Lookup Public Records in Dodge County, Minnesota. Including Vital Birth and Death Records, Deeds, Probate, Property Records, Mortgages, Liens, Judgments, Marriage Licenses, Voter Registrar, Payroll, Military Discharges.
Dodge County, Minnesota Overview
Dodge County is located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The county was formed in 1855 and named after Henry Dodge, a former governor of Wisconsin. The county seat is Mantorville. According to the U.S. Census Bureau of 2013, the county has a population of approximately 20,349 people. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 440 square miles of which 439 square miles is land and 0.3 square miles is water. Dodge County borders the following counties: Rice County to the northwest; Goodhue County to the northeast; Olmsted County to the east; Mower County to the south and Steele County to the west. Dodge County has eight zip codes. The zip codes are 55917, 55924, 55927, 55940, 55944, 55955, 55963 and 55985. The most populated zip code is 55944.
Dodge County Recorder’s Office Information
The Dodge County Recorder’s Office records and preserves all permanent records pertaining to real estate in Dodge County. Documents such as deeds, mortgages, contracts, mechanics liens, mortgage assignments and releases, official plats of land in city and rural areas, etc., are all recorded by the Recorder’s Office. All documents similar to the ones listed above which are related to the Torrens land system are also recorded in this office with the Registrar of Titles.
The Recorder’s Office also provides abstracting services which include updating existing abstracts and creating new abstracts as well as performing tract searches and owners’ and encumbrances reports. Other miscellaneous services offered by this office are recording military service discharges, issuing of certified birth, death and marriage records, processing applications for marriage licenses, filing notary public commissions, renewing driver licenses and state ID cards, and taking passport photos.
The physical address of the Dodge County Recorder’s Office is:
721 Main Street North, Dept. 102
Mantorville, MN 55955
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (507)635-6250
Fax: (507)635-6265
Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Ryan DeCook is the Dodge County Recorder. He can be contacted at (507)635-6250 or emailed at [email protected]
| Dodge, MN Genealogy and Ancestry Records | |
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| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, USA Counties Data File Downloads | |
| Total Ancestries Reported 2005-2009 | 24,609 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - United States or American - 2005-2009 | 588 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Arab - 2005-2009 | 5 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - British - 2005-2009 | 22 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Czech - 2005-2009 | 358 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Danish - 2005-2009 | 400 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Dutch - 2005-2009 | 342 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - English - 2005-2009 | 1,396 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - European - 2005-2009 | 61 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - French (except Basque) - 2005-2009 | 653 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - French Canadian - 2005-2009 | 51 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - German - 2005-2009 | 8,375 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Greek - 2005-2009 | 9 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Hungarian - 2005-2009 | 27 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Irish - 2005-2009 | 2,138 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Italian - 2005-2009 | 187 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Lithuanian - 2005-2009 | 2 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Norwegian - 2005-2009 | 4,850 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Polish - 2005-2009 | 657 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Portuguese - 2005-2009 | 0 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Russian - 2005-2009 | 43 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Scotch-Irish - 2005-2009 | 186 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Scottish - 2005-2009 | 345 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Slovak - 2005-2009 | 4 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Subsaharan African - 2005-2009 | 12 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Swedish - 2005-2009 | 1,054 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Swiss - 2005-2009 | 287 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Ukrainian - 2005-2009 | 0 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Welsh - 2005-2009 | 61 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) - 2005-2009 | 0 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Other Groups - 2005-2009 | 1,934 |
| Dodge County Marriage License Office | |
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In order to obtain a marriage license in Dodge County, the applicants must apply together, in person, at the County Clerk’s office. Both parties must present their state-issued picture ID, military ID, or passport, and know their social security number | |
| State Law: | Marriage License – Ch. 551, 551.101 – 551.111 and Barring of dower; antenuptial pecuniary provisions – Ch. 558, §558.16 |
| All State Statutes: | Information is online at the State Website |
| Office: | Dodge County Marriage License |
| Location: | Dodge County Recorder, 22 East 6Th Street, Mantorville, Minnesota, 55955 |
| Phone: | 507-635-6250 |
Dodge County Recorder’s Office
Address: 721 Main Street North, Dept. 101 Mantorville, MN 55955, USA
Phone: 507-635-6250