Dunn County, Wisconsin Genealogy

Guide to Dunn County Wisconsin ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

United States Wisconsin  Dunn County



County Courthouse
Dunn County Courthouse 800 Wilson Avenue Menomonie, WI 64751-2785; Phone: 715.232.1677

Register of Deeds has birth, marriage and death records from 1860 and land records

Parent County
1854--Dunn County was created 3 February 1854 from Chippewa County. County seat: Menomonie

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Wisconsin County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Wisconsin County Boundary Maps" (1790-1961) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties
Barron • Chippewa •  Eau Claire •  Pepin  •  Pierce  •  Polk  •  St. Croix

Cemeteries

 * Menomonie, Wisconsin Cemeteries
 * Cemeteries of Dunn County, Wisconsin WIGenWeb
 * New Haven Township Cemetery, Dunn Co. List of burials. USGenWeb Archives
 * St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery, Weston Township, Dunn County List of burials. USGenWeb Archives
 * Tombstone Photo Pages, Dunn County USGenWeb Archives



Census Records

 * 1855 Wisconsin State Census This census includes name of head of family; other individuals in the household are identified by sex and race, number of deaf and dumb, blind, insane and foreign born.
 * 1865 Wisconsin State Census Name index and images of the 1865 State Census which names the head of household. Most records have been destroyed but schedules exist for the following counties: Dunn, Green, Jackson, Kewaunee, Ozaukee, and Sheboygan.
 * 1875 Wisconsin State Census Identifies head of household by name.
 * 1885 Wisconsin State Census Search indexed census. Identifies by name of head of household.  Other information is statistical and identifies the rest of the household by race, gender and country of birth.
 * 1895 Wisconsin State Census Index and images. Identifies head of household by name. Other information is statistical.
 * 1905 Wisconsin State Census Name index and images of population. Enumerates by name all inhabitants.

Church History and Records

 * Menomonie, Wisconsin Church Records

Lutheran

 * Records of Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Wheeler, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Land and Property
Dunn County Register of Deeds 800 Wilson Avenue Room 135 Menomonie, WI 54751 Phone: (715) 232-1228 Fax: (715) 232-1229 Email: rod@co.dunn.wi.us

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Wisconsin
 * Family Maps of Dunn County, Wisconsin (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Civil War
Civil War service men from Dunn County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are many companies or regiments that were formed from men of Dunn County.


 * - 2nd Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry, Company L
 * - 5th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Companies A, F and K
 * - 5th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Reorganized, Companies B and C

Probate Records
Online Records


 * 1800 – 1987 Wisconsin Wills and Probate Records 1800-1987 at Ancestry.com — images and index $
 * 1848 – 1948 at FamilySearch — images

Repositories
See also a List of Wisconsin Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Archives, Libraries and Museums
University of Wisconsin Stout University Library 315 Tenth Ave. Menomonie, WI 54751 Telephone: 715-232-1215 Fax: 715-232-1783 Toll-Free: 1-800-787-8688 List of collections available in the Archives

Dunn County Genealogical Society (located at the Historical Society &amp; Museum below)''

Dunn County Historical Society PO Box 437 Menomonie, WI 54751 (715) 232-8685

Societies
Dunn County Historical Society PO Box 437 Menomonie, WI 54751 Phone: 715-232-8685 Website

Heritage Museum 1820 Wakanda Street Menomonie, Wisconsin 54751 Phone:715- 232-8685 All corespondence to PO Box 437 Website

Birth Records

 * 1826 - 1926 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1820 - 1907 at FamilySearch.org — index

Marriage Records

 * 1836 - 1930 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1973 - 1997 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1973 - 1997 Wisconsin Marriages, 1973-1997 at Ancestry.com — index/images $

Divorce Records

 * 1965 - 1984 at FamilySearch.org — index

Death Records

 * 1867 - 1907 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1835 - 1968 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1820 - 1907 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1959 - 1997 at FamilySearch.org — index

Web Sites

 * Dunn County, WI History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Dunn County WIGenWeb project
 * Dunn County WIGenWeb project