Cottonwood County, Minnesota Genealogy

Guide to Cottonwood 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 the Cottonwood River. The County is located in the southwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Clerk District Court has birth, marriage, death, divorce and court records from 1871.

Parent County

 * 1857--Cottonwood County was created 23 May 1857 from Brown County. County seat: Windom
 * For a brief history of how Cottonwood County was named, click here. Then select Cottonwood County.

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

Cities
Bingham Lake | Comfrey | Jeffers | Mountain Lake | Storden | Westbrook | Windom

Townships
Amboy Township | Amo Township | Ann Township | Carson Township | Dale Township | Delton Township | Germantown Township | Great Bend Township | Highwater Township | Lakeside Township | Midway Township | Mountain Lake Township | Rose Hill Township | Selma Township | Southbrook Township | Springfield Township | Storden Township | Westbrook Township

Neighboring Counties

 * Brown
 * Jackson
 * Martin
 * Murray
 * Nobles
 * Redwood
 * Watonwan

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

Lutheran
Highwater Lutheran Church, Lamberton


 * Records of Highwater Lutheran Church, Lamberton, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1912 - 1956 - 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

Societies and Libraries
Cottonwood Area Historical Society PO Box 106 Cottonwood 56229

Cottonwood County Historical Society 812-4th Avenue Windom 56101 Website

Southwest Minnesota Historical Center Social Science 141 Southwest Minnesota State University 1501 State Street Marshall, MN 56258 Telephone: 507-537-7373 Website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Websites

 * Cottonwood County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)
 * Cottonwood County GenWeb
 * Cyndi's List: Cottonwood County
 * Cyndi's List: Cottonwood County