Juneau County, Wisconsin Genealogy

Guide to Juneau 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  Juneau County



County Courthouse
Juneau County Clerk 220 E State Street Mauston, WI 53948; Phone. 608.847.9300 Register of Deeds has birth, marriage and death records from 1880 and land records from 1854; Clerk of Court has divorce and court records; Register in Probate has probate records

Parent County
1856--Juneau County was created 13 October 1856 from Adams County. County seat: Mauston

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.

Places / Localities

 * Wis Home Town Locator Gazatteer - Juneau County   Place Names

Neighboring Counties
Adams •  Columbia  •  Jackson  •  Monroe  •  Sauk  •  Vernon  •  Wood

Cemeteries

 * Cemeteries Listed at US Gen Web Archives
 * Cemeteries Listed at Wi/US Gen Web
 * Find a grave Juneau County Cemetery Map
 * Find a grave Juneau County Cemetery List
 * Juneau County Tombstone Photograph Pages USGenWeb Archives

Census

 * 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

 * Mauston, Wisconsin Church Records
 * Juneau County Cemeteries and Churches WIGenWeb project

History

 * Juneau County History WIGenWeb project

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Wisconsin
 * Juneau County Township Map (simple map showing Townships)
 * WI Home Town Locator Outline of Juneau County over google map

Civil War
Civil War service men from Juneau 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 Juneau County.


 * - 6th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company K
 * - 10th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Companies E and H


 * Mauston, Wisconsin History

Newspapers

 * Juneau County Family History Search Page at Ancestry.com (requires subscription) $

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 Genealogical Societies

Archives, Libraries and Museums
Nelis R. Kampenga Archives and Area Research Center University of Wisconsin Library 900 Reserve Street, Room 520 Stevens Point, WI 54481-1962 Phone: 715-346-2586 Website Email: archives@uwsp.edu

Societies
Juneau County Historical Society PO Box 321 Mauston, WI 53948 Phone: 608-462-5931 Email:[mailto:rclarkjco@hotmail.com] 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

 * Juneau County, WI History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * US/Wi Gen Web Juneau County Page
 * US Gen Web Archives Juneau County
 * Rootsweb Linkpendium Juneau County
 * American Local History Network - Juneau County
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Trails - Juneau County
 * American History and Genealogy Project - Juneau County
 * Juneau County Family History Search Page at Ancestry.com (requires subscription) $
 * Cyndi's List Wis (scroll down or search to Juneau County)
 * Live Roots - Juneau County
 * Live Roots - Juneau County