Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota Genealogy

Guide to Yellow Medicine 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 a plant whose yellow root the native Dakota people used for medicinal purposes. The County is located in the west central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Clerk District Court has birth, marriage and naturalization records from 1872, death, divorce, probate and court records. County Recorder has land records.

Parent County

 * 1871--Yellow Medicine County was created 7 November 1871 from Redwood County. County seat: Granite Falls

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

 * Chippewa
 * Deuel County, South Dakota
 * Lac Qui Parle
 * Lincoln
 * Lyon
 * Redwood
 * Renville

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

Lutheran
St. Lucas Lutheran Church, Cottonwood


 * Records of St. Lucas Lutheran Church, Cottonwood, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Trinity Lutheran Church, Porter


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

Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church, Hanley Falls


 * Records of Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church, Hanley Falls, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1912 - 1956 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battle was fought in Yellow Medicine County.


 * September 23, 1862 = Wood Lake


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Minnesota.

World War II

 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1872-1962 - at FamilySearch — index

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 $

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
Yellow Medicine County Historical Society and Museum PO Box 145 98 Minnesota 67 Granite Falls, MN 56241 Telephone: 320-564-4479 E-mail: [mailto:ymchs@mvtvwireless.com ymchs@mvtvwireless.com] Email:[mailto:ymchsgenealogy@mvtvwireless.com ymchsgenealogy@mvtvwireless.com] Website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Websites

 * Yellow Medicine County MNGenWeb
 * Yellow Medicine County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)