Olmsted County, Minnesota Genealogy

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Parent County

 * 1855--Olmsted County was created 20 February 1855 from Fillmore, Wabasha, and Rice Counties.

County seat: Rochester


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

Cities

 * Byron
 * Chatfield
 * Dover
 * Eyota
 * Oronoco
 * Pine Island
 * Rochester
 * Stewartville

Townships
Cascade | Dover | Eyota | Elmira | Farmington | Haverhill | High Forest &amp; 45 | Kalmar | Marion |New Haven | Orion| Oronoco | Pleasant Grove | Quincy | Rochester | Rock Dell &amp; 45| Salem | Viola

Unincorporated
Douglas

Neighboring Counties

 * Dodge
 * Fillmore
 * Goodhue
 * Mower
 * Wabasha
 * Winona

Censuses
1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 and 1900 US Federal Censuses for Olmsted, Minnesota can be found at FamilySearch Record Search - Pilot. Free searchable name indexes and images are available for most census years.

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Rochester

Web Sites

 * Olmsted County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)
 * Family History Library Catalog

• Ole &amp; Lena: the genealogy and local history of a Norwegian settlement (Dodge and Olmsted counties in Minnesota) http://web.mac.com/moiseth/Ole_and_Lena:_genealogy_/Welcome.html