Heron Lake Genealogy (in Jackson County, MN)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Heron Lake are also found through the Jackson County and Minnesota pages.


Heron Lake Cemetery Records

Lakeside Cemetery Find a Grave online

Sacred Heart Cemetery Find a Grave online

Sacred Heart Cemetery Billion Graves online

Heron Lake Census Records

Federal Census of 1940, Heron Lake, Minnesota LDS Genealogy online

Heron Lake Church Records

Heron Lake church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Salem Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Congregation church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

The Evangelical Lutheran Church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Heron Lake Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Heron Lake, Jackson County, Minnesota, January 1900 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Heron Lake, Jackson County, Minnesota, January 1913 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Heron Lake, Jackson County, Minnesota, January 1947 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Heron Lake, Jackson County, Minnesota, June 1894 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Heron Lake, Jackson County, Minnesota, September 1926 Library of Congress online

Heron Lake Newspapers and Obituaries

The Tri-county news, 2016-01-06 to 2018-12-26 Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub online

Offline Newspapers for Heron Lake

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Guardian. (Heron Lake, Jackson County, Minn.) 1880-1883

Heron Lake News. (Heron Lake, Minn.) 1886-1980

Jackson County Times. (Heron Lake, Jackson County, Minn.) 1895-1913

Mail Call. (Heron Lake, Minn.) 1944-1946

Tri-County News. (Heron Lake, Minn.) 1981-Current



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