Genealogy

Guide to Fillmore 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 Millard Fillmore, thirteenth President of the United States. The County is located in the southeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
County Administrator has birth and death records from 1870, marriage records from 1865, divorce and court records from 1885and probate records from 1858. County Recorder has land records.

Parent County

 * 1853--Fillmore County was created 5 March 1853 from Wabasha County. County seat: Preston
 * For a brief history of how Fillmore County was named, click here. Then select Fillmore 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 https://minnesota.hometownlocator.com/counties/cities,cfips,045,c,fillmore.cfm HomeTown Locator]. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Neighboring Counties

 * Houston
 * Howard County, Iowa
 * Mower
 * Olmsted
 * Winneshiek County, Iowa
 * Winona

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

Lutheran
Bloomfield Lutheran Church, Ostrander


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

Fillmore County


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

First Lutheran Church, Whalan


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

Greenfield Lutheran Church, Harmony


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

Henrytown Lutheran Church, Canton


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

Highland Prairie Lutheran Church, Peterson


 * Records of Highland Prairie Lutheran Church, Peterson, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Mabel


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

Ostrander


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

Rushford


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

Spring Valley


 * Records of American Lutheran Church, Spring Valley, 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 Fillmore 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 Fillmore County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Minnesota Cavalry (Mounted Rangers), Companies F and I.
 * - 1st Regiment, Minnesota Heavy Artillery, Company D.
 * - 2nd Regiment, Minnesota Cavalry, Company A.
 * - 2nd Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company A.
 * - 3rd Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company C.
 * - 5th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company B.
 * - 6th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company K.
 * - 7th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company E.
 * - 8th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company D.
 * - 11th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company I.
 * - 15th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company K.
 * - Brackett's Battalion, Minnesota Cavalry, Company D.

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
Fillmore County Historical Society Route 1, Box 81-D Fountain 55935

Fillmore County History Center and Genealogy Library 202 County Rd 8 Fountain MN 55935 Telephone: 507-268-4449 Website

Harmony Area Historical Society PO Box 291 15 2nd Street NW Harmony, MN 55939 Telephone: 507-886-2469

Preston Historical Society PO Box 138 Preston MN 55965

Rushford Area Historical Society 403 East North St. Rushford, MN 55971 Telephone: 507-864-7560

Spring Valley Community Historical Society 220 W Courtland St Spring Valley MN 55975-1232 Telephone: 507-346-7659

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Websites

 * Fillmore County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)
 * FamilySearch
 * Fillmore County GenWeb
 * Cyndi's List: Fillmore County