Winona County, Minnesota Genealogy



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Winona CountyCounty Courthouse

Parent County

 * 1854--Winona County was created 4 April 1854 from Fillmore and Wabasha Counties. County seat: Winona
 * For a brief history of how Winona County was named click here. Then select Winona County.

History Books
"The History of Wabasha County" Online history book of early Wabasha and Winona Counties published in 1884.

Cities
Altura | Dakota | Elba | Goodwin | La Crescent | Lewiston | Minneiska | Minnesota City | Rollingstone | St. Charles | Stockton | Utica | Winona

Townships
Dresbach | Elba | Fremont | Hart | Hillsdale | Homer | Mt. Vernon | New Hartford | Norton | Pleasant Hill | Richmond | Rollingstone | Saratoga | St. Charles | Utica | Warren | Whitewater | Wilson | Wiscoy

Unincorporated Communities
Ashton | Enterprise | Grover | Homer | Whitewater Falls

Wikipedia for Winona County

Neighboring Counties

 * Buffalo County, Wisconsin
 * Fillmore
 * Houston
 * La Crosse County, Wisconsin
 * Olmsted
 * Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
 * Wabasha

Cemeteries

 * USGenWebProject - Winona County Cemeteries
 * Cemeteries in Winona County - hosted by rootsweb

Censuses

 * 1850

labs.familysearch.org Searchable name index and images available for free.


 * 1860

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 * 1870

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 * 1880

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 * 1900

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 * 1910
 * 1920
 * 1930

Court

 * Winona County Third District Court
 * Minnesota Court Records

Maps

 * 1874 Map of Winona County. Includes landowners, churches, cemeteries.  From the David Rumsey Map Collection.

Civil War
Civil War service men from Winona 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 Winona County.


 * - 2nd Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company A.
 * - 3rd Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company K.
 * - 7th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Companies B and D.
 * - 7th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company D.

Newspapers

 * Minnesota Newspapers Directory  Locations and contact information for Winona County newspapers.
 * Winona Newspaper Project  Online newspapers from the historical Winona Argus, the Winona Daily Republican and the Winona Republican Herald newspapers.

Societies and Libraries

 * Laird Lucas Memorial Library &amp; Archives   Houses the Winona County Historical Society Archives and contains historical books, newspapers, manuscripts, documents and photographs.
 * Winona County Historical Society website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Winona County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)

Family History 101 - My Minnesota Genealogy This site has information on Winona Co. and where to find county records.