Dodge County, Minnesota Genealogy

Guide to Dodge 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 Henry Dodge. The County is located in the southeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Clerk District Court has birth, death, divorce and court records from 1870, marriage records from 1865, probate records from 1858 and school records from 1917.

Parent County

 * 1855--Dodge County was created 20 February 1855 from Rice County and unorganized territory.

County seat: Mantorville

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

 * Freeborn
 * Goodhue
 * Mower
 * Olmsted
 * Rice
 * Steele

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

Lutheran
Cedar Creek Lutheran Church, Hayfield


 * 1879-1920 - Records of Cedar Creek Lutheran Church, Hayfield, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

East (Byron) and West St. Olaf Congregations


 * Records of East and West St. Olaf Lutheran Congregations, Olmsted and Dodge Counties, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

St. John's Lutheran Church, Kasson

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * 1876-1941 - Records of St. John's Lutheran Church, Kasson, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).
 * FamilySearch Places

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1912 - 1956 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Local Histories

 * Ole &amp; Lena: the genealogy and local history of a Norwegian settlement (Dodge and Olmsted counties in Minnesota)
 * Dodge, Olmsted Minnesota Norwegians

Maps

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

Civil War
Civil War service men from Dodge 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 Dodge County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Minnesota Cavalry (Mounted Rangers), Company M.
 * - 2nd Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company C.
 * - 2nd Regiment, Minnesota Cavalry, Company K.
 * - 3rd Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company E.
 * - 5th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company A.
 * - 10th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company B.

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 $

Birth

 * 1900-1934 Minnesota, Birth Index, 1900-1934 at MyHeritage($) — index

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

Societies and Libraries

 * Dodge County Historical Society 615 N Main Mantorville, MN 55955 Phone: 507-635-5508 Website
 * Kasson Public Library 16 First Avenue NW Kasson, MN 55944 Phone: 507-634-7615 Website
 * Dodge Center Public Library 13 First Avenue NW Dodge Center, MN 55927 Phone: 507-374-2275
 * West Concord Public Library 180 Main Street West Concord, MN 55985 Phone 507-527-2031

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Websites

 * Dodge County GenWeb
 * Cyndi's List: Dodge County
 * Cyndi's List: Dodge County