Green County, Wisconsin Genealogy

United States &gt; Wisconsin &gt; Green County Green County; 1016 16th Ave; Monroe, WI 53566-2098; Ph. 608.328.9430 Details: (Reg of Deeds has b rec from 1907, m rec from 1846, d rec from 1878 &amp; land rec; Clk Cir Ct has div &amp; ct rec; Co Judge has pro rec)

Parent County
1836--Green County was created 8 December 1836 from Iowa County. County seat: Monroe

Neighboring Counties

 * Dane
 * Iowa
 * Lafayette
 * Rock
 * Stephenson County, Illinois
 * Winnebago County, Illinois

Cemeteries

 * State Line Cemetery, Davis BillionGraves. This cemetery literally straddles the state line, with the bulk of the cemetery, and therefore nearly all of the burials, actually in Illinois. Access, however, is from East State Line Road on the Wisconsin side.

Census
1855 Wisconsin State Census— Free indexed the 1855 Wisconsin State Census can be searched 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 indexed the 1885 Wisconsin State Census can be searched 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.

Newspapers
Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Freeport, Illinois newspapers from the late 1800's and early 1900's that covered local news on residents from Green County. The Rock Island Public Library in Rock Island, Illinois provides free access to this database at its library.

Probate Records

 * Wisconsin, Probate Estate Files, 1848-1933 - includes files from 1848-1885; via FamilySearch. As of 5/29/11 included images that can only be browsed, not searched.

Family History Centers
*Introduction to LDS Family History Centers


 * Monroe Wisconsin Family History Center