Steele County, Minnesota Genealogy

United States Minnesota  Steele County

County Courthouse
Steele County Courthouse 111 E Main Street Owatonna, MN 55060 Phone: 507.444.7450; Clerk District Court has birth and death records from 1870, marriage records from 1855, divorce, probate and court records from 1858. County Recorder has land records from 1858.

Parent County

 * 1855--Steele County was created 20 February 1855 from Rice, Blue Earth, and Le Sueur Counties.

County seat: Owatonna

Cities

 * Blooming Prairie
 * Ellendale
 * Medford
 * Owatonna

Townships

 * Aurora
 * Berlin
 * Blooming Prairie
 * Clinton Falls
 * Deerfield
 * Havana
 * Lemond
 * Medford
 * Meriden
 * Merton
 * Owatonna
 * Somerset
 * Summit

Neighboring Counties

 * Dodge
 * Freeborn
 * Goodhue
 * Mower
 * Rice
 * Waseca

Maps

 * 1874 Map of Steele County

Civil War
Civil War service men from Steele 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 Steele County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company G.
 * - 2nd Regiment, Minnesota Cavalry, Company C.
 * - 3rd Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company F.
 * - 10th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company A.
 * - 2nd Minnesota Company Sharpshooters, Second Company only.

Newspapers

 * Owatonna People's Press ( February 1969- Current; Daily)

Societies and Libraries

 * Steele County Historical Society

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Steele County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)
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 * Steele County GenWeb