Nicollet County, Minnesota

This County is part of
The MNGenWeb And The USGenWeb®Project

My name is Martha, I do not live in Minnesota, but have roots deep in her soil.
I am the Temporary Coordinator as Nicollet County is available for adoption.
If you have a local connection to Nicollet County and web design skils [or wish to learn],
please consider joining the MNGenWeb as a County Coordinator
Please contact the State Coordinator: Tim Stowell for more information.

In the meantime, I might be able to assist in locating that missing piece of your 'Ancestral Pie'.
Contact: Martha

Table of Contents
History ~ Biographies ~ Maps ~ What's New ~ Lookups and Queries
Vital Records ~ Cemeteries ~ Obituaries
Military ~ Crime and Punishment ~ Odds and Ends

Nicollet County Neighbors:
Blue Earth ~ Brown ~ Le Sueur ~ Renville

Vital Records ~ Cemeteries ~ Obituaries >>>New<<< Minnesota Birth Files 1990-2020: Reclaim the Records The files are in csv format Uploaded in 2023 Please use this Link If you wish to look at other MN County Birth Records, Please Use This Link Here are Birth Records specific to Nicollet County: 1870 > 1914 Birth and Death Registers of St. Peter, Minnesota, 1878-1907 This Film # 1412182 is hand written Birth & Death Registers. Use this link for the FS File Here are a few pdf files of Vital Records Nicollet, MN, Births ~ Nicollet, MN, Marriages ~ Nicollet,MN,Deaths Family Search ~ "Collections" for Minnesota Neighboring States Iowa ~ North Dakota ~ South Dakota ~ Wisconsin Sign into your FS Account, then use the above links Family Search ~ Michigan Marriages This link is for folks born in Minnesota and who married in Michigan: 1868 - 1925 [Available Info: Full Name, Place of Marriage, Residence, Place of Birth, Age, Occupation, Officiant, Witnesses] Sign into your FS Account, then use the above link. Burial's at Sea, Nicollet ~ MN - California Death Ind Family Search "Historical Images" The chart linked here will be a decent guide. The chart includes data for both Nicollet and LeSueur Counties To access the Historical Images, log into your FS Account: Click on Search, then at the top of the page: Historical Images: Or, if you do not wish to search the entire collection, you can use the chart and plug in the Digital Film Numbers into the 'fiche/Film' Slot. Locations in the above file: Nicollet County / Time Frame: 1700 > 1991 Townships: Belgrade, Bernadotte, Brighton, Traverse, Ridgely, West Newton Cities: Courtland, Ft Ridgley, Kerns, Lafayette, Mankato, North Mankato, Nicollet, Norseland, Oshawa, St Peter Types of Information: Air Force, Baptism's, Births, Burials, Cemeteries, Church Records, Confirmations, Communions, Genealogy, Marriage Banns, Newspaper Items, Obits, Tax Lists, Veteran Records, Bounty Land Warrants, Business Rec's, Homestead, Land Records, Marriage Cert's, Deeds, Enlistment Rec's, Death Certificates, Internment, Funeral, Declaration of Intent, Naturalization, Probate Court Rec's. Be sure and check 'Neighbors' for Records, Here an index for Brown County Vital Records and More From the FS Catalog: Marriage & Obituary Collection "Mary Zins Obituary Collection and Marriages, ca. 1896-1988" Some of the newspapers named were the Nicollet Leader, St. Peter Herald, New Ulm Journal (or New Ulm Daily Journal; also known as The Journal), The Ledger, St. Peter Tribune, and The Free Press (in Mankato). This list is not complete. The Images... Aastrom, Anna, Mrs.-Door, Blanche Film #1888040 Door, Blanche-Janos, Karl / Film #1888041 Janos, Karl-Michels, Kenneth / Film #1888042 Michels, Kenneth-Schultz, Bernard G. / Film #1888043 Schultz, Bernard G.-Zwaschka, A., Mrs. / Film #1888201 There are no Indexes. The Sections are clearly marked with a blank folder and the Alpha Letter. There is a great set of booklets I found in the FS Catalog: Books "Tidbits of Sublette County, Wyoming" Compiled by: Anna Lee Woffinden Please use this Link: All Indexes for the Booklets [FS Catalog] They contain all sorts of newspaper articles: Birth, Death, Marriages, Funeral & Burial Announcements and Accidents The Booklets are in the FS Catalog: Log into your account: Search, Catalog, Enter 'Woofinden' in the Author Slot, Big Piney Examiner will be listed. Remember: Vital Records can often be found in Newspapers: Here is a link for Minnesota Digital Newspapers The FS Catalog has a nice collection of local Newspapers. Newspaper Clippings: Nicollet County,Minnesota: 1900-1991 LDS Films:1738705,1749702,1749703 St Peter and Lafayette,Nicollet Co.,MN 1900-1991 Nicollet Co Historical Society LDS Films:1750646,1750647,1753015 As with the other film indexes, log into FS, Search, Catalog, enter the film number of interest. Use the indexes to find images you wish to view. Cemeteries LDS Film 868496 "A Descriptive List of 59 Old Minnesota Cemeteries and Names Of Those Buried Therein.[1936-1937]" Images # 670 - 755 Introduction, TOC According to the Introduction, these particular Cemeteries are no longer in use and have never been included in the "DAR Library".  The Introduction and information is here. The Chart Below gives the image numbers for the TOC Use this link for access. Some old Church Records which contain Cemetery data. The link above is an index with the name of the church along with the film number and image ranges. Note the film of interest, log into FS and click on Search, then Catalog. Enter the film number where it says "Fiche/Film". Then access the film and use the image numbers to find the info. This link will take you to a list of Cemeteries that were found in the old Nicollet Files, It combines sources and has links to other information. Film #1753227 has a lot of great Church and Cemetery Records: Please use this link for the film in the FS Catalog which are old Transcriptions for Greenlawn [Traverse] Cemetery in St Peter [Item 11]. Cemetery Web Pages: Find~A~Grave / Billion Graves / Burial At Sea [F~A~G] Obituaries The legacy Collection of Jose Rivera Nieves Indexes from all of the United States and World Locations Here is the Index for Minnesota There are no records for Nicollet, so check the 'County Note Identified and MN in general. Other Obituary Databases / Family Search California, Oakland, Alameda Co.,  Newspaper Record Collection,  1985-2011 The images are available on Family Search, sign in for access. Obituaries, Newspapers & Bulletins Minnesota State University Minnesota Digital Library MN Digital Newspapers Chronicling America ~ Google News Archive Minnesota Historical Society - Old Bulletins Obituary Books ~ Obit Indexes [1947 > 1950] Heritage Hub: Lookups This is a fairly new Subscription Site which is available in Local Pub Libraries. Note: There is a new set of Obituaries found on Heritage Hub: 2000-Current: Minnesota funeral home notices and obituaries (MN) I will do lookups for Nicollet County: Contact with Particulars [Martha, Volunteer] Mortuary Notices: HeritageHub [Includes NewsBank and America's Obituaries and Death Notices Please use this link for Chart with names and dates / Send for Scan [Martha, Volunteer]

"The Fine Print"
Temporary Nicollet County Coordinator: Martha A Crosley Graham
State Coordinator: Tim Stowell
Assistant State Coordinator: Karen De Groote
For information about adopting a Minnesota County, please contact Tim: Here is the list of Counties

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Site Updated: 24 September 2024
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