Martin County, Minnesota Genealogy

Guide to Martin 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 Henry Martin, a pioneer settler. The County is located in the southwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
County Recorder has birth records from 1874, marriage records from 1864, death records from 1879 and land records. Court Administrator has divorce, probate, and court records.

Parent County

 * 1857--Martin County was created 23 May 1857 from Brown and Faribault Counties. County seat: Fairmont
 * For a brief history of how Martin County was named, click here. Then select Martin 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

 * Blue Earth
 * Cottonwood
 * Emmet County, Iowa
 * Faribault
 * Jackson
 * Kossuth County, Iowa
 * Watonwan

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

Lutheran
Grace Lutheran Church, Fairmont


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

St. Olaf Lutheran Church

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Records of St. Olaf Lutheran Church, Martin County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).
 * FamilySearch Places

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1912 - 1956 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Maps

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

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 Indexes and 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
Martin County Genealogical Society 222 E. Blue Earth Ave. Fairmont 56031

Martin County Historical Society 304 East Blue Earth Avenue Fairmont 56031 Telephone: 507-235-5178 Website

Sherburn Area Historical Society 333 Fox Lake Ave Apt 6 Sherburn MN 56171-9651 Telephone: 507-764-2766

Truman Historical Society PO Box 353 Truman MN 56088-0353 Telephone: 507-776-7889

Southern Minnesota Historical Center Mankato State University Mankato, MN 56001 Website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Websites

 * Martin County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)