  
Steele County, Minnesota
This County is part of
The MNGenWeb and The USGenWeb®
My name is Martha, I do not live in Minnesota, but have roots deep in her soil.
I am the new Coordinator for Steele County
Questions? Research Query?
I might be able to assist in locating that missing piece of your 'Ancestral Pie'.
Contact: Martha
With Thanks to Kathy Hines for her years of dedication to the MNGenWeb
Table of Contents
History ~ Biographies ~ Search ~ Maps ~ Queries ~ What's New ~ Lookups ~ "Old Steele County Files"
Vital Records ~ Obituaries ~ Family Search: Historical Images & Catalog Resources
Cemeteries ~ Military ~ Native American Resources ~ Odds & Ends
Search Steele County Pages
Steele County Neighbors:
Dodge ~ Freeborn ~ Goodhue & Mower [Corners]
Rice ~ Waseca
Interested in another Minnesota County?
Here is the List of Counties.
History ~ Biographies ~ Maps ~ What's New ~ Queries and Lookups ~ 'Old Steel County Files'
A little bit of History...
Minnesota was organized as a territory in 1849. Steele County was split February 20, 1855 from Rice County. It remained attached to Rice County awhile for civil and judicial purposes. At that time, Steele County included all of Waseca County and later the eastern Steele townships were added from Dodge County.
Steele County Communities
Biographies ~ Books ~ Family Stories
"History of Rice and Steele Counties, Minnesota"
Compiled By: Franklyn Curtiss-Wedge [1881-1950]
Illustrated, Volume II,
Chicago: H C Cooper, Jr & Co, 1910
The Index is Here ~ Read Online or Download
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"History of Steele and Waseca Counties, Minnesota" :
an album of history and biography, history of Minnesota
Illustrated, Chicago: Union Publishing Company, 1887
The Index is Here ~ Read Online or Download
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"Who's Who in Minnesota"
1958: Centennial Edition
Lithographed in USA
Brown Printing Co., Waseca, Minn.
Read Online or Download
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"Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography "
by Wilson, James Grant, 1832-1914; Fiske, John, 1842-1901
Publication date 1900
Appleton Review ~ Archive.org [All Volumes]
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The FS Wiki has a long list of Biographical Information for Minnesota / Use this link
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"Compendium of History of Northern and Central Minnesota"
George A Ogle & Co., Chicago
Publishers, Engravers and Book Manufacturers, 1904
Read Online or Download
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I found one Family History in the FS 'Books' Section
"Tracks in Time"
A History of the Von Ruden, Lechner & Langrehr Families
By Mary Lampson, Woodinville, WA 98072
Printed in 1997
Miscellaneous Maps
Plat Maps for Steele County
The Plat Map File Indexes have been reformatted: Fully Searchable pdf Files:
Please Use These Links: Alpha by Township: Au-Cl ~ D-Med ~ Mer-Su
Clinton Falls: 1879 Land Owners ~ Summit Twp. 1879 Land Owners ~ [Indexes courtesy of John Haberman]
1927 Landowners of Record Combined [Indexes] ~ By Township: [courtesy of Ron Houghtelin of Owatonna, 2004]
1897 Plat Maps
Aurora Township, Berlin Township, Blooming Prairie Township, Clinton Falls Township, Deerfield Township
Havana Township, Lemond Township, Medford Township, Meriden Township, Merton Township
Owatonna Township, Somerset Township, Summit Township
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Interactive Geo Maps
Perry - Castaneda Collection ~ David Rumsey Collection
MN Department of Natural Resources ~ Railroad Maps
"NETR" Maps Online: Minnesota
Steele County GIS Interactive Mapping
More...
From the Alabama Collection ~ Earthquake Fault Maps
UWM Libraries Digital Collections ~ Humnormalt State University Map Collection ~ Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps ~ MapGoose
Surveyors Maps: 1850's [Base Maps] [Click on 'Download County' at left]
Maplandia for Minnesota
"What's New"
The
National Archives has a really nice set of digitized records that can be free
accessed.
The Chart below is linked to each resource: Entitled: "Browse by
Category"
Queries, Mail Lists, Lookup Volunteers
Cyndi's List has a list of Sites that may be used for posting Queries
This is the Mail List for Minnesota: iogroups, Minnesota
Lookup Volunteers and "Help Wanted"
Types of Lookups: Obituaries ~ Books about Steele County
Military Records ~ City Directories
Please contact Martha if you have access to any of the above resources.
and...
Lookups & Free Digital Archival Newspapers
I have access to the following Subscription Databases and am happy to do limited lookups:
Heritage Hub ~ Access World News ~ LA Times ~ NY Times
Contact: Martha - MNGenWeb Volunteer
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My Heritage: Library Edition - Collections
Census & Voter Lists ~ Histories, Memories & Biographies ~ Birth, Marriage & Death
Public Records ~ Schools & Universities ~ Directories, Guides & References
Maps ~ Immigration & Travel ~ Books & Publications
Military ~ Newspapers ~ Family Trees ~ Photos ~ Government, Land, Court & Wills
I will do limited lookups on My Heritage: Contact Martha
and... 'History Hub' = New Lookup Service
Search for Living People: Zaba Search
And RAOGK
"Old Steele County Files"
There was an interesting collection that Kathy put together:
4 Items Below were Labeled "New"
See Tom Brown's tax statements in Berlin Township - Contributed by: Karl Heuterman
1882 taxes (paid in 1883) in $8.70 - County Treasurer was J.H. Cansdell
1883 taxes (paid in 1884) in $25.39 - County Treasurer was S. Peterson
Tom Brown's Diary from 1871
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Steele County Resources: Miscellaneous Bios - listed by surname, contributed by various researchers
Bradley family of Ireland - Jerry Franck, Deceased.
Brain, Alice Irene [Daniels] (b.1863) Contributed by Jean
Lonergan family of Ireland - Jerry Franck, Deceased
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Census Information :
The Census Files were all reformatted:
Please use these Links, the Files are Static, they will not be changed, corrected or updated.
Census Headings: 1900, 1910, 1920 & 1930
1860 Census: Surnames with Township Locations
1880: A-Z ~ 1900; A-Z ~ 1910: A-Z ~ 1920: A-Z ~ 1930: A-Z
Norwegians in Havana and Aurora Townships Data for Dates: 1857-1900 (offsite) - contact Christine Larson
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Marriage Records Index - Books A & B
These indexes have been reformatted: Please Use This Link ~ The File is a fully searchable pdf.
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Odds and Ends From the Old Steele County Pages
Norwegians (offsite) - Chris Larson's web site
Chris has focused on the community of Norwegian immigrants in Havana and Aurora Townships, Steele County, Minnesota.Owatonna's City web site (offsite)
Post Card: 1907 - Mailed from Northwood (Iowa?) to Blooming Prairie, Steele co., MN to Miss Lella Thorson. (front - back)
Steel County Government web site(offsite)
Steele County Historical Society (offsite)
Steele Co. in the National Register of Historic Places (offsite)
Minnesota Newspaper Hub ~ Minnesota Genealogical Society
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"The Fine Print"
Steele 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
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 Steele 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.
All Rights Reserved
Online Continuosly Since 1997
Site Updated: 29 March 2024
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