Pipestone County, Minnesota
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Pipestone County, Minnesota
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Pipestone County, Minnesota was created on May 23, 1857 (Organized in 1879) from Brown County. The county was named for sacred Dakota quarry of red pipestone found in the county, used in the making of ceremonial pipes. (County was originally called Rock County and Rock County used to be called Pipestone County. The Counties swapped names in 1862.)
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Maps and Boundaries
- Lincoln County (north)
- Lyon County (northeast)
- Murray County (east)
- Rock County (south)
- Minnehaha County, South Dakota (southwest)
- Moody County, South Dakota (west)
- Brookings County, South Dakota (northwest)
Communities
Cities
- Edgerton
- Hatfield
- Holland
- Ihlen
- Jasper (partly in Rock County)
- Pipestone (county seat)
- Ruthton
- Trosky
- Woodstock
Townships
- Aetna Township
- Altona Township
- Burke Township
- Eden Township
- Elmer Township
- Fountain Prairie Township
- Grange Township
- Gray Township
- Osborne Township
- Rock Township
- Sweet Township
- Troy Township
Records and Resources
- Historic Minnesota Places
- Progressive Pipestone
- Travel Pipestone
- Pipestone Chamber of Commerce
- Pipestone County Genealogical Records
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Jennifer (Gage) Reyes
Gilbertson Avenue in Pipestone was named after the Christian Gilbertson family (one of the Pioneer families of the area).
posted 4 May 2019 by Jennifer (Gage) Reyes
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