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Guide to Freeborn County Minnesota genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Freeborn County, Minnesota | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Minnesota | |
 Location of Minnesota in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | February 20, 1855 |
|---|---|
| County Seat | Albert Lea |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Freeborn County Courthouse 411 S Broadway Avenue Albert Lea, MN 56007 Phone: 507.377.5153 Freeborn County Website |
Contents |
County Courthouse
Details:
Clerk District Court has birth and death records from 1870,
marriage and court records from 1857. County Recorder has land records from 1854.
Probate Office has probate records from 1866. [1]
History
Parent County
- 1855--Freeborn County was created 20 February 1855 from Blue Earth and Rice Counties.
County seat: Albert Lea [2]
- For a brief history of how Freeborn County was named, click here. Then select Freeborn County.
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Cities
Albert Lea | Alden | Armstrong | Clarks Grove | Conger | Emmons | Freeborn | Geneva | Glenville | Gordonsville | Hartland | Hayward | Hollandale | Manchester | Mansfield | Myrtle | Oakland | Petran | Twin Lakes
Townships
Albert Lea Township | Alden Township | Bancroft Township | Bath Township | Carlston Township | Freeborn Township | Freeman Township | Geneva Township | Hartland Township | Hayward Township | London Township | Manchester Township | Mansfield Township | Moscow Township | Newry Township | Nunda Township | Oakland Township | Pickerel Lake Township | Riceland Township | Shell Rock Township
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Military
Civil War
Civil War service men from Freeborn 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 Freeborn County.
- - 1st Regiment, Minnesota Cavalry (Mounted Rangers), Company H.
- - 2nd Regiment, Minnesota Cavalry, Company C.
- - 4th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company F.
- - 5th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company C.
- - 10th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company E.
Naturalization Records
- Naturalization records in the Freeborn County District Court. Click here.
Newspapers
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
Societies and Libraries
- Freeborn County Historical Museum Information about records in the historical library, lists of cemeteries, a county history and more.
Family History Centers
Web Sites
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Freeborn County, Minnesota page 364, 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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