Steele County founded in 1855, was named after Franklin Steele, a prominent pioneer of Minneapolis. The county covers an area of 432.16 sq mi, with a population of more than 36.5 K with an excellent admixture of White, Native American, black or African American, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Pacific Islander, and others including over 12.8K households and 9K families. Owatonna forms the county seat and the largest metropolis of the county.

The Steele County data archive is enriched with huge collection of public and vital records on origin and birth details, obituary notice, marriage volume number, immigration and naturalization specifics, marriage and divorce details, American Civil War history, census data, real estate and property facts, land and estate data, death facts, war and enlistment data, last will or probate specifics, World War I and II information, civil court case lookups, burial and cemetery details and the likes. This site thus plays a significant role when it comes to the study of genealogy through the internet!