Welcome to Olmsted County ...

Time Zone: Olmsted County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Rochester is the Seat for Olmsted County.

Olmsted County was founded in 1855. Olmsted was created by taking area from Fillmore, Wabasha and Rice Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Olmsted had a population of 158,188 people. This is an increase of 9.66% since the last Census (which gave a population of 144,248 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Olmsted represented 2.72% of the total population of Minnesota.

Below are some of the communities located in Olmsted County:

• Byron
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
  • Byron is located in Olmsted County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,691 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <3>
• Dover
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Olmsted County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <3>
• Eyota
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyota
  • Eyota is located in Olmsted County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,992 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eyota <3>
• Oronoco
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oronoco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoco
  • Oronoco is located in Olmsted County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oronoco <3>
• Rochester
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Rochester is located in Olmsted County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,862 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <3>
• Stewartville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
  • Stewartville is located in Olmsted County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewartville <3>

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to Minnesota
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  • Website for the Minnesota State Archives

• Websites specific to Olmsted County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Dodge County
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  • Fillmore County
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  • Goodhue County
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  • Mower County
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  • Wabasha County
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  • Winona County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Minnesota
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Minnesota
  • Cemeteries of Olmsted County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Minnesota
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Minnesota
  • Cemeteries of Olmsted County