Columbia County, Wisconsin Genealogy

Guide to Columbia 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  Columbia County



County Courthouse
Columbia County Courthouse PO Box 177 Portage, WI 53901-0177 Phone.608.742.9654 Register of Deeds has land, burial, marriage, death and burial records; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records; Register in Probate has probate records

Parent County
1846--Columbia County was created 3 February 1846 from Portage County. County seat: Portage

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
For a list of record loss in Wisconsin Counties see: Wisconsin Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties
Adams • Dane • Dodge • Green Lake • Juneau • Marquette • Sauk

Census
1855 Wisconsin State Census— Free name index and images of the 1855 Wisconsin State Census can be viewed on FamilySearch.org. This census only identifies the head of family by name. The rest of the census is statistical.

Lutheran

 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Rio, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com.

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Wisconsin

Civil War
Civil War service men from Columbia 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 Columbia County.


 * - 2nd Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry, Companies E and G
 * - 3rd Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry, Company E
 * - 7th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Companies A and B
 * - 8th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company D
 * - 10th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company D
 * - 12th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company E

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

Birth Records

 * 1826 - 1926 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1835 - 1968 at FamilySearch.org — index

Death Records
1867 - 1907 at FamilySearch.org — index

1835 - 1968 at FamilySearch.org — index

Web Sites

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