Blue Earth County, Minnesota Genealogy

United States Minnesota  Blue Earth County

County Courthouse
Blue Earth County Courthouse410 South 5th Street Mankato, MN 56001 507-304-4000 507.389.8343 Clerk District Court has birth and death records from 1870, marriage records from 1865, divorce and court records from 1854 and probate records from 1858. Register of Deeds has land records.

Parent County

 * 1853--Blue Earth County was created 5 March 1853 from unorganized territory and Dakota County.

County seat: Mankato


 * For a brief history of how Blue Earth County was named, click here. Then select Blue Earth County.

Cities
Amboy | Eagle Lake | Good Thunder | Lake Crystal | Madison Lake | Mankato | Mapleton | Minnesota Lake | North Mankato | Pemberton | Skyline | St. Clair | Vernon Center

Townships
Beauford Township | Butternut Valley Township | Cambria Township | Ceresco Township | Danville Township | Decoria Township | Garden City Township | Jamestown Township | Judson Township | Le Ray Township |Lime Township | Lincoln Township | Lyra Township | Mankato Township | Mapleton Township | McPherson Township | Medo Township | Pleasant Mound Township | Rapidan Township | Shelby Township | South Bend Township | Sterling Township | Vernon Center Township

Neighboring Counties

 * Brown
 * Faribault
 * Le Sueur
 * Martin
 * Nicollet
 * Waseca
 * Watonwan

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Mankato

Civil War
Civil War service men from Blue Earth 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 Blue Earth County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Minnesota Cavalry (Mounted Rangers), Companies B, E, and H.
 * - 1st Regiment, Minnesota Heavy Artillery, Company F.
 * - 2nd Regiment, Minnesota Cavalry, Companies E and H.
 * - 3rd Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company H.
 * - 4th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company H.
 * - 6th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company I.
 * - 9th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Companies D and E.
 * - Brackett's Battalion, Minnesota Cavalry, Company B.

Societies and Libraries

 * Blue Earth County Historical Society

Web Sites

 * Blue Earth County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)
 * Blue Earth County GenWeb
 * Cyndi's List: Blue Earth County
 * Cyndi's List: Blue Earth County