Nicollet County, Minnesota
Historic newspapers, landmarks, and county history layers for genealogists and local historians.
At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 24 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1970. Most listings are in or near St. Peter, New Ulm, North Mankato.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
Library of CongressNewspaper directory data for Minnesota is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Nicollet titles at the Library of Congress.
National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP17 of 24 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
24 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBNicollet was formed in 1853 (1853-03-05) from Dakota.
NICOLLET created from DAKOTA.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusNicollet County population from 1860 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,773 | 12,333 | 14,774 | 15,036 | 18,282 | 20,929 | 23,196 | 26,929 | 29,771 | 34,454 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS44 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 44 of 44 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Anderson Family Cemetery |
| Belgrade Cemetery |
| Belgrade Swedish Cemetery |
| Bernadotte Lutheran Cemetery |
| Brighton Cemetery |
| Calvary Cemetery |
| Courtland Cemetery |
| Cullen Trading Post Cemetery |
| Episcopal Cemetery |
| Evangelical Cemetery |
| Fechner Farm Cemetery |
| Fort Ridgely State Cemetery |
| Gleason Private Cemetery |
| Green Lawn Cemetery |
| Greenwood Cemetery |
| Hebron Cemetery |
| Kern's Cemetery |
| Loffelmacher Private Cemetery |
| Middle Lake Catholic Cemetery |
| Nicollet Cemetery |
| Nicollet County Poor Farm Cemetery |
| Norseland Cemetery |
| Norseland Methodist Cemetery |
| Resurrection Cemetery |
| Saint George Catholic Cemetery |
| Saint Gregory Cemetery |
| Saint John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery |
| Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery |
| Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery |
| Saint Michael Cemetery |
| Saint Pauls Cemetery |
| Salem Methodist Cemetery |
| Sauer Cemetery |
| Scandian Grove Cemetery |
| Scandian Grove Lutheran Cemetery |
| Swan Lake Lutheran Cemetery |
| Trinity Cemetery |
| West Newton Cemetery |
| Williams Cemetery |
| Wood Hill Cemetery |
| Woodlawn Cemetery |
| Zimmerman Private Cemetery |
| Zion Cemetery |
| Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
HMdb linkMarker text and photos from the Historical Marker Database (HMdb) are not embedded here. HMdb allows non-commercial reuse with attribution, but commercial/compensated use needs written permission; this is a commercial site, so we only link out.
Search HMdb for Nicollet County, Minnesota
Terms: hmdb.org/copyright.asp. Linking is encouraged by HMdb.