County · code 27173
Yellow Medicine CountyMinnesota
Yellow Medicine County, in Minnesota, was created in 1871 from Redwood County and has its seat in Granite Falls.
- Founded1871
- County seatGranite Falls
- Named forYellow Medicine River, Minnesota
- Land area759 sq mi + 4.1 sq mi water
- Population9,528 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped10,784 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Yellow Medicine on the map of Minnesota
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History
Formed in 1871 from Redwood County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Yellow Medicine County was created from Redwood County in 1871 and organized for county government while attached to Redwood for judicial purposes. The county was fully organized and detached from Redwood in 1874. Yellow Medicine County is named after the Yellow Medicine River.
- 1871Yellow Medicine County created Yellow Medicine created from Redwood; Yellow Medicine organized for county government, attached to Redwood "for judicial purposes." · Minn. Laws 1871, gen., ch. 98, secs. 1-2, 4, 6/pp. 165-167
- 1874Changed Yellow Medicine fully organized, detached from Redwood. · Minn. Laws 1874, gen., ch. 92, sec. 1/p. 236
- 1874Changed Seward authorized to be created from Lac Qui Parle, Lincoln, and Yellow Medicine, dependent upon local referendum that failed; county never created. · Brown, 245; Minn. Laws 1874, gen., ch. 99, secs. 1, 4/pp. 240-242
- 1879Changed Canby (proposed) authorized to be created from Lac Qui Parle, Lincoln, and Yellow Medicine, dependent upon local referendum that failed; county never created. · Minn. Laws 1879, gen., ch. 62, secs. 1, 4, 6, 8/pp. 64-65; Upham, 593
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Yellow Medicine
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 10,784 parcels from Yellow Medicine County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
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Address points Official
One point per address, 5,129 in all from Minnesota Geospatial Information Office (MnGeo), Minnesota Geospatial Commons.
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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
Yellow Medicine 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
Yellow Medicine County's official site
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County government
- County government
The official website of Yellow Medicine County.
See your own lot on these maps
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Questions
Common questions about Yellow Medicine County
- When was Yellow Medicine County founded?
- Yellow Medicine County was founded in 1871, formed from Redwood County, and named after Yellow Medicine River, Minnesota.
- What is the county seat of Yellow Medicine County?
- The county seat of Yellow Medicine County is Granite Falls.
- Is there an online parcel map for Yellow Medicine County?
- Yes. Yellow Medicine County publishes a parcel map of 10,784 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Yellow Medicine County's boundary or name changed?
- Yellow Medicine County was created in 1871 from Redwood County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change, chiefly involving Redwood County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Yellow Medicine 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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