Rice County, Minnesota Genealogy

United States Minnesota  Rice County

Guide to Rice County Minnesota genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Clerk District Court has birth, death, divorce and court records from 1870, marriage records from 1856 and burial Records. County Recorder has land records.

Parent County

 * 1853--Rice County was created 5 March 1853 from Dakota and Wabasha Counties. County seat: Faribault
 * For a brief history of Rice County's name, click here, then select Rice County.

Neighboring Counties

 * Dakota
 * Dodge
 * Goodhue
 * Le Sueur
 * Scott
 * Steele
 * Waseca

Lutheran
Fox Lake Lutheran Church, Faribault


 * Records of Fox Lake Lutheran Church, Faribault, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

St. John's Lutheran Church, Northfield


 * Records of St. John's Lutheran Church, Northfield, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Valley Grove, Nerstrand


 * Records of Valley Grove Lutheran Church, Nerstrand, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Civil War
Civil War service men from Rice 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 Rice County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Minnesota Cavalry (Mounted Rangers), Companies A and H.
 * - 1st Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company G.
 * - 2nd Regiment, Minnesota Cavalry, Company G.
 * - 3rd Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company H.
 * - 4th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company I.
 * - 6th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company C.
 * - 7th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company A.
 * - 8th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company B.
 * - 10th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company H.
 * - 2nd Minnesota Company Sharpshooters, Second Company only.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Faribault Minnesota Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Rice County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)