Lincoln County, Minnesota Genealogy

Guide to Lincoln 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 Abraham Lincoln. The County is located in the southwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Clerk District Court has birth, and marriage records from 1879, death and court records from 1880 and divorce records from 1891. Probate Judge has probate records from 1877. Register of Deeds has land records from 1873.

Parent County

 * 1873--Lincoln County was created 4 November 1873 from Lyon County. County seat: Ivanhoe

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
 * Deuel County, South Dakota
 * Lyon
 * Moody County, South Dakota
 * Pipestone
 * Yellow Medicine

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

 * Radzilowski, John.Out on the Wind: Poles and Danes in Lincoln County, Minnesota, 1880-1905. Marshall, MN: Crossings Press, 1992. Print.

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

Marriage

 * 1860 - 1949 at FamilySearch — index and images

Death

 * 1850-2001 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1887-2001 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Societies and Libraries
Lincoln County Historical Society 406 Brooks St Hendricks MN 56136

Lake Benton Area Historical Society PO Box 267 108 South Center Street Lake Benton MN Telephone: 507-368-4480

Southwest Minnesota Historical Center Social Science 141 Southwest Minnesota State University 1501 State Street Marshall, MN 56258 Telephone: 507-537-7373

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Websites

 * Lincoln County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)