Wabasha County, Minnesota Genealogy

United States Minnesota  Wabasha County

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

County Courthouse
County Recorder has birth and death records from 1870, marriage records from 1865 and land records from 1855. Court Administration has divorce, probate and court records from 1858. Veterans Service Office has military records.

Parent County
1849--Wabasha County was created 27 October 1849 from unorganized territory. County seat: Wabasha


 * For a brief history of how Wabasha County was named, click here. Then select Wabasha County.

Neighboring Counties

 * Buffalo County, Wisconsin
 * Goodhue
 * Olmsted
 * Pepin County, Wisconsin
 * Winona

Civil War
Civil War service men from Wabasha 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 Wabasha County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company I.
 * - 1st Regiment, Minnesota Heavy Artillery, Company G.
 * - 2nd Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company C.
 * - 2nd Regiment, Minnesota Cavalry, Companies A and M.
 * - 3rd Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Companies G and I.
 * - 5th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Companies G and H.
 * - 8th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company G.
 * - 9th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company K
 * - 10th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company C.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Wabasha County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)