Jackson County, Minnesota Genealogy

United States Minnesota  Jackson County

County Courthouse
Jackson County Courthouse 405 4th St; PO Box 209 Jackson, MN 56143 Phone: 507.847.2580 Court Administrator has birth, death, divorce, probate and court records from 1870 and marriage records from 1868. County Recorder has land records from 1870.

History
County government was dissolved due to Sioux uprising in 1862. It was reorganized in 1866. Before its reorganization it may have been attached to Martin County.

Parent County

 * 1857--Jackson County was 23 May 1857 from Brown County but not formally organized until 1858.

County seat: Jackson


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

Cities
Alpha | Heron Lake | Jackson | Lakefield | Miloma | Okabena | Wilder

Townships
Alba Township | Belmont Township | Christiania Township | Delafield Township | Des Moines Township | Enterprise Township | Ewington Township | Heron Lake Township | Hunter Township | Kimball Township | La Crosse Township | Middletown Township | Minneota Township | Petersburg Township | Rost Township | Round Lake Township | Sioux Valley Township | Weimer Township | West Heron Lake Township | Wisconsin Township

Neighboring Counties

 * Cottonwood
 * Dickinson County, Iowa
 * Emmet County, Iowa
 * Martin
 * Murray
 * Nobles
 * Osceola County, Iowa
 * Watonwan

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.


 * - Brackett's Battalion, Minnesota Cavalry, Company B.

Web Sites

 * Jackson County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)