Rock County, Minnesota Genealogy

United States Minnesota  Rock County

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

County Courthouse
Clerk District Court has divorce and court records from 1872.

Parent County

 * 1857--Rock County was created 23 May 1857 from Brown County. County seat: Luverne
 * For a brief history of how Rock County was named, click here, then select Rock County.

Neighboring Counties

 * Lyon County, Iowa
 * Minnehaha County, South Dakota
 * Moody County, South Dakota
 * Murray
 * Nobles
 * Pipestone

Lutheran
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Hills


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

Nittedahl Lutheran Church, Hardwick


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

Probate
Online Probate Records
 * 1801 - 1999 Minnesota Wills and Probate Records 1801-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Societies and Libraries
Rock County Historical Society PO Box 741 217 N. Freeman Ave Luverne MN Phone: 507 283-9849

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Rock County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)