Rock County, Minnesota Genealogy

Guide to Rock County, Minnesota ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Minnesota Online Genealogy Records

Description
The County was named for he prominent rock deposit in the county. The County is located in the southwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Clerk District Court has divorce and court records from 1872.

Parent County

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

 * Lyon County, Iowa
 * Minnehaha County, South Dakota
 * Moody County, South Dakota
 * Murray
 * Nobles
 * Pipestone

Census
State Census


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

Lutheran
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Hills


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

Nittedahl Lutheran Church, Hardwick

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Records of Nittedahl Lutheran Church, Hardwick, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).
 * FamilySearch Places

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1912 - 1956 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Local Histories

 * An Illustrated History of the Counties of Rock and Pipestone, Minnesota. 1911. By Arthur P. Rose. Luverne, Minnesota: Northern History Pub. Co. Online at Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Google Books; At various libraries (Worldcat).

Maps

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

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 $

Birth

 * 1900-1934 Minnesota, Birth Index, 1900-1934 at MyHeritage($) — index
 * 1900-1934 Minnesota Births, 1900-1934 at Minnesota Historical Society - free index, images ($)

Marriage

 * 1850-2019 WEB: Minnesota, Marriages from the Minnesota Official Marriage System, 1850-2019 at Ancestry($) — index
 * 1860 - 1949 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1976-2003 Minnesota, Marriages, 1976-2003 at MyHeritage($) — index

Death

 * 1850-2001 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1887-2001 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1904-2001 Minnesota, Death Index, 1904-2001 at MyHeritage($) — index
 * 1904-2001 Minnesota Deaths, 1904-2001 at Minnesota Historical Society - free index, images ($)

Societies and Libraries
Rock County Historical Society PO Box 741 217 N. Freeman Ave Luverne MN Telephone: 507-283-9849

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Websites

 * Rock County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)