Nicollet County, Minnesota Genealogy

Guide to Nicollet 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 Joseph Nicolas Nicollet. The County is located in the south central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Clerk District Court has birth and death records from 1870, marriage records from 1856, divorce, probate and court records from 1853. County Recorder has land records.

Parent County

 * 1853--Nicollet County was created 5 March 1853 from Dakota County. County seat: St. Peter
 * For a brief history of how Nicollet County was named, click here, then select Nicollet County.

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

Populated Places
HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Neighboring Counties

 * Blue Earth
 * Brown
 * Le Sueur
 * Renville
 * Sibley

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

Civil War
Civil War service men from Nicollet 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 Nicollet County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Minnesota Cavalry (Mounted Rangers), Companies B, E, and K.
 * - 2nd Regiment, Minnesota Cavalry, Companies B and M.
 * - 2nd Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company E.
 * - 4th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company H.
 * - 6th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company I.

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battle was fought in Nicollet County.


 * August 20-22, 1862 = Fort Ridgely


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Minnesota.

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
Nicollet County Historical Society Treaty Site History Center 1851 North Minnesota Ave St Peter MN 56082-1727 Telephone: 507-934-2160 Website

Southern Minnesota Historical Center Mankato State University Mankato, MN 56001 Telephone: 507-389-1029 Fax: 507-389-5155 E-mail:[mailto:archives@mnsu.edu archives@mnsu.edu] Website

Family History Centers

 * Mankato Minnesota Family History Center

Websites

 * Nicollet County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)