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

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

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

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 $

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

Websites

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