County · code 27045
Fillmore CountyMinnesota
Fillmore County is a Minnesota county with its seat in Preston, formed on March 5, 1853.
- Founded1853
- County seatPreston
- Named forMillard Fillmore
- Land area861 sq mi + 0.8 sq mi water
- Population21,228 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped20,918 checked 16 October 2026
Where it is
Fillmore on the map of Minnesota
Minnesota has 87 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1853 from Wabasha County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Fillmore County was formed in 1853 from Wabasha County, and named after Millard Fillmore. Preston is the county seat.
Deeds and plats from before 1853 for land now in Fillmore County may have been recorded in Wabasha County.
- 1853Fillmore County created Fillmore created from Wabasha, fully organized. · Minn. Terr. Laws 1853, ch. 11, sec. 4/p. 33
- 1854Gained territory Fillmore gained from Rice, lost to the creation of both Houston and Winona, lost to Wabasha, and lost to Non-County Area 4. · Minn. Terr. Laws 1854, ch. 29, pp. 70-71, and ch. 32, sec. 7/p. 78
- 1855Lost territory Fillmore lost to the creation of Olmsted. · Minn. Terr. Laws 1855, ch. 6, sec. 1/pp. 22-23
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Fillmore
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 20,918 parcels from Minnesota Geospatial Commons. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
checked 16 October 2026 -
Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Fillmore County yet.
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Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Fillmore by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Who to ask before you build, dig or sell
Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.
Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.
Permits
Zoning and code
County government
- County government
The official website of Fillmore County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Fillmore County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Fillmore County
- When was Fillmore County founded?
- Fillmore County was founded in 1853, formed from Wabasha County, and named after Millard Fillmore.
- What is the county seat of Fillmore County?
- The county seat of Fillmore County is Preston.
- Is there an online parcel map for Fillmore County?
- Yes. Minnesota Geospatial Commons publishes a parcel map of 20,918 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Fillmore County's boundary or name changed?
- Fillmore County was created in 1853 from Wabasha County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 2 later changes, chiefly involving Houston County, Olmsted County and Rice County.
- Who issues building permits in Fillmore County?
- The county's page on building permits: Land Use Permit Application - Accessory Building. Inside a city or town, ask that city first.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Fillmore County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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