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Guide to Dodge County Minnesota genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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Dodge County, Minnesota
Map
Location in the state of Minnesota
Location of Minnesota in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	February 20, 1855
County Seat	Mantorville
Courthouse
Address	Dodge County Courthouse 22 East 6th Street Mantorville, MN 55955 Phone: 507-635-6239 Phone: 507-635-6250 Dodge County Website

County Courthouse

Clerk District Court has birth, death, divorce and court records from 1870,
marriage records from 1865, probate records from 1858 and school records from 1917. ^[1]

History

Parent County

• 1855--Dodge County was created 20 February 1855 from Rice County and unorganized territory.

County seat: Mantorville ^[2]

• For a brief history of how Dodge County was named, click here.  Then select Dodge County.

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Cities

Blooming Prairie | Claremont | Dodge Center | Hayfield | Kasson | Mantorville | West Concord

Townships

Ashland Township | Canisteo Township | Claremont Township | Concord Township | Ellington Township | Hayfield Township | Mantorville Township | Milton Township | Ripley Township | Vernon Township | Wasioja Township | Westfield Township

Neighboring Counties

• Freeborn
• Goodhue
• Mower
• Olmsted
• Rice
• Steele

Resources

Cemeteries

• List of Dodge County Cemeteries - no databases
• Concord Cemetery (Concord) - Findagrave
• Fairview Cemetery (Hayfield) - Findagrave
• Maple Grove Cemetery (Kasson) - Findagrave
• Evergreen Cemetery (Mantorville) - Findagrave
• Riverside Cemetery (Wasioja) - Findagrave
• Rice Lake Cemetery (Claremont Township) - USGENWEB

Church

Court

• Dodge County Courthouse

Land

Local Histories

• Dodge County Pioneer Certificates   An in-progress site of rosters of settlers who were county residents by 1875, giving vital information on each. 
• Dodge County History Narrative
• Ole & Lena: the genealogy and local history of a Norwegian settlement (Dodge and Olmsted counties in Minnesota)
• Dodge, Olmsted Minnesota Norwegians

Maps

Military

Civil War

Civil War service men from Dodge County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are many companies or regiments that were formed from men of Dodge County.

- 1st Regiment, Minnesota Cavalry (Mounted Rangers), Company M.

- 2nd Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company C.

- 2nd Regiment, Minnesota Cavalry, Company K.

- 3rd Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company E.

- 5th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company A.

- 10th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company B.

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Societies and Libraries

• Dodge County Historical Society
• Kasson Public Library
  16 First Avenue NW
  Kasson, MN 55944
  507-634-7615.

• Dodge Center Public Library
  13 First Avenue NW
  Dodge Center, MN 55927
  507-374-2275.

• West Concord Public Library
  180 Main Street
  West Concord, MN 55985
  507 -527-2031

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

• Dodge County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)
• Family History Library Catalog
• Dodge County GenWeb
• Cyndi's List: Dodge County

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Dodge County, Minnesota page 363, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).

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