Faribault County Polish Churches/Cemeteries

The Faribault County Catholic Churches are in the Diocese of Winona-Rochester.

PGS-MN Newsletter Article

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Fall 20001Silesian Polish Settlement in South Central Minnesota
by Jan Bias
(includes an old photo of St. Mary’s Church)

The following three churches in Wells, Easton, and Minnesota Lake each have their own history. They are currently combined as a tri-parish community.

Wells

St. Casimir’s Church (founded in 1881)

320 2nd Ave SW
Wells, MN 56097
507-553-5391



St. Casimir Cemetery

State Highway 109 and Half Moon Road
Wells, Minnesota



Rosehill Cemetery

56465-56499 180th Street
Wells, MN


Minnesota Lake

St. John the Baptist Church (founded in 1882)

The congregation was primarily Polish but had some German and Irish parishioners.

100 Park St. North
Minnesota Lake, MN 56068
507-462-3636



St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery

Blue Earth County, MN 
(The Cemetery is partly in Faribault County and part in Blue Earth County).


Easton /Wesner’s Grove

St. Mary’s Church (founded in 1866)

(also known as Wesner’s Grove Church)

  • Was the original church, located next to St. Mary’s Cemetery (also known as Our Lady of St. Carmel Cemetery – see below)
  • The parishioners were mainly German and Irish, but there were a few Polish also. 

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church

(built in 1885 and replaced in 1916)

  • Replaced St. Mary’s Church



Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cemetery

(also known as St. Mary’s Cemetery)
160th St and 470th Ave
Easton, MN