Faribault County, Minnesota Genealogy

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Parent County

 * 1855--Faribault County was created 20 February 1855 from Blue Earth County. County seat: Blue Earth
 * For a brief history of how Faribault County was named, click here. Then select Faribault County.

Cities
Blue Earth | Bricelyn | Delavan | Easton | Elmore | Frost | Kiester | Minnesota Lake | Walters | Wells | Winnebago

Townships
Barber Township | Blue Earth City Township | Brush Creek Township | Clark Township | Delavan Township | Dunbar Township | Elmore Township | Emerald Township | Foster Township | Jo Daviess Township | Kiester Township | Lura Township | Minnesota Lake Township | Pilot Grove Township | Prescott Township | Rome Township | Seely Township | Verona Township | Walnut Lake Township | Winnebago City Township

Unincorporated
Clayton | Guckeen | Homedahl | Huntley

Neighboring Counties

 * Blue Earth
 * Freeborn
 * Kossuth County, Iowa
 * Martin
 * Waseca
 * Winnebago County, Iowa

Local Histories

 * Faribault Historical Society

[Category: Faribault, Minnesota]

Civil War
Civil War service men from Faribault County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are many companies or regiments that were formed from men of Faribault County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Minnesota Heavy Artillery, Company F.
 * - 5th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Companies C and F.

Newspapers
To find if your town's newspaper is in the collection of the Minnesota Historical Society in St. Paul, you can click on the link to find their catalog of newspaper holdings. They also sell microfilm copies of their newspaper holdings.

Vital Records
Faribault County Recorder (fee for copies)

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Faribault County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)
 * The Faribault County MNGenWeb Project, a member of The MNGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.