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Guide to Fillmore County, Minnesota ancestry, genealogy and family history, 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
Fillmore County Courthouse 101 Fillmore Street Preston, MN 55965 Phone: 507-765-3356  (Court Administration) Phone: 507-765-4701 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.

Populated Places
 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:

Census Records
State Census

1835-1890' U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1835-1890 at ($) 1849-1905' U.S., Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905 at ($)
 * 1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1875 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1885 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1905 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.

Church Records
Lutheran Bloomfield Lutheran Church, Ostrander

Fillmore County


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

First Lutheran Church, Whalan


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

Greenfield Lutheran Church, Harmony


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

Henrytown Lutheran Church, Canton


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

Highland Prairie Lutheran Church, Peterson


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

Mabel


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

Ostrander


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

Rushford


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

Spring Valley


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

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1912-1956 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * Pre-1908 Minnesota, Homestead and Cash Entry Patents, Pre-1908 at Ancestry ($)

Local Histories

 * Minnesota Indexes at EveryNameIndex.com

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
 * Minnesota Maps at David Rumsey Map Collection

Military Records
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.

Online Civil War Indexes and Records 1861-1865' U.S., Civil War Records, 1861-1865 at (Free collection)
 * 1861-1865 U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1861-1865 Minnesota Civil War Soldiers at Ancestry ($)
 * 1861-1917 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection

Spanish-American War 1898-1899' U.S., Spanish American War Muster Rolls and Casualty Lists, 1898-1899 at (Free index)
 * 1861-1934 U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1898 U.S., Spanish American War Volunteers Index to Compiled Military Service Records, 1898 at Ancestry (Free collection)

World War I
 * 1898-1899 Minnesota Volunteers in the Spanish American War and the Philippine Insurrection at Ancestry ($)
 * 1917-1918 U.S., World War I Civilian Draft Registrations, 1917-1918 at Ancestry (Free collection)
 * 1917-1918 U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1918-1941 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection.

World War II
 * 1940-1947 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1940-1947 U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1942 U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 at Ancestry ($)

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records 1880-1920' U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1880-1920 at ($)
 * 1849-1985 Web: Minnesota, U.S., Naturalization Index, 1849-1985 at Ancestry (Free Collection)
 * 1872-1962 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1918 Web: MInnesota, U.S., Alien Registration Index, 1918 at Ancestry (Free collection)

Newspapers

 * Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub at Minnesota Historical Society — narrow to county (55 listed) or city (106 listed), search for surname, limit by date.

Obituaries
1865-2006' at  — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1891-2003 Web: Minnesota, U.S., Obituary Index, 1891-2003 at Ancestry (Free Index)

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records 1801-1999' U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1801-1925 at — index and images ($)
 * 1849-1985 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection - Three Minnesota counties are not in this collection: Hennepin, Marshall, and St. Louis.

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Birth
1840-1980' U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1840-1980 at ($) 1900-1934' People Records Search select Birth Records (1900-1934), at Historical Society — Index only, search by name, date, a related surname, or county. 1935-2000' U.S., Birth Index, 1935-2000 at ($)
 * 1900-1934 Minnesota, Birth Index, 1900-1934 at MyHeritage($) — index

Marriage

 * 1850-2019 WEB: Minnesota, U.S., Marriages from the Minnesota Official Marriage System, 1850-2019 at Ancestry (Free Collection)
 * 1860 1949 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1885-present Minnesota Official Marriage System at mn.gov — search by county, name or date, and request copy.
 * 1970-2003 Minnesota Marriage Records Index, 1970-2003 at Archive ($)
 * 1976-2003 Minnesota, Marriages, 1976-2003 at MyHeritage($) — index

Death

 * 1850-2001 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1887-2001 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1904-2001 Minnesota People Records Search, select Death Records (1904-2001), at Minnesota Historical Society — Index only, search by name, date, a related surname, or county.
 * 1904-2001 Minnesota, Death Index, 1904-2001 at MyHeritage($) — index
 * 1908-2017 Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2017 at Ancestry ($)

Divorce

 * 1970-1995 Minnesota, Divorce Index, 1970-1995 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1970-2003 Minnesota Divorce Records Index, 1970-2003 at Archives ($)

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

Websites

 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.
 * Fillmore County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)
 * Fillmore County GenWeb
 * Cyndi's List: Fillmore County
 * Research at Minnesota Historical Society — links to Records and Indexes; See also MHS Wiki Page
 * USGenWeb Archives for Minnesota; select desired county.
 * Iron Range Research Center