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Guide to Lafayette County Wisconsin genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Lafayette County, Wisconsin | |
| Map | |
 Location of Wisconsin in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | January 31, 1846 |
|---|---|
| County Seat | Darlington |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Lafayette County Courthouse 626 Main Street Darlington, WI 53530; Phone. 608.776.4850 |
County Courthouse
Lafayette County Courthouse
626 Main Street
Darlington, WI 53530;
Phone. 608.776.4850
Register of Deeds has birth records from 1860,
marriage records from 1847, death records from
1877 and land records from 1840; Clerk Court has
divorce and court records; Registrar in Probate has
probate records [1]
Historical Facts
Parent County
1846--Lafayette County was created 31 January 1846 fromIowa County. County seat: Darlington [1]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Bible Records
Biography
Cemeteries
Census
1855 Wisconsin State Census— Free searchable index to the 1855 Wisconsin State Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search This census includes name of head of family, individuals in the household by sex and race, number of deaf and dumb, blind, insane and foreign born.
1855 Wisconsin State Census— Free searchable index to the 1855 Wisconsin State Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search This census includes name of head of family, individuals in the household by sex and race, number of deaf and dumb, blind, insane and foreign born.
Church History and Records
Court Records
Crime and Criminals
Directories
Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups
Germans
Gazetteers
Genealogy
History
Land and Property
Maps
Migration
Military History and Records
Naturalization and Citizenship
Newspapers
Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Freeport, Illinois newspapers from the late 1800's and early 1900's that covered local news on residents from Lafayette County. The Rock Island Public Library in Rock Island, Illinois provides free access to this database at its library.
Obituaries
Periodicals
Probate Records
Repositories
Archives, Libraries and Museums
County Courthouse
Family History Centers
Societies
Taxation
Vital Records
Birth
Marriage
Divorce
Death
Voting Registers
Web Sites
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. page 757 Lafayette County, Wisconsin (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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