Crawford County, Wisconsin Genealogy

Guide to Crawford 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  Crawford County



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.

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

County Courthouse
Crawford County Courthouse 220 N Beaumont Road; Prairie du Chien, WI 53821-1405 Phone: 608.326.0200 County Clerk has birth records from 1866, marriage records from 1820, death and burial records from 1880, divorce and court records from 1848 and probate records from 1819; see Michigan for 1820-1830 census

Neighboring Counties
Allamakee, Iowa • Clayton, Iowa •  Vernon •  Richland •  Grant

Cemeteries

 * Crawford County Cemetery Resources WIGenWeb Project
 * Crawford County Tombstone Photograph Pages USGenWeb Archives

Census Records

 * 1820 Census - Prairie du Chien WIGenWeb Project
 * 1836 Crawford County Territorial Census For 1836 USGenWeb Archives

State 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.

Federal Census

 * 1850 Crawford County Mortality Schedule WIGenWeb Project
 * 1860 Crawford County Mortality Schedule WIGenWeb Project
 * 1870 Crawford County Mortality Schedule WIGenWeb Project
 * 1880 Crawford County Mortality Schedule WIGenWeb Project

Church

 * Crawford County Churches WIGenWeb Project
 * Centennial History of St. Gabriel's Parish, Prairie du Chien USGenWeb Archives

Lutheran
Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Soldier's Grove


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

Prairie du Chien


 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Prairie du Chien, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Wauzeka


 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Wauzeka, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Map

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

Civil War
Civil War service men from Crawford 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 Crawford County.


 * - 3rd Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry, Company M


 * - 6th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company C
 * - 8th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company F
 * - 9th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company D
 * - 12th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company K

Probate
Online Records


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

Birth Records

 * 1826 - 1926 at FamilySearch.org
 * 1820 - 1907 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1826 - 1908 Wisconsin, Births and Christenings Index, 1826-1908 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1876 - 1907 Crawford County Birth Records WIGenWeb Project

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

Marriages

 * 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

Societies and Libraries
Crawford County Historical Society RFD 1, Box 17 Ferryville, WI 54628-9789 Phone: 608-734-3192

Crawford County Historical Society 17933 State Highway 27 South Mt. Sterling, WI, 54645-0072 Phone: 608-734-3192 Website

The Lower Wisconsin River Genealogical and Historical Research Center 60401 Wachuta Rd Prairie du Chien, WI 53821

Prairie du Chien Historical Society 202 S Wacouta Ave Prairie du Chien, WI 53821 Phone: 608-326-6321 Website

Area Research Center - University of Wisconsin-Platteville Southwest Wisconsin Room-Karrmann Library Platteville, WI 53818-3099 Phone: 608/342-171 Website

Hauge Norwegian History Center Jacob Vedvik 56302 County Rd B Ferryville, 54628 Phone: (608) 734-3192 Hours: Open by appointment for genealogical research Plan Your Visit: Town of Freeman - 2 miles West of Rising Sun on County Rd B

Websites

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