Talk:Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

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Parent County
1856--Eau Claire County was created 6 October 1856 from Chippewa County. County seat: Eundefinedau Claire


 * This county was first known as the town of "Clearwater," being the southern-most township in Chippewa County. Later, it was renamed the "French translation of Clearwater" = "Eau Claire."

Neighboring Counties
• Buffalo •  Chippewa •  Clark •  Dunn •  Jackson •  Pepin •  Trempealeau

HOW EACH COLUMN HELPS YOU WITH YOUR RESEARCH:
1. Populated Places column: names the "place" or "location" of interest.

2. TYPE column: gives type of place or location (i.e. village, town, city, etc.).

3. FHL CATALOG column: links the "catagories of sources" available in the FamilySearch Library for the place or location.

4. WIKIPEDIA column: like WIKI, gives background information regarding the place or location.

5. GOOGLE MAPS column: shows the whereabouts of this place or location on a map.

6. GOOGLE IMAGES column: shows pictures, photos, old maps (sometimes) of this place or location.

7. WORLDCAT.ORG column: shows sources from other libraries/repositories, etc. for this place or location.

8. US HOMETOWN LOCATOR column: gives current information about the place or location.

Populated Areas
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Biographies
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Cemeteries
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Census
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 SEE ALSO: WIKI "Wisconsin Census" for more records and links .


 * 1855 Wisconsin State Census— Free unindexed Internet images 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.
 * 1885 Wisconsin State Census FamilySearch Record Search Browse unindexed images.  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.

Church
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Court
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Directories
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Guardianship
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History
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 * Histories of various locations in this county: Eau Claire Co. WIGenWeb
 * Old photos of people in this county: Eau Claire Co. WIGenWeb
 * Old photos of places in this county: Eau Claire Co. WIGenWeb

Land
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Maps
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Military
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Naturalization and Citizenship
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Newspapers
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Probate
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School Records
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 * At the Eau Claire Co. WIGenWeb

Taxation
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Vital Records
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 * At the Eau Claire Co. WIGenWeb

= Libraries and Societies =

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= Web Sites =

General Websites for this county:

 * FamilySearch Library for Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
 * Record Search for Wisconsin
 * Eau Claire County GENWEB
 * Eau Claire County Archives GENWEB Projects
 * Google Web information for Eau Claire County &amp; Google Map of this county
 * Eau Claire County in WorldCat.org
 * Linkpedium Eau Claire County Genealogy and Family History
 * CensusFinder for Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

State Websites for this county:

 * L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library in the City of Eau Claire, Wisconsin
 * MY WISCONSIN GENEALOGY for Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
 * WISCONSIN GENEALOGY TRAILS for Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

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