Faribault County, Minnesota Genealogy

Guide to Faribault County, Minnesota ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County was named for Jean-Baptiste Faribault, a settler and French fur trader among the Sioux Indians. The County is located in the south central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Court Administrator has birth, marriage, divorce and probate from 1870, court records from 1950 and naturalization records. Register of Deeds has land records.

Parent County

 * 1855--Faribault County was created 20 February 1855 from Blue Earth County. County seat: Blue Earth

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Neighboring Counties

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

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

Lutheran
Faribault County


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

Kiester


 * Records of Cedar Creek Lutheran Church, Hayfield, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Silo (Shiloh) Lutheran Church, Elmore


 * Records of Silo (Shiloh) Lutheran Church, Elmore, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

South Blue Earth Lutheran Church, Bricelyn


 * Records of South Blue Earth Lutheran Church, Bricelyn, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Wells


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

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1912 - 1956 - at FamilySearch — index and images

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 Cavalry (Mounted Rangers), Companies B and K.
 * - 1st Regiment, Minnesota Heavy Artillery, Company F.
 * - 2nd Regiment, Minnesota Cavalry, Companies H and K.
 * - 5th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Companies C and F.
 * - 9th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company D.
 * - Brackett's Battalion, Minnesota Cavalry, Company B.

World War II

 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1872-1962 - at FamilySearch — index

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.

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 $

Vital Records
Faribault County Recorder (fee for copies)

Marriage

 * 1860 - 1949 at FamilySearch — index and images

Death

 * 1850-2001 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1887-2001 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Societies and Libraries

 * Faribault County Historical Society 405 E. Sixth Street Blue Earth, MN 56013 Phone: 507-526-5421 Website
 * Bricelyn Area Historical Society 309 N. Main Street Bricelyn, MN 56014 Phone: 507-653-4644
 * Minnesota Lake Area Historical Society Kremer House Box 225 Minnesota Lake, MN 56068 Phone: 507-462-3420
 * Winnebago Area Museum 16 Main Street South Winnebago, MN 56098 Phone: 507-893-4660 Website
 * Elmore Area Historical Society 108 South Henry Street Elmore, MN 56027 Phone: 507-943-3855

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Websites

 * The Faribault County MNGenWeb Project, a member of The MNGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * Cyndi's List: Faribault County
 * Cyndi's List: Faribault County