Goodhue County, Minnesota Genealogy

Guide to Goodhue 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 James Madison Goodhue, the first printer-editor in Minnesota. The County is located in the southeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
County Administrator has birth and death records from 1870, marriage and probate records from 1854, divorce and court records from 1951. Minnesota Hisotrical Society has divorce and court records 1854-1950.

Parent County

 * 1853--Goodhue County was created 5 March 1853 from Wabasha and Dakota Counties. County seat: Red Wing
 * For a brief history of how Goodhue County was named, click here. Then select Goodhue County.

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

 * Dakota
 * Dodge
 * Olmsted
 * Pepin County, Wisconsin
 * Pierce County, Wisconsin
 * Rice
 * Steele
 * Wabasha

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

Church

 * List of Churches in Goodhue, the kind of records they hold and contact information.

Lutheran
Dale Lutheran Church, Kenyon


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

Gol (and Moland) Lutheran Church, Kenyon


 * Records of Gol (and Moland) Lutheran Church, Kenyon, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Kenyon


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

Minneola Lutheran Church, Zumbrota


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

Trinity Lutheran Church, Red Wing


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

Urland Lutheran Church


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

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1912 - 1956 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Local Histories

 * Goodhue County Biographies Searchable, donated, short biographies of historical Goodhue residents.

Civil War
Civil War service men from Goodhue 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 Goodhue County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company F.
 * - 2nd Regiment, Minnesota Cavalry, Company F.
 * - 2nd Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company I.
 * - 3rd Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company D and E.
 * - 4th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company D.
 * - 5th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Companies A and H.
 * - 6th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company F.
 * - 7th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company G.
 * - 8th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Companies F and H.
 * - 10th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company D.
 * - Hatch's Independent Battalion, Minnesota Cavalry, Companies A and C.
 * - 1st Minnesota Company Sharpshooters, First Company only.

World War II

 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1872-1962 - at FamilySearch — index

Newspapers

 * List of microfilmed newspapers available at Goodhue Historical Society.

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
Goodhue Area Historical Society PO Box 141 Goodhue 55027 Website

Goodhue County Historical Society 1166 Oak Street Red Wing 55066 Telephone: 651-388-6024 Website


 * Goodhue Historical Society
 * Goodhue County Historical Society Library

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Websites

 * Goodhue County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)