La Crosse County, Wisconsin Genealogy

United States Wisconsin  La Crosse County

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



County Courthouse
La Crosse County Courthouse 400 4th Street North La Crosse, WI 54601-3200 Phone. 608.785.9577

Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, death and land records from 1851; Clerk of Courts has divorce and court records; Register in Probate has probate records from 1851

Historical Facts
La Crosse County, Wisconsin is on the border with Minnesota, and the larger town of La Crosse is just across from Winona, Minnesota.

The La Crosse Public Library has La Crosse county history and geography resources online at Lacrosse Library Genealogy. Lacrosse Library History

Parent County
1851--La Crosse County was created 1 March 1851from Crawford County. County seat: La Crosse

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
Houston County, Minnesota •  Jackson  •  Monroe  •  Trempealeau  •  Vernon  •  Winona County, Minnesota



Cemeteries
The La Crosse Public Library has a La Crosse county cemetery index online at Lacrosse Library Cemeteries

Census
1855 Wisconsin State Census— Free searchable index to the 1855 Wisconsin State Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search This census includes name of head of family, individuals in the household by sex and race, number of deaf and dumb, blind, insane and foreign born.

1875 Wisconsin State Census— Free searchable index to the 1875 Wisconsin State Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search This census includes name of head of family, individuals in the household by sex and race, number of deaf and dumb, blind, insane and foreign born.

1885 Wisconsin State Census— Free searchable index to the 1885 Wisconsin State Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search This census includes name of head of family, individuals in the household by sex and race, number of deaf and dumb, blind, insane and foreign born.

1895 Wisconsin State Census— Free searchable index to the 1895 Wisconsin State Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search This census includes name of head of family, individuals in the household by sex and race, number of deaf and dumb, blind, insane and foreign born.

1905 Wisconsin State Census— Free searchable index to the 1905 Wisconsin State Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search This census includes name of head of family, individuals in the household by sex and race, number of deaf and dumb, blind, insane and foreign born.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * La Crosse

Lutheran

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

Directories
The La Crosse Public Library has online versions of several historic La Crosse city directories at lacrosselibrary.org/city%20directories/. Directories available for 1866, 1870, 1876, 1880, 1885, 1890, 1895, 1900, 1905.

History

 * La_Crosse

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Wisconsin

Civil War
Civil War service men from La Crosse 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 La Crosse County.


 * - 2nd Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry, Companies B, D, H, and L
 * - 3rd Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry, Company A
 * - 8th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company I
 * - 9th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company F
 * - 9th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Reorganized, Company C
 * - 12th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company E
 * - 14th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company D

Obituaries
The La Crosse Public Library has an obituary index online at La Crosse Obituaries. Requests for photocopies of the obituaries can be ordered by mail from the library for a small fee.

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

Family History Centers

 * La Crosse Wisconsin Family History Center

Societies
La Crosse County Historical Society 429 7th Street N La Crosse 54601-3301

La Crosse Heritage Association 600 3rd Street N La Crosse 54601-6299

La Crosse Area Genealogical Society PO Box 1782 La Crosse, WI 54602 Website

La Crosse County Historical Society PO Box 1272 La Crosse, WI 54602-1272 Phone: 608-782-1980

Family History Center Family History Library Holdings LaCrosse Wisconsin 701 Well St Onalaska, La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States Phone: 608-783-3619 Website Hours: T-Th, Sat 9am-12pm; W-Th 6pm-9pm

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

 * La Crosse County, WI History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.