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Letterhead from the Henderson County Courthouse (1890)
Search
Federal Land Patent Records Site - (select "Search Land Patents")
and download a copy of the original document.
Use this map to find Sibley County Township grid using Township Number North and Range Number West listed on Official Land Records. Example - T113N, R30W is Bismark Township. Each basic township unit measures a 6 mile x 6 mile grid. Each basic township is divided into a 36 section grid (6 rows x 6 columns). Basic Sections (1 mile x 1 mile) are numbered starting at top right = 1, top left = 6, bottom left = 30, bottom right = 36. Each Section = 640 acres. Each quarter section = 160 acres.
Three new Sibley County
Books
Henderson
to Fort Ridgely Trail Second Edition
Bits & Pieces of
Sibley County History
Collection of Early Plat Maps of Sibley County
| Books |
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Title |
Description |
Locations * |
Lookup Volunteer * |
| Atlas and Farmers Directory of Sibley County (1914) | Contains plats of all Townships with owners names. All farmers listed including postal route, wife and children, Section, Acres, and how long in county. | Minnesota Historical Society (St. Paul), Minnesota, Henderson Public Library | Hap Anderson |
| Atlas of Sibley County Minnesota (Milbank SD: Midland Atlas Company 1966) | Plat maps by township; alpha list of farmers and hired help in county (rural); head of household with spouse and children's names, alpha within township (rural) | Shawne FitzGerald (norfitz@qwest.net) | |
Atlas of the State of Minnesota, Andreas, 1874 |
Contains biographic data on a number of Sibley county residents. | Sibley County Historical Society | Richard J. Dols (rdols@erols.com) |
| Belle Plaine papers | The Belle Plaine paper covered the people of Jessenland to some degree and Faxon and Hancock Irish as well as the town of Belle Plaine. | Belle Plaine Public Library | Volunteer needed |
| Bits & Pieces (2003) | Sibley County History. Reprint - Historical Facts of Sibley County. Reprint -History of the Minnesota Valley Sibley Co. |
Sibley County Historical Society Information to purchase a copy "click here" |
Volunteer needed |
Boys in Blue, The (1997) |
Diaries of John Curtin with information on other Sibley County soldiers in the Spanish-American War. | Sibley County Historical Society Information to purchase a copy "click here" |
Hap Anderson |
| Brown Cemetery, Henderson (1991) | Brown Cemetery, Henderson. Gravestone transcriptions. |
Minnesota Historical Society (St. Paul),
Minnesota, Minnesota Genealogy Society
(Golden Valley). Information to purchase a copy "click here" |
(Hap Anderson |
| Faxon Township plat maps | 1958 1952 1894 1914 | Volunteer needed | |
| Gaylord, hub of Sibley County (1982) | History of Gaylord and surrounding area. Many Gaylord area pioneer families listed. | Gibbon Public Library, Winthrop Public Library, Gaylord Courthouse (Recorder's Office), Gaylord Public Library. | Kae Soost (hmsoo@frontiernet.net) |
| Gibbon, Minnesota, centennial 1987 (1987) | History of Gibbon and surrounding area. Many Gibbon area pioneer families listed. (not indexed) Currently "Out of print". | Gibbon Public Library, Winthrop Public Library, Gaylord Courthouse (Recorder's Office). | Hap Anderson |
| Gibbon's 70th anniversary (1957) | Gibbon --History. | Minnesota Historical Society (St. Paul), Minnesota | |
| Henderson - Then and Now 1852-1994 (1995) | History of Henderson and surrounding area. Many Henderson area pioneer families listed. Currently "Out of print". | Gaylord Courthouse (Recorder's Office), Henderson Public Library, Minnesota Historical Society (St. Paul), Minnesota. | Kae Soost |
| Henderson to Fort Ridgely Trail, The (1976) | Early settlement of Sibley County. Many Sibley County pioneer families listed. (not indexed) Currently "Out of print". | Gaylord Courthouse (Recorder's Office), Henderson Public Library, Minnesota Minnesota Historical Society (St. Paul), Minnesota. | |
| Henderson to Fort Ridgely Trail, The (2003 edition) | Early settlement of Sibley County. Many Sibley County pioneer families listed. Indexed | Information to purchase a copy "click here" | Hap Anderson |
| Henderson Graduates 1882-1982, Reflections of (1982) | A list of Graduating names of Henderson High School | Information to purchase a copy "click here" | Volunteer needed |
| Immanuel Lutheran Church , 1882-1982 | History of Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1882-1982, Gaylord, MN | Information to purchase a copy "click here" | Jim Heil (heiljv@aol.com) |
| Jessenland Township plat maps | 1952 1958 1926 1950 1910 1914 1894 | Volunteer needed | |
| Lutheran Church of Sibley County and vicinity (1917) | St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church (Fairfax, Renville County), Evangelical Lutheran Emanuel's Church (Renville County), Gibbon Evangelical Lutheran Immanuel's Church | Minnesota Historical Society (St. Paul), Minnesota. | |
| McLeod and Sibley plat map together (1874) | few names | Volunteer needed | |
| Minnesota Valley, History of the (1882) | Explorers and pioneers of Minnesota. Many early Sibley County pioneer families listed. Lists Civil War soldiers of Sibley Co. | Gaylord Courthouse (Recorder's Office),Gaylord Public Library, Henderson Public Library, Minnesota Historical Society (St. Paul), Minnesota. | Richard J. Dols See "Bits & Pieces" |
Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars |
Richard J. Dols | ||
| St. Brendan's Parish, A History of (1966) | The village of Green Isle and Minnesota's First Irish Settlement. | Minnesota Genealogy Society (Golden Valley). Information to purchase a copy "click here" | Richard J. Dols |
| Index, St. Brendan's Parish, A History of (1966) | The index also includes the Jessenland, Faxon, Green Isle, and Washington Lake portions of Neill's "History of the Minnesota Valley". | Sibley County Historical Society | Richard J. Dols |
| St. John's of Mountville Cemetery | St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Gaylord | Minnesota Genealogy Society (Golden Valley). | |
| St. John's Catholic Cemetery | Cemetery map with names only. Faxon Township | Volunteer needed | |
| St. John's Parish Sibley County Diocese of New Ulm, The First Hundred Years (1859-1959) | Very few names, general history of church | Volunteer needed | |
| St. Joseph's Cemetery: Henderson, MN (1999) | St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery: Henderson, MN - Gravestone transcriptions. | Sibley County Historical Society Information to purchase a copy "click here" |
Hap Anderson |
| St. Michael's Catholic Church of Gaylord, Centennial Book (1982) | Church history, 1882 - 1982. | Minnesota Genealogy Society (Golden Valley). | |
| St. Thomas Catholic Church (1990) | St. Thomas Catholic Curch, Jessenland. Marriage records (20 December 1861 - 18 July 1887). |
Minnesota Genealogy Society (Golden Valley). | Shirley Dorgan Heitmar (bheitmar1@home.com) |
| St. Thomas Catholic Church | St. Thomas Catholic Curch, Jessenland. Gravestone Transcriptions & Church Burial Records 6 may 1856 - 30 August 1986 |
Minnesota Genealogy Society (Golden Valley). | Shirley Dorgan Heitmar |
| Sibley County, Historical Facts of (1949) | Historical facts. Many families listed. | Minnesota Historical Society (St. Paul), Minnesota. | Richard
J. Dols See "Bits & Pieces" |
| Sibley County, Every name index to Historical facts of (1991) | Indexes for Historical Facts of Sibley County. | Minnesota Historical Society (St. Paul), Minnesota, Park books. | Hap
Anderson See "Bits & Pieces" |
| Sibley County Plats and Maps, A Collection of (2003) |
County Plat maps from 1860's -1997. Many maps are indexed. 440 pages. | Information to purchase a copy "click here" | Volunteer needed |
| Tales of the Tenth Regiment, Minnesota Volunteers, 1862-1863 | Includes the diary transcription of two soldiers, stationed in and traveling through Sibley County, during and after the Dakota Conflict | Information to purchase a copy "click here" | Volunteer needed |
| Tracing Your Ancestors in Minnesota, Vol. 2, South Central Minnesota (1981) | A guide to the sources. Lists resources of materials about Sibley Co. Lists County Recorder's Office holdings. | Minnesota Historical Society (St. Paul), Minnesota. | Volunteer needed |
| Transcription of Civil Records (1990) | Civil Records of Jessenland deaths: 1871-1908 Faxon Township Births: 1871-1914, Deaths: 1871- 1914 |
Minnesota Genealogy Society (Golden Valley). | Volunteer needed |
| Winthrop, 1881-1981 (1981) | History of Winthrop and surrounding area. Many pioneer families listed. (not indexed) Currently "Out of print". | Gibbon Public Library, Winthrop Public Library, Gaylord Courthouse(Recorder's Office) | Kae Soost |
| Winthrop, 1981-2000 | History of Winthrop and surrounding area. | Information to purchase a copy "click here" | Volunteer needed |
* If you know of other books or locations, please e-mail Hap Anderson with complete information.
* Please put "SIBLEY COUNTY LOOKUP" in subject line.
We need volunteers to do lookups in these Sibley County books.
What do you mean by "Lookups"? 0Someone who has access to a book or other resource that will look up items requested from others (generally by e-mail). Maybe YOU have a book or other resource and would like to help others?
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CD's |
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Title |
CD description |
Lookup Volunteer * |
| 1880 Census | Complete U.S. Census data | Jerome Petersen (jmpetern@prairie.lakes.com) |
* Please put "SIBLEY COUNTY LOOKUP"
in subject line.
Maybe YOU have a data CD and would like to help others?
| Newspapers
microfilm collection at the Minnesota Historical Society (St. Paul) |
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Place of Publication |
Title |
Start Date | End Date |
MHS does not have the following issues |
| Arlington | Enterprise | Mar 2, 1887 | Dec 29, 1988 | Dec. 27,1895-Jan. 5,1898; Dec. 26,1919-Jan. 6, 1926; Dec. 30, 1927-Jan. 2,1946. |
| Arlington | Sibley County Enterprise | May 21, 1891 | Mar 28, 1895 | (blank) |
| Gaylord | Hub | Apr 18, 1891 | Dec 29, 1998 | Nov 29, 1891-Mar 11, 1892, Feb 8, 1908-Sep 9,1915, Sep 11,1915-Jun 19, 1930, Jun 20, 1930-1941. |
| Gibbon | Gazette | Aug 30, 1895 | Dec 24, 1986 | Aug 31, 1895,1941 |
| Gibbon | Gazette and Tribune | Jul 5, 1984 | Feb 28, 1985 | (blank) |
| Green Isle | Record | Nov 14, 1941 | Dec 31, 1953 | (blank) |
| Henderson | Democrat | Apr 3, 1856 | May 4, 1861 | (blank) |
| Henderson | Independent* | Mar 3, 1922 | Dec 29, 1988 | (blank) |
| Henderson | Monitor | Nov 26, 1864 | May 3, 1865 | Nov 27, 1864-Dec 23, 1864, Dec 25, 1864-Apr 4, 1865, Apr 6, 1865-May 2, 1865. |
| Henderson | Sibley County Independent* | Apr 16, 1873 | Mar 23, 1922 | Dec 20, 1879-Apr 29, 1880, Oct 27, 1883-Jan 3, 1884, Dec 29, 1889-Oct 2, 1890. |
| Henderson | Times | Jan 6,1872 | Apr 29, 1875 | (blank) |
| Winthrop | News | Dec 24, 1887 | Dec 28, 1988 | Dec 27, 1974 - Jan 1, 1976 |
* The Henderson Independent and Sibley County Independent also available on microfilm at the Sibley Co. Historical Society (Henderson).
| Microfilmed Church Records from LDS |
|
Name |
Town or |
Established |
LDS |
Records |
| Immanuel Lutheran Church | Gaylord | 1882 | Fiche 6088973 | church history |
| St. Brendan Catholic Church | Green Isle | 1867 | 1703912, 1703913 | 1881-1990 |
| St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church | Winthrop | 1943 | 1704018 | 1916-1990 |
| St. John's Catholic Church | Faxon Twp (Belle Plaine P.O.) |
1859 | 1703912 | 1908-1990 |
| St. John's Lutheran Church (Originally Evangelical Lutheran of Prairie Mount) |
Arlington | 1856 | 1843764, 0928141 | 1853-1973 |
| St. Joseph's Catholic Church | Henderson | 1860 | 1704015, 1704016 | 1899-1990 |
| St. Mary's Catholic Church | Arlington | 1880 | 1704016 | 1882-1990 |
| St. Michael's Catholic Church | Gaylord | 1886 | 1704018 | 1915-1990 |
| St. Paul's Lutheran Church | Henderson | 1856 | 1843764, 0928141 | 1889-1891 |
| St. Thomas Catholic Church | Jessenland | 1871 | 1703913, 1704015 | 1859-1990 |
| St. Willibrord Catholic Church | Gibbon | 1890 | 1704017 | 1903-1990 |
| Trinity Lutheran Church | Sibley Twp | 1866 | 0928351 | church history |
* Please check with LDS card catalog for full description and
film numbers before ordering.
Records include Baptisms, Marriages and Deaths.
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Swedish American Church Records |
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Town |
Township |
Name of Congregation |
Founded |
Film Number |
Notes |
| Clear Lake | Cornish | Clear Lake Lutheran Church |
1871 |
E-88 |
MINS 1918-39. MEMB 1895-1952. Fire 1924 |
| Gibbon | Severance | Augustana Lutheran Church |
1899 |
E-88 |
MINS 1899-1954. MEMB 1899-NOW. M/A '04 |
| Gibbon | Severance | Clear Lake Baptist Church |
1871 |
B-22 |
MINS 1884-1960. MEMB 1871-1957 |
| Winthrop | Transit | Evang. Covenant Ch. |
1891 |
S-426 |
HIST 1891-1941, MINS 1891-1936, MEMB '91-11 |
| Winthrop | Cornish | First Lutheran Church |
1884 |
E-89 |
MINS 1884-1960. MEMB 1884-1939 MEMB 1884-1939, M/A '87-44 |
| Bernadotte | Nicollet Co. | Bernadotte Luth. Ch. |
1866 |
E-106 |
MINS 1866-1942, MEMB 1878-1945, M/A 1886-1934 |
I have been told "You can buy copies of the church records from which ever church archives, the records are in, if you get a letter of permission from the church on film". You would have to contact the Swenson Center for specific records and/or ordering details.
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Sibley County
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| Document description | USGenweb Sibey County Archives |
| List of Century Farms of Sibley County and when they were founded. | Minnesota Genweb Archives |
| A list of Civil War soldiers of Sibley County. | Minnesota Genweb Archives |
| A list of Graduating names of Winthrop High School (1903 - 1950). | contact Hap Anderson - (include "Winthrop High lookup"in subject line) |
| St. Paul Ev. Lutheran Cemetery, Arlington, Sibley Co., MN | Minnesota Genweb Archives |
| Obituaries submitted by Dwight Grabitske | Minnesota Genweb Archives |
| Sibley County, Minnesota 1883 List of Pensioners on the Roll | Minnesota Genweb Archives |
| Assumption Lake Catholic Church cemetery, which is in both Carver and Sibley county is listed on my web page. Debbie Boe | Debbie's Genealogy Library |
ARLINGTON PAVILION
In October 1919, ten Arlington citizens organized and incorporated the Arlington Amusement Club for the purpose of establishing and maintaining "a pavilion suitable for dancing and other amusements." The first officers elected were: August Huckenpoehler, president; William R. Mueller, vice-president; A. W. Scharping, secretary; and E. L. Bauer, treasurer.
In January 1920, the organization advertised for sealed bids for the construction of a pavilion "66 x 120 feet" to be built in Arlington. In March, the Arlington Amusement Club reported that it had several acres of land near the Village Park for the pavilion. The frame building with an arched roof measuring 66 x 120' would have a dancing floor measuring 66 x 98' which was considered "ample room for the dancers."
The contract for construction of the pavilion was awarded to Charles Guetschoff of Gaylord, and he and his crew began work on the pavilion in April 1920. Although delayed somewhat by poor weather in the beginning and experiencing some damage in a severe storm in late May, the crew managed to finish the building in June just in time for the grand opening.
The Arlington Amusement Club engaged Henry Mielke and "the celebrated New Germany Orchestra" for the 1920 season, and the opening dance was held on Saturday, June 19th . The Arlington Enterprise reported that the opening dance "was a most successful event from every point of view." Approximately 500 tickets had been sold and "large crowds attended from nearby towns and the country side some also coming from quite a distance." The newspaper added that Arlington Amusement Club was well satisfied with the results of their first dance.
The Arlington Sesquicentennial Committee is looking for your memories of this building and events there. The stories will become part of the Arlington Sesquicentennial book to be published in 2006 celebrating 150 years of Arlington history. Written stories can be dropped off at Arlington State Bank, mailed to the Sesquicentennial Committee at Post Office Box 925, Arlington, Minnesota, or e-mailed to ddgrab@frontiernet.net (be sure to put SESQUICENTENNIAL in the subject line).
Arlington Historical Society 2004
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