McLeod County, Minnesota Genealogy

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County Courthouse
McLeod County Courthouse 830 11th St; PO Box 127 Glencoe, MN 55336 Phone: 320.864.1216 County Recorder has birth and death records from 1870, marriage records from 1865, school census and land records; County Administrator has divorce, probate and court records; Veterans Service has military records

Parent County

 * 1856--McLeod County was created 1 March 1856 from Carver and Sibley Counties. County seat: Glencoe
 * For a brief history of how McLeod County was named, click here. Then select McLeod County.

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Carver
 * Meeker
 * Renville
 * Sibley
 * Wright

Civil War
Civil War service men from McLeod 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 McLeod County.


 * - 4th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company B.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * McLeod County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)