RECORDS AVAILABLE IN THE GENEALOGY ROOM OF THE FILLMORE COUNTY HISTORY CENTER
Property Records:
1878 Plat and Index of Land Owners
1896 Plat and Index of Land Owners
1904 Plat Map
Plat Books:
1915, 1928, 1947, 1950, 1954, 1956, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2003.
Index of Naturalization:
Available on five reels of microfilm.
Vital Records:
Birth records for the years 1870 – 1921.
Records for births 1900-1934 may be ordered online at the Minnesota Historical Society website:
http://people.mnhs.org/bci/search.cfm?CFID=186585&CFTOKEN=48924358&bhcp=1
Death records for the years 1870 – 1940.
Records for births 1908-2001 may be ordered online at the Minnesota Historical Society website:
Marriage records for the years 1858-1932.
Records for marriage dates after 1935 are archived at the Fillmore County Court House in Preston. Marriage records may be ordered online at the Minnesota Official Marriage System:
https://www.mncounty.com/Modules/Certificates/Marriage/Default.aspx
Obituary Collection:
Extensive card file system listing the name of the deceased with notation of microfilmed newspaper in which their obituary was published. Also available are obituary binders containing clipped newspaper obituaries. Copies of obituaries may be purchased in person at our facility or by mail order.
Wills:
1858 – 1944 available on microfilm.
SCANNER and CAMERA ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY:
- Cameras ARE allowed in the genealogy library.
- A $10 surcharge is required for use of your personal laptop computer while in the genealogy library.
- Scanners are NOT allowed in the genealogy library.
[Upon request we do provide scanned copies of photographs and certain documents within our collection for a nominal fee.]
