Goodhue County, Minnesota

Street maps, historic prints and keepsakes for 7 Goodhue County towns.

The largest by population is Red Wing (16,547).

About these towns

Cannon Falls: The first settler was Edway Stoughton. A Charles Parks settled the land that is now Cannon Falls in July 1854. Cannon Falls village proper was laid out by Richard and William Freeborn and platted in 1855 by county surveyor S.

Kenyon: It was founded in 1856 and named in honor of Kenyon College. It is known for the Boulevard of roses on main street, which is the namesake of the town festival "Rosefest" held every August.

Pine Island: Pine Island was platted in 1856. A post office has been in operation at Pine Island since 1856. The name of the town originates from an ancient Dakota language name Wazi Wíta (Island of Pines) originating from a cluster of pine trees at a bend in the river on the site of the modern-day town.

Red Wing: In the early 1850s, settlers from Mississippi River steamboats came to Red Wing to farm in Goodhue County. They encroached on traditional territory of the Mdewakanton Sioux.

Wanamingo: Wanamingo is a community in Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States, incorporated as a city. It lies along the North Fork of the Zumbro River.

Zumbrota: Zumbrota was claimed as a town in 1856 by Joseph Bailey and D.B. Goddard. The name Zumbrota appears to have resulted from a corruption of the French name for the local Zumbro River, Rivière des Embarras (Obstruction River), coupled with the Dakota toŋ (village).

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Founding years, populations and town notes come from each town's Wikipedia and Wikidata entries. All Minnesota towns.