Wilkin County is
a county located
in the U.S.
state of
Minnesota. It
was originally
established as
Toombs County on
March 8, 1858,
named after
Robert Toombs
(1810-85) of
Georgia, who had
been a member of
Congress,
1845-53, and was
U.S. senator,
1853-61. Mr.
Toombs became a
leading
disunionist,
then a
Confederate
secretary of
state in 1861,
and later was a
Confederate
general. In
1863, the county
was renamed Andy
Johnson County
after President
Andrew Johnson
and to
disassociate
with Mr. Toombs.
The county again
changed its name
to Wilkin County
in March 6,
1868.
