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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 designated Pipestone County, and the name Rock County was attached to the present Pipestone. In 1862 the Minnesota state legislature changed the designations, attaching the present names to the present counties. On March 5, 1870, the state legislature approved an act that finalized the county's organization and designated Luverne as the county seat. The county's name came from the Rock River, which in turn is named for a prominent rocky outcrop (designated "The Rock" on an 1843 map of the area) of reddish-gray quartzite, about 3 miles north of Luverne. The mound dramatically contrasts with the low surrounding prairie. Another source attributes the county name to its rocky soil.
Adjacent Counties
- Pipestone County
- Moody County, South Dakota
- Minnehaha County, South Dakota
- Lyon County, Iowa
- Nobles County
- Murray County
Cities, Townships & Communities
- Ash Creek
- Battle Plain
- Beaver Creek
- Bruce
- Carnegie
- Clinton
- Denver
- Hardwick
- Hills
- Jasper (part)
- Kanaranzi
- Kenneth
- Luverne (County Seat)
- Magnolia
- Manley
- Martin
- Mound
- Rose Dell
- Springwater
- Steen
- Vienna
Cemeteries
Links
National Register of Historic Places
Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (part)
Rock County Historical Society
