Le Sueur County, Minnesota Genealogy

United States Minnesota  Le Sueur County

County Courthouse
Le Sueur County Courthouse 88 S Park Ave Le Center, MN 56057 Phone: 507.357.2251 Clerk District Court has birth and death records from 1870, marriage records from 1854, divorce and court records from 1880 and some school records 1920-1945. Probate Judge has probate records1855. Register of Deeds has land records from 1850.

Parent County

 * 1853--Le Sueur County was created 5 March 1853 from Dakota County. County seat: Le Center
 * For a brief history of how Le Sueur County was named, click here, then select Le Sueur County.

Populated Places
For a list of cities and towns go to hometownlocator.com or wikipedia.com.

Neighboring Counties

 * Blue Earth
 * Nicollet
 * Rice
 * Scott
 * Sibley
 * Waseca

Civil War
Civil War service men from Le Sueur 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 Le Sueur County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Minnesota Cavalry (Mounted Rangers), Company E.
 * - 3rd Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company I.
 * - 4th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Companies E and I.
 * - 10th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company G.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Le Sueur County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)