Waseca County, Minnesota Genealogy

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

Minnesota Online Genealogy Records

Description
The County was named for Dakota word meaning "rich," a reference to the fertile soil in the area. The County is located in the south-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Clerk of the District Court has birth, death, probate, and court records from 1870, marriage records and divorce records from 1858.

Parent County

 * 1857--Waseca County was created 27 February 1857 from Steele County. County seat: Waseca

Record Loss
1865 The county courthouse, located in the then county seat of Wilton, burned in 1865.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Neighboring Counties

 * Blue Earth
 * Faribault
 * Freeborn
 * Le Sueur
 * Rice
 * Steele

Cemeteries

 * 1860-1992 - at FamilySearch — index, some images

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

Lutheran
Le Sueur River Lutheran Church, New Richland Township


 * Records of Le Sueur River Lutheran Church, New Richland Township, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Trinity Lutheran Church, New Richland Township

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Records of Trinity Lutheran Church, New Richland Township, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).
 * FamilySearch Places

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1912 - 1956 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Local Histories
Child's History of Waseca County

Maps

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
 * 1874 Map of Waseca County
 * Waseca County Government GIS Map

Civil War
Civil War service men from Waseca 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 Waseca County.


 * - 4th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company I.
 * - 5th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company F.
 * - 10th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company F.

World War I

 * Waseca County in the War : Index to People Mentioned

This book was published shortly after World War I detailing many soldiers and war contributors at home. It also has many pictures.

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

Birth

 * 1900-1934 Minnesota, Birth Index, 1900-1934 at MyHeritage($) — index
 * 1900-1934 Minnesota Births, 1900-1934 at Minnesota Historical Society - free index, images ($)

Marriage

 * 1850-2019 WEB: Minnesota, Marriages from the Minnesota Official Marriage System, 1850-2019 at Ancestry($) — index
 * 1860 - 1949 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1976-2003 Minnesota, Marriages, 1976-2003 at MyHeritage($) — index

Death

 * 1850-2001 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1887-2001 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1904-2001 Minnesota, Death Index, 1904-2001 at MyHeritage($) — index
 * 1904-2001 Minnesota Deaths, 1904-2001 at Minnesota Historical Society - free index, images ($)

Societies and Libraries
Waseca County Historical Society 315 2nd Ave NE Waseca, MN 56093 Telephone: 507-835-7700 Website

Waseca Area Genealogical Society PO Box 364 Waseca 56093

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Websites

 * Waseca County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)
 * Waseca County GenWeb
 * Waseca County GenWeb