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Goodhue County, Minnesota

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67historic places
—earliest paper
1853formed
47,582pop. 2020
82cemeteries
—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 67 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1970. Most listings are in or near Red Wing, Cannon Falls, Pine Island.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

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National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

50 of 67 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

67 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
Anderson, Alexander P., Estate-Tower ViewRed WingBuilding1977
Bank of Pine Island, Opera House BlockPine IslandBuilding1980
Barn BluffRed WingDistrict1990
Bartron SiteRed WingSite1970
Baslington, George, FarmhousePine IslandBuilding1980
Bridge No. 12Red WingStructure1989
Bringgold, Jacob A. and Mary Finn HousePine IslandBuilding2014
Burpee, Anna and Samuel Murry, HousePine IslandBuilding1980
Cannon Falls Commercial Historic DistrictCannon FallsDistrict2000
Cannon Falls SchoolCannon FallsBuilding1980
Carleton AirportStantonDistrict2004
Carlson, G. A., Lime KilnRed WingStructure1976
Chicago Great Western DepotRed WingBuilding1980
Church of St. Rose of LimaKenyonBuilding2013
Church of the Redeemer-EpiscopalCannon FallsBuilding1980
Cross of Christ Lutheran ChurchRed WingBuilding1980
Dammon Round BarnRed WingBuilding1980
District No. 20 SchoolRed WingBuilding1980
Ellsworth Hotel Livery StableCannon FallsBuilding1980
Firemen's HallCannon FallsBuilding1980
First Congregational Church of ZumbrotaZumbrotaBuilding1980
Florence Town HallFlorence TownshipBuilding2000
Fort Sweeney SiteRed WingSite1970
Fryk, E. J., BarnRed WingBuilding1980
Gellett, Capt. Charles, HouseCannon FallsBuilding1980
Gladstone BuildingRed WingBuilding1979
Gunderson, Martin T., HouseKenyonBuilding1975
Hauge Lutheran ChurchKenyonBuilding1980
Hewitt, Dr. Charles, LaboratoryRed WingBuilding1979
Holden Lutheran Church ParsonageKenyonBuilding1980
Hoyt, E. S., HouseRed WingBuilding1975
Immanuel Lutheran ChurchRed WingBuilding1980
Kappel Wagon WorksRed WingBuilding1979
Keystone BuildingRed WingBuilding1979
Lawther, James L., HouseRed WingBuilding1975
Mendota to Wabasha Military Road: Cannon River SectionRed WingStructure1991
Miller, Harrison, FarmhouseCannon FallsBuilding1978
Miller, John, FarmhouseCannon FallsBuilding1980
Minnesota State Training SchoolRed WingBuilding1973
Minnesota Stoneware CompanyRed WingBuilding1979
Nansen Agricultural Historic DistrictHoldenDistrict2000
Oakwood CemeteryRed WingDistrict2012
Old Frontenac Historic DistrictRed WingDistrict1973
Old Frontenac Historic District (Additional Documentation)Red WingDistrict1973
Oxford Mill RuinCannon FallsBuilding1980
Pine Island City Hall and Fire StationPine IslandBuilding1980
Pratt-Tabor HouseRed WingBuilding1979
Red Wing City HallRed WingBuilding1979
Red Wing Iron WorksRed WingBuilding1979
Red Wing Mall Historic DistrictRed WingDistrict1980
Red Wing Residential Historic DistrictRed WingDistrict1982
Red Wing WaterworksRed WingBuilding2013
Roscoe Butter and Cheese FactoryPine IslandBuilding1980
Sheldon, T. B., Memorial AuditoriumRed WingBuilding1976
Sheldon, Theodore B., HouseRed WingBuilding1976
Spring Creek PetroglyphsRed WingSite1996
St. James HotelRed WingBuilding1977
St. James Hotel and Buildings (Boundary Increase)Red WingBuilding1982
Third Street BridgeCannon FallsStructure1989
Towne-Akenson HouseRed WingBuilding1979
Vasa Historic DistrictRed WingDistrict1975
Wallauer, Fred, FarmhouseRed WingBuilding1980
Yale Hardware StoreCannon FallsBuilding1980
Yale, Darwin E., HouseCannon FallsBuilding1980
Zumbrota Covered BridgeZumbrotaStructure1975
Ȟe Mni Caŋ-Barn Bluff Historic District (Additional Documentation)Red WingDistrict1990
Ȟe Mni Caŋ-Barn Bluff Historic District (Boundary Increase)Red WingDistrict2025

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Goodhue was formed in 1853 (1853-03-05) from Dakota, Wabasha.

GOODHUE created from DAKOTA and WABASHA.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Goodhue County population from 1860 to 2020 (Census historical series).

48k28k8,9771860188019201940196020002020
1860188019001920194019501960198020002020
8,97729,65131,13730,79931,56432,11833,03538,74944,12747,582

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

82 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 80 of 82 listed
NameLatLon
Andrist Cemetery (historical)44.20278-92.76389
Aspelund Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery44.32713-92.87164
Belvidere Union Cemetery44.44857-92.49185
Burnside Cemetery44.56774-92.61713
Calvary Cemetery44.54302-92.52129
Cannon Falls Cemetery44.50944-92.89167
Cannon River Cemetery44.53552-92.84117
Cannon River Lutheran Church Cemetery44.54305-92.81055
Comstock Cemetery44.23138-92.83055
Corles Private Cemetery44.45888-92.41083
County Line Cemetery44.19638-92.71138
Dale Cemetery44.26805-92.84721
Eidsvold Cemetery44.3775-92.89056
Episcopal Cemetery44.52518-92.33651
Episcopal Church Cemetery44.40614-92.78747
Evergreen Cemetery44.39867-92.63086
Fairpoint Cemetery44.20385-92.86408
Free Mission Cemetery44.20416-92.71166
German Evangelical Cemetery44.45694-92.59166
German Lutheran Cemetery44.49028-92.535
German Lutheran Cemetery44.41846-92.45096
German Lutheran Cemetery44.35471-92.73055
German Methodist Episcopal Cemetery44.34583-93.00055
German Methodist Episcopal Cemetery44.49165-92.54318
Goodhue County Poor Farm Cemetery44.57498-92.59346
Goodhue Presbyterian Cemetery44.39831-92.59278
Grace Luthern Church Cemetery44.37274-92.58729
Hauge Cemetery44.25536-93.02175
Hegre Church Cemetery44.19746-92.92547
Hof Norwegian Lutheran Church Cemetery44.42166-92.54999
Holden Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery44.32042-92.89355
Hope Cemetery44.48314-92.63686
Jempland Cemetery44.48413-92.75464
Kelsey Family Cemetery44.21944-92.82916
Knoll Cemetery44.3272-93.02566
Land Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery44.29286-92.70154
Little Cannon Cemetery44.32699-92.98135
Messiah Episcopal Cemetery44.54277-92.64833
Minneola German Methodist Cemetery44.35499-92.78888
Minneola Lutheran Cemetery44.36944-92.76027
Mount Carmel Cemetery44.59663-92.66158
Nazareth Lutheran Church Cemetery44.36799-92.79916
Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery44.27063-93.01041
Norwegian Methodist Episcopal Cemetery44.41139-92.51649
Oakwood Cemetery44.55052-92.51935
Old Cemetery44.40833-92.84861
Old German Evangelical Cemetery44.43638-92.43484
Oxford Cemetery44.46691-92.95493
Pine Island Cemetery44.2047-92.63886
Prairie Island Cemetery44.64468-92.67769
Saint Anscars Cemetery44.49858-92.9052
Saint Columbkill's Catholic Church Cemetery44.42039-92.70065
Saint John's Cemetery44.35528-92.72031
Saint John's German Lutheran Cemetery44.41873-92.58461
Saint Johns Cemetery44.56579-92.56991
Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery44.3686-92.51444
Saint Michaels Cemetery44.29785-92.97532
Saint Peter's German Lutheran Cemetery44.23999-92.59027
Saint Rose Cemetery44.21833-92.85583
Scherf Cemetery44.5111-92.47777
Spring Garden Cemetery44.4275-92.82722
Stordahl Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery44.26138-92.72999
Swedish Cemetery44.4198-92.65111
Swedish Methodist Episcopal Cemetery44.50306-92.71154
Synod Cemetery44.28749-92.68694
Trinity Cemetery44.31885-92.79158
United Cemetery44.29917-92.68145
Urland Cemetery44.39861-92.8925
Vasa Cemetery44.504-92.7257
Villa Maria Cemetery44.51333-92.33055
Vining Cemetery44.4908-92.33886
Wacouta Cemetery44.54755-92.42947
Wacouta Cemetery44.54781-92.42912
Wanamingo Cemetery44.31564-92.81135
Wangen Prairie Cemetery44.45278-92.955
Wangs Cemetery44.35662-92.99909
Welch Cemetery44.59999-92.73055
Wells Creek Cemetery44.48468-92.44323
West Florence Cemetery44.46636-92.41074
Zion Cemetery44.42688-92.65383

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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