Freeborn County, Minnesota Genealogy

United States Minnesota  'Freeborn County

County Courthouse
Freeborn County Courthouse 411 S Broadway Avenue Albert Lea, MN 56007 Phone: 507.377.5153 Details: Clerk District Court has birth and death records from 1870, marriage and court records from 1857. County Recorder has land records from 1854. Probate Office has probate records from 1866.

Parent County

 * 1855--Freeborn County was created 20 February 1855 from Blue Earth and Rice Counties.

County seat: Albert Lea


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

Cities
Albert Lea | Alden | Armstrong | Clarks Grove | Conger | Emmons | Freeborn | Geneva | Glenville | Gordonsville | Hartland | Hayward | Hollandale | Manchester | Mansfield | Myrtle | Oakland | Petran | Twin Lakes

Townships
Albert Lea Township | Alden Township | Bancroft Township | Bath Township | Carlston Township | Freeborn Township | Freeman Township | Geneva Township | Hartland Township | Hayward Township | London Township | Manchester Township | Mansfield Township | Moscow Township | Newry Township | Nunda Township | Oakland Township | Pickerel Lake Township | Riceland Township | Shell Rock Township

Neighboring Counties

 * Dodge
 * Faribault
 * Mower
 * Steele
 * Waseca
 * Winnebago County, Iowa
 * Worth County, Iowa

Civil War
Civil War service men from Freeborn 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 Freeborn County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Minnesota Cavalry (Mounted Rangers), Company H.
 * - 2nd Regiment, Minnesota Cavalry, Company C.
 * - 4th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company F.
 * - 5th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company C.
 * - 10th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company E.

Naturalization Records

 * Naturalization records in the Freeborn County District Court. Click here.

Societies and Libraries

 * Freeborn County Historical Museum Information about records in the historical library, lists of cemeteries, a county history and more.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Freeborn County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)