Murray County, Minnesota Genealogy

Guide to Murray 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 William Pitt Murray, who served in various positions within government. The County is located in the southwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Clerk District Court has birth, marriage, death, divorce, probate and court records. County Recorder has land records.

Parent County

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

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Populated Places
HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Neighboring Counties

 * Cottonwood
 * Jackson
 * Lyon
 * Nobles
 * Pipestone
 * Redwood
 * Rock

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

Lutheran
Immanuel Lutheran Congregation, Fulda


 * Records of Immanuel Lutheran Congregation, Fulda, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1912 - 1956 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Maps

 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

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
 * Online Minnesota Death Records & Indexes

Societies and Libraries
Murray County Historical Society and Museum PO Box 61 2480 29th St Slayton MN 56172-0061 Telephone: 507-836-6533 Website

Fulda Heritage Society 105 Front St W Fulda, MN, 56131 Telephone: 507-425-2201

Southwest Minnesota Historical Center Social Science 141 Southwest Minnesota State University 1501 State Street Marshall, MN 56258 Telephone: 507-537-7373

Murray County Minnesota 2500 28th St Slayton MN Telephone: 507-836-6148 E-mail:[mailto:CRiley@co.murray.mn.us CRiley@co.murray.mn.us] Website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Websites

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