Brown County, Minnesota

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Contents 1 Brown County, Minnesota 2 Maps and Boundaries 3 Communities 3.1 Cities 3.2 Townships 4 Historic Landmarks 5 Lakes 6 Records and Resources 7 Sources

Brown County, Minnesota

Welcome to the Brown County, Minnesota project page!

Brown County was officially organized by the U.S. Territorial Legislature on February 18, 1856 and is named after territorial councilor Joseph Renshaw Brown. The earliest pioneers included Germans, Norwegians, English, Irish, Luxembourgers, and Danes. Brown County is very proud of its historic roots and you will find history celebrated wherever you go.^[1]

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Maps and Boundaries

• Nicollet County (northeast)
• Blue Earth County (southeast)
• Watonwan County (south)
• Cottonwood County (southwest)
• Redwood County (west)
• Renville County (northwest)

Communities

Cities

Cobden

Comfrey (partial)

Evan

Hanska

New Ulm (county seat)

Sleepy Eye

Springfield

Townships

Albin Township

Bashaw Township

Burnstown Township

Cottonwood Township

Eden Township

Home Township

Lake Hanska Township

Leavenworth Township

Linden Township

Milford Township

Mulligan Township

North Star Township

Prairieville Township

Sigel Township

Stark Township

Stately Township

Historic Landmarks

There are 38 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.

Bendixon-Schmid House

C. Berg's Hotel

Bjorneberg Garage

Boesch, Hummel, and Maltzahn Block

Chicago and North Western Depot

Chicago and North Western Railroad Depot

Bernard Fesenmaier House

Flandrau State Park CCC/WPA/Rustic Style Historic Resources

Wanda Gág Childhood Home

Grand Hotel

Hermann Monument

Frederick W. Kiesling House

Kreitinger Garage

Lampert Lumber Company Line Yard

Liberal Union Hall

Gov. John Lind House

Melges Bakery

New Ulm Armory

New Ulm Commercial Historic District

New Ulm High School

New Ulm Oil Company Service Station

New Ulm Post Office

Nora Free Christian Church

Adolph C. Ochs House

Old Main, Dr. Martin Luther College

August Schell Brewing Company

Otto Schell House

Sleepy Eye Milling Company

W. W. Smith House

South Broadway Historic District

South German Street Historic District

St. Michael's School and Convent

Synsteby Site

Thormodson Barn

Turner Hall

Lakes

Altermatt Lake: mostly in Leavenworth Township, but the southern tip is in Mulligan Township

Bachelor Lake: in Stark Township

Boise Lake: in Burnstown Township

Clear Lake: in Sigel Township

Gilman Lake: in Stark Township

Horseshoe Lake: in Milford Township

Juni Lake: in Sigel Township

Lake Cottonwood: in Cottonwood Township

Lake Hanska: eastern half is in Lake Hanska Township; western half is in Albin Township

Linden Lake: in Linden Township

Lone Tree Lake: in Eden Township

Omsrud Lake: in Lake Hanska Township

School Lake: in Sigel Township

Sleepy Eye Lake: in Home Township

Zanders Lake: mostly in Stark Township, but the eastern fifth is in Sigel Township

Records and Resources

• https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/USA/Minnesota/Brown-County?id=county_1317
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Brown_County,_Minnesota
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_County,_Minnesota

Sources

1. ↑ "Welcome to Brown County!" Brown County of Minnesota. Accessed September 01, 2018. https://www.co.brown.mn.us/.