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Guide to Jackson County Minnesota genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Jackson County, Minnesota | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Minnesota | |
 Location of Minnesota in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | May 23, 1857 |
|---|---|
| County Seat | Jackson |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Jackson County Courthouse 405 4th St PO Box 209 Jackson, MN 56143 Phone: 507.847.2580 Jackson County Website |
Contents |
County Courthouse
Court Administrator has birth, death, divorce, probate and
court records from 1870 and marriage records from 1868.
County Recorder has land records from 1870. [1]
History
County government was dissolved due to Sioux uprising in 1862. It was reorganized in 1866. Before its reorganization it may have been attached to Martin County.
Parent County
- 1857--Jackson County was 23 May 1857 from Brown County but not formally organized until 1858.
County seat: Jackson [2]
- For a brief history of how Jackson County was named, click here. Then select Jackson County.
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Cities
Alpha | Heron Lake | Jackson | Lakefield | Miloma | Okabena | Wilder
Townships
Alba Township | Belmont Township | Christiania Township | Delafield Township | Des Moines Township | Enterprise Township | Ewington Township | Heron Lake Township | Hunter Township | Kimball Township | La Crosse Township | Middletown Township | Minneota Township | Petersburg Township | Rost Township | Round Lake Township | Sioux Valley Township | Weimer Township | West Heron Lake Township | Wisconsin Township
Neighboring Counties
- Cottonwood
- Dickinson County, Iowa
- Emmet County, Iowa
- Martin
- Murray
- Nobles
- Osceola County, Iowa
- Watonwan
Resources
Cemeteries
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Military
Civil War
Civil War service men from Blue Earth 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 Blue Earth County.
- - Brackett's Battalion, Minnesota Cavalry, Company B.
Newspapers
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
Societies and Libraries
Web Sites
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Jackson County, Minnesota page 365, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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