Monroe County, Wisconsin Genealogy

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



County Courthouse
Monroe County Courthouse 202 S K Street Sparta, WI 54656 Phone: 608.269.8705 Register of Deeds has birth, marriage death, and land records; Clerk of Courts has divorce, probate, court and naturalization records; Veterans Service Office has military records                                                                                                                                                                            Monroe County Local History Room & Museum is a Monroe County Department that has microfilm of county newspapers, early vital records, Wisconsin and US Censuses, naturalization records, tax rolls, probate records, military registration lists, as well as court records, church records, plat maps, school records, some cemetery records, family history books and files, yearbooks, and a large photo archive for researchers to access. Located next to the Monroe County Courthouse at 200 West Main St., Sparta. Records can be looked up in person or ordered via their website. Online indexes are always being updated and added to.

Parent County
1854--Monroe County was created 21 March 1854 from La Crosse County.County seat: Sparta

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
Jackson •  Juneau  •  La Crosse  •  Vernon



Biography

 * Monroe County Biographies WIGenWeb Archives project

Cemeteries

 * Monroe County Tombstone Photograph Pages USGenWeb Archives

Census

 * 1855 - 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 - 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 - 1875 Wisconsin State Census Identifies head of household by name.
 * 1885 - at FamilySearch — index and images. 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 - at FamilySearch — index and images. Identifies head of household by name. Other information is statistical.
 * 1905 - at FamilySearch — Name index and images of population. Enumerates by name all inhabitants.

Lutheran

 * Records of Trinity Lutheran Church, Cashton, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Directories

 * Sparta High School Senior Class of 1912 USGenWeb Archives
 * Sparta High School Senior Class of 1919 USGenWeb Archives
 * Directory of the Graduates of Tomah High School, 1880-1918 USGenWeb Archives

Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups

 * Wisconsin Resources - Ethnic Origins WIGenWeb project

History

 * Monroe County History USGenWeb project
 * Monroe County Historical Records USGenWeb Archives

Maps

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

Civil War
Civil War service men from Monroe 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 Monroe County.


 * - 3rd Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry, Companies A and G
 * - 10th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Companies H and I

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

Societies
Monroe County Historical Society 1488 Aqua Rd Black River Falls, WI 54615-7609 Telephone: 608-269-8680 Website

Monroe, Jackson, Juneau Genealogical Workshop Rt 3, Box 253 Sparta, WI 54615 Website

Foundation for Eastern European Family History Studies PO Box 321 Springville UT 84663 Website

Birth Records

 * 1826 - 1926 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1820 - 1907 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1826 - 1908 Wisconsin, Births and Christenings Index, 1826-1908 at Ancestry.com — 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

 * Monroe County Local History Room & Museum
 * Monroe County Local History Room & Museum Facebook Page
 * Monroe County, WI History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * WIGenWeb project
 * USGenWeb Archives
 * USGenWeb Archives