Blue Earth County, County seat in southern Minnesota, United States.
Blue Earth County spans 766 square miles of agricultural land with rolling hills and two major rivers flowing through its territory.
The county was established on March 5, 1853, when settlers divided portions of Dakota County and free territory into a new administrative region.
The Dakota people, particularly the Sisseton tribe, maintained strong connections to the land before European settlement changed the regional demographics.
The county government provides residents with extensive online resources, including property information systems and details about surplus inventory auctions.
The name originates from the blue-green clay deposits found along the banks of the Blue Earth River that flows through the region.
Location: Minnesota
Inception: March 5, 1853
Capital city: Mankato
Shares border with: Nicollet County, Faribault County, Le Sueur County, Waseca County, Martin County, Watonwan County, Brown County
Website: http://co.blue-earth.mn.us
GPS coordinates: 44.03000,-94.06000
Latest update: May 27, 2025 11:42
Minneopa State Park
15.1 km
Seppman Mill
15.5 km
Lorin Cray House
15.3 km
First National Bank of Mankato
15.9 km
Blue Earth County Courthouse
15.7 km
Renesselaer D. Hubbard House
15.3 km
Kern Bridge
9 km
Dodd Ford Bridge
19.9 km
First Baptist Church
8.8 km
First Presbyterian Church
15.7 km
Marsh Concrete Rainbow Arch Bridge
33.3 km
Old Main
15.5 km
West Bridge
29.8 km
Peter Kremer House
27.7 km
Union Presbyterian Church
33.3 km
Sterling Congregational Church
14.6 km
Lucas Troendle House
14.1 km
Shanaska Creek Bridge
29.3 km
Janesville Free Public Library
29.8 km
Adolph O. Eberhart House
14.9 km
J.R. Brandrup House
14.4 km
Charles Chapman House
14.1 km
Mapleton Public Library
14 km
William Irving House
14.8 km
Minneopa State Park WPA/Rustic Style Historic Resources
13.4 km
Madelia Theater
28.8 km
Linnaeus Arboretum
33 km
Old Main
33.4 kmReviews
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