Fillmore County, Minnesota
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 38 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1973. Most listings are in or near Spring Valley, Preston, Lanesboro.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP29 of 38 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
38 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBFillmore was formed in 1853 (1853-03-05) from Wabasha.
FILLMORE created from WABASHA.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusFillmore County population from 1860 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13,542 | 28,162 | 28,238 | 25,330 | 25,830 | 24,465 | 23,768 | 21,930 | 21,122 | 21,228 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS92 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 80 of 92 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Amish Cemetery |
| Arendahl Cemetery |
| Baker Cemetery |
| Bateman Cemetery |
| Bell Cemetery |
| Bethlehem Cemetery |
| Big Spring Cemetery |
| Bloomfield Cemetery |
| Bloomfield Cemetery |
| Bristol Center Cemetery |
| Bristol Grove Cemetery |
| Calvary Cemetery |
| Calvary Cemetery |
| Canfield Cemetery |
| Carimona Cemetery |
| Carrolton Cemetery |
| Chatfield Cemetery |
| Cherry Grove Cemetery |
| Choice Cemetery |
| Crown Hill Cemetery |
| Duff Cemetery |
| East Grace Cemetery |
| Elliota Cemetery |
| Etna Cemetery |
| Fillmore Methodist Episcopal Cemetery |
| Forestville Cemetery |
| Fountain Cemetery |
| Gale Cemetery |
| Garness Cemetery |
| Greenfield Cemetery |
| Greenleafton Cemetery |
| Greenwood Cemetery |
| Hamilton Congregational Cemetery |
| Henry Cemetery |
| Henrytown Lutheran Cemetery |
| Highland Cemetery |
| Highland Prairie Cemetery |
| Holt Cemetery |
| Hungerholdt Cemetery |
| Hutton Cemetery |
| Immanuel Cemetery |
| Johnson Cemetery |
| Kopperud Cemetery |
| Lanesboro Cemetery |
| Lenora Cemetery |
| Lone Oak Cemetery |
| Loughrey Cemetery |
| Love Cemetery |
| Mabel Lutheran Cemetery |
| Midway Lutheran Cemetery |
| Millet Cemetery |
| Newburg Cemetery |
| North Highland Cemetery |
| North Sheie Cemetery |
| O'Dell Cemetery |
| Oak Hill Cemetery |
| Old Big Spring Cemetery |
| Old Greenleafton Cemetery |
| Ostrander Lutheran Cemetery |
| Pilot Mound Cemetery |
| Pioneer Cemetery |
| Prosper Cemetery |
| Rice Cemetery |
| Richland Prairie Presbyterian Cemetery |
| Root Prairie Lutheran Cemetery |
| Saetersdal Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery |
| Saint Columbanus Cemetery |
| Saint Ignatius Cemetery |
| Saint Johns Cemetery |
| Saint Joseph Cemetery |
| Saint Kilian's Cemetery |
| Saint Liguori Cemetery |
| Saint Marys Cemetery |
| Saint Marys Cemetery |
| Saint Mathews Cemetery |
| Saint Patrick's Catholic Cemetery |
| Saint Paul Cemetery |
| Sherwood Cemetery |
| Sodom Cemetery |
| South Fork Cemetery |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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