Blue Earth County, Minnesota This Site is part of the MNGenWeb Project and the USGenWeb Project Hello: My name is Martha and I am the County Coordinator for Blue Earth. I do not live in Minnesota, but have roots deep in her soil. I am happy to answer questions and assist with locating research resources. I can be contacted via Email using this link.                Brief History of Blue Earth County The Wiki for Blue Earth County can be found here. Blue Earth County Historical Society The Blue Earth County Government Site has a very informative history. Blue Earth County Neighbors: Brown ~ Nicollet ~ Le Sueur ~ Waseca Faribault ~ Martin ~ Watonwan Interactive Map of Minnesota [1916] Township Plat Maps Cemetery Indexes ~ Cemetery Locations F~A~G [BE County] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847 - 2015 "Born in Blue Earth County, MN" The Explanation is here: Data is on Ancestry Native Americans in Blue Earth County Mankato = Blue Earth Minnesota = Cloudy Water There are 11 federally recognized American Indian Tribes in Minnesota A search on Archive.org site using "Indians in Minnesota" gives this result. How to use this Site The buttons above are self explanatory. But... If you can't find an item of interest, check the "Odds & Ends" Page. Queries, Mail Lists, Lookup Volunteers, Biographies are on the Odds & Ends Page. Obituaries can be found on the Vital Records Page Interested in another Minnesota County? Here is the List of Counties. Historical Maps Perry - Castaneda Collection ~ David Rumsey Collection MN Department of Natural Resources More Maps: From the Alabama Collection ~ From the Historic Map Works And finally: Google Earth Surveyors Maps: 1850's [Base Maps] [Click on 'Download County' at left] Search Blue Earth County search engine by freefind advanced The Chart below represents Indexes I have created over the years. All of the files are on Google Drive and are linked. The actual data can be found on FS & Ancestry FS & Anc Database Indexes Canada Cemetery, Funeral Hms, Coroner Crime & Prison Deaths & DC's Marriages Military Miscellaneous Obituaries Passenger Lists & Employment Vital Odds Here are Lists of the specific databases: Page 1, 2, 3 Minnesota Counties Blue Earth, Carlton, Dakota, Hennepin and St Louis Minnesota Files are Here Blue Earth Township Histories Beauford Judson Mapleton Butternut Valley Leray Medo Cambria Lime Pleasant Mound Ceresco Lincoln Rapidan Danville Lyra Shelby Decoria McPherson South Bend Garden City Mankato Sterling Jamestown Vernon "What's New" FS: Historical Images: See the Vital Site Glenwood Cemetery: Mankato Interment Files : Death Registers LDS Film 1671609 : Set of Indexes To access the actual images, log into FS, Search Catalog, plug in film number where it says "Fiche/Film" Use image numbers from Index to find items of interest. Canada, Obituary Collection, 1898-2018 [Anc] See Chart left for Link There is a website dedicated to Canadian Obits from local papers. Please use this link.US Obituaries "Reclaim the Records" The above site uses the 'Freedom of Information' act to initiate access to records. Swedish Genealogy "How to trace Native American Ancestry"   Blue Earth 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 "The Fine Print" All materials, images, sounds and data contained herein are not to be copied or downloaded for purposes of duplication, distribution or publishing without the express written permission of the Blue Earth County Coordinator. All data will stay with the MNGenWeb Project when and if the Coordinator resigns: Future contributions or donations will be returned to the Submitter upon request. Although believed to be correct as presented, any corrections, changes or additions or invalid links should be brought to the attention of the Webmaster. Site Updated: 1 January 2021 Online Continuously since 1996