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Redwood County, Minnesota

Street maps, historic prints and keepsakes for 15 Redwood County towns.

The oldest is Redwood Falls, established 1876. The largest by population is Morgan (888).

Town	Established	Population
Belview	–	291
Clements	–	155
Delhi	–	46
Lamberton	–	792
Lucan	–	214
Milroy	–	259
Morgan	1889	888
Redwood Falls	1876	178
Revere	–	89
Sanborn	–	323
Seaforth	–	82
Vesta	–	276
Wabasso	–	739
Walnut Grove	1879	751
Wanda	–	72

About these towns

Belview: A post office called Belview has been in operation since 1887. Belview was platted in 1889. The name Belview is derived from the French language, meaning "beautiful view".

Delhi: The Delhi Coronet Band Hall, built in 1896 for a community band, served as the venue for many social and political events in Delhi and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Milroy: It is named after Robert H. Milroy, a Union Army general in the American Civil War.

Morgan: Morgan was platted in 1878. The city was named for Lewis H. Morgan (1818-1881), an American politician and anthropologist. A post office has been in operation in Morgan since 1878.

Redwood Falls: As the immigrant and the Euro-American population of the North American east coast region grew, population pressures affected people far inland. People moved west to find new homes as more and more land was used by farmers.

Sanborn: Sanborn was platted in 1881 and incorporated November 17, 1891. It was named in honor of Sherburn Sanborn, who for many years was an officer of the Chicago and Northwestern railway company.

Seaforth: Seaforth was originally called Okawa, and under the latter name was platted in 1894. The present name is after Loch Seaforth, in Scotland.

Wabasso: Wabasso was platted in 1889. Wabasso is a name derived from ‘waabooz’ (IPA: [waːbʊːs]), the Ojibwe word for “snowshoe hare” or more generally "rabbit".

Walnut Grove: In 1862, a massacre occurred at Lake Shetek that became known as Slaughter Slough. One of the survivors, Henry W. Smith, escaped and made his way to Walnut Grove to warn the village.