Fillmore County MNGenWeb Project

Fillmore County History Center and Genealogy Libray

Fillmore County History Center & Genealogy Library
Director: Debra J. Richardson
202 Cty Rd 8
Fountain MN 55935
Phone 507-268-4449
Hours: Tuesday through Saturday 9am-4pm
Closed Major Holidays
Fees and restrictions apply to use of the library. Contact FCHC for details.
You will find the following items at the FCHC library:

Census Index - 1860 and 1870
Minnesota and US census through 1920
Books
- 1858 History of Fillmore County
- 1882 History of Fillmore County
- 1912 History of Fillmore County
- 1984 History of Fillmore County
Index of Veterans
- Civil War
- Spanish American War
- WW I
1878 Plat and Index of Land Owners
Plat of Fillmore County
- 1896
- 1904
- 1915
- 1984
Index of Naturalization
Biographical Files - donated by families. Submit your family genealogy for reference by future generations.
Obituary Files - lists the microfilmed newpaper in which the obituary was printed.
Cemetery Index - lists the cemetery and plot location plus dates inscribed on headstones.
Surname Files
Photo/Portraits Files
Church Histories
City Histories
Birth, marriage and death records 1870 - 1935 (Records for dates after 1935 can be found at the Fillmore County Court House, Preston MN 55965.)
Newspaper Microfilms:
- Chatfield
  - Republican: Oct 25 1856 - Oct 15 1861
  - Democrat: Jan 5 1861 - Dec 26 1863; Jan 2 1864 - Dec 29 1866; Jan 5 1867 - May 15 1902
  - News: May 20 1897 - May 15 1902; Jan 7 1932 - Dec 30 1976
  - News-Democrat: May 22 1902 - Dec 31 1931
- Harmony
  - News: Jan 6 1898 - Dec 29 1921; Jan 3 1946 - Feb 22 1989
- Lanesboro
  - Harding's Herald: May 1 1880 - Oct 9 1880
  - Journal: Oct 3 1890 - Jun 28 1907
  - Leader: Oct 15 1898 - May 15 1915; Jan 3 1946 - Feb 6 1964
  - Levang's Weekly: Jan 7 1915 - Dec 30 1920; Jan 4 1923 - Dec 25 1924; Jan 5 1933 - May 11 1933
- Mabel
  - Enterprise: Jan 16 1890 - Jul 11 1895
  - Record: Aug 22 1930 - Dec 28 1978
  - Sentinel: May 7 1903 - Sep 21 1905
  - Tribune: Jul 18 1895 - Apr 30 1903
- Preston
  - Democrat: Mar 6 1884 - Jun 24 1886
  - Fillmore Co. Republican: Nov 4 1870 - Sep 17 1875
  - National Republican: Sep 8 1881 - Apr 28 1887; Jun 9 1887 - Jul 27 1893
  - Republican: Jan 16 1863 - Jun 30 1865; Jan 5 1866 - Oct 28 1870; Nov 4 1875 - Feb 21 1884; Oct 23 1903 - Dec 31 1920; Jan 4 1945 - Mar 30 1961; Apr 6 1961 - Feb 2 1967; Jan 1 1970 - Dec 28 1972
  - Times: Sep 23 1886 - Dec 29 1921
- Rushford
  - Journal: May 5 1871 - Feb 14 1873
  - Labor Reform: Apr 22 1872 - Jul 7 1873
  - Star: Aug 11 1876 - Mar 6 1902
  - Star Republican: Mar 13 1902 - Sep 6 1923
  - Tri-County Record: Nov 4 1945 - Dec 29 1921; Jan 4 1945 - Dec 30 1982
- Spring Valley
  - Mercury: Feb 3 1887 - Oct 27 1904; Jan 2 1914 - Dec 31 1920; Jan 2 1925 - Dec 31 1926
  - Mercury-Vidette: Nov 3 1904 - Dec 26 1913
  - Sun: Sep 2 1892 - Aug 31 1913
  - Vidette: Sep 22 1877 - Jan 11 1901
  - Western Progress: Aug 10 1870 - Sep 12 1877
  - Tribune: Jan 4 1945 - Feb 27 1947; Mar 6 1947 - Jul 26 1951; Aug 8 9 1951 - Nov 18 1954
- Wykoff
  - Advertiser: Apr 16 1897 - Nov 26 1897
  - Enterprise: Jul 15 1910 - Dec 10 1954
  - Messenger: Feb 15 1900 - Dec 3 1908
  - Messenger-Enterprise: Jan 1 1909 - Jul 8 1910