Le Center, Minnesota

The Le Sueur County Courthouse and Jail are government buildings in Le Center, Minnesota, United States. They were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. The 1896 courthouse and 1914 jail were nominated to the Register for being local landmarks representative of Le Sueur County's government and the origin of Le Center as a purpose-built county seat.

Le Sueur County ( lə-SOOR) is a county located in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,674. Its county seat is Le Center. Le Sueur County is part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Tyler Lake is a lake in Le Sueur County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Tyler Lake was named after William L. Tyler, a pioneer who settled at the lake in 1858.

Lexington Township is a township in Le Sueur County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 763 at the 2000 census. Lexington Township was organized in 1858, taking its name from the settlement of Lexington.

St. Henry is an unincorporated community in Sharon Township, Le Sueur County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located along State Highway 112 (MN 112) near its junction with 261st Avenue / Silver Lake Road (County 112). Nearby places include Le Center, Le Sueur, Cleveland, Lexington, and Ottawa. ZIP codes 56057 (Le Center) and 56058 (Le Sueur) meet near St. Henry. The community is named for the Catholic church built by its first settlers. Its post office operated from 1870 to 1877, and 1880 to 1902.

Sleepy Eye Lake is a lake in Le Sueur County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Sleepy Eye Lake was named for Chief Sleepy Eye.

Lexington is an unincorporated community in Lexington Township, Le Sueur County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located along Le Sueur County Road 26 (Lexington Road), near its junctions with County Roads 5 and 32. Lexington is located within ZIP code 56057 based in Le Center. Nearby places include Le Center, Montgomery, St. Thomas, Heidelberg, St. Henry, and Cordova. Lexington had a station on the former Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad. Lexington was platted in 1857, and named directly or indirectly after Lexington, Massachusetts. The community had a post office from 1856 to 1907.

Decker Lake is a lake in Le Sueur County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Decker Lake was named for a local settler.

Cordova Township is a township in Le Sueur County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 517 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Cordova is located within Cordova Township.

Cordova is an unincorporated community in Cordova Township, Le Sueur County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located along Le Sueur County Road 2, near its junction with Le Sueur County Road 5 at Gorman Lake. County Roads 7 and 11 are also in the immediate area. The Little Cannon River is nearby. Cordova had a post office from 1857 to 1907. It was platted on September 28, 1867, and incorporated on February 27, 1878, but has since returned to being an unincorporated community within Cordova Township. Nearby places include Le Center, Waterville, Kilkenny, Montgomery, Lexington, Cleveland, and Elysian.

Sheas Lake is a lake in Le Sueur County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Sheas Lake was named for Timothy Shea, a pioneer who settled there.

Borer Lake is a lake in Le Sueur County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Borer Lake was named for Felix A. Borer, a county auditor.