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The county was formed on May 23, 1857 by act of the territorial legislature, but was not organized at that time. The area was first designated Rock County while the name Pipestone County was attached to neighboring Rock County. An act of the Minnesota state legislature on February 20, 1862, swapped the designations, attaching the present names to the present counties, due to the pipestone quarry in this county.
Pipestone County organization was effected by a state act on January 27, 1879, with Pipestone City (which had been platted in 1876) as the county seat (the name of the county seat was later shortened to Pipestone). The pipestones are from deposits of red pipestone Native Americans used to make pipes.
Adjacent Counties
- Lincoln County
- Brookings County, SD
- Moody County, SD
- Minnehaha County, SD
- Rock County
- Lyon County
- Murray County
Cities, Townships & Communities
Aetna | Airlie | Altona | Burke | Cazenovia | Cresson | Diamond Corner | Eden | Edgerton | Elmer | Fountain Prairie | Grange | Gray | Hatfield | Holland | Ihlen | Jasper (part) | Osborne | Pipestone (County Seat) | Rock | Ruthton | Sweet | Trosky | Troy | Woodstock
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