Redwood County, Minnesota Genealogy

Guide to Redwood 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 the Redwood River. The County is located in the southwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Court Administration has birth, marriage and death records from 1865, divorce records from 1871, probate records from 1877 and court records from 1867. County Recorder has land records.

Parent County

 * 1862--Redwood County was created 4 November 1862 from Brown County. County seat: Redwood Falls
 * For a brief history of how Redwood County was named, click here, then select Redwood 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

 * Brown
 * Cottonwood
 * Lyon
 * Murray
 * Renville
 * Yellow Medicine

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

Lutheran

 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Redwood County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Revere

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Revere, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).
 * FamilySearch Places

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1912 - 1956 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Maps

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

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
Redwood County Historical Society R.R. #2, Box 12 Redwood Falls 56283

Redwood County Historical Society 913 W. Bridge Redwood Falls, MN 56283 Telephone: 507-641-3329 Website

Redwood County Genealogical Society 614 S Minnesota Street Redwood Falls, MN 56283 Website

Lucan Historical Society Depot Museum PO Box 51 406 1st St Lucan, MN, 56255 Telephone: 507-747-2598

Southwest Minnesota Historical Center Social Science 141 Southwest Minnesota State University 1501 State Street Marshall, MN 56258 Telephone: 507-537-7373

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Websites

 * Redwood County MNGenWeb
 * Redwood County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)