Pipestone County, Minnesota Genealogy

Guide to Pipestone 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 deposits of red pipestone used by Native Americans to make pipes. The County is located in the southwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Clerk District Court has birth, marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1877. County Recorder has land records.

Parent County

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

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

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

 * Brookings County, South Dakota
 * Lincoln
 * Lyon
 * Minnehaha County, South Dakota
 * Moody County, South Dakota
 * Murray
 * Nobles
 * Rock

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

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1912 - 1956 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Local Histories

 * An Illustrated History of the Counties of Rock and Pipestone, Minnesota by Arthur P. Rose (1911) at Google Books

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
Pipestone County Genealogical Society 113 S Hiawatha Ave Pipestone 56164 Telephone: 507-825-2563 E-mail:[mailto:pipctymu@iw.net pipctymu@iw.net] Website

Southwest Minnesota Historical Center Social Science141  Southwest Minnesota State University, 1501 State Street  Marshall, MN 56258 Telephone: 507-537-7373

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers
 * Pipestone Minnesota Family History Center

Websites

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