Lafayette County, Wisconsin Genealogy

Lafayette County; 626 Main St; Darlington, WI 53530; Ph. 608.776.4850 Details: (Reg of Deeds has b rec from 1860, m rec from 1847, d rec from 1877 &amp; land rec from 1840; Clk Ct has div &amp; ct rec; Reg in Pro has pr rec)

United States &gt; Wisconsin &gt; Lafayette County

Parent County
1846--Lafayette County was created 31 January 1846 fromIowa County. County seat: Darlington

Neighboring Counties

 * Grant
 * Green
 * Iowa
 * Jo Daviess County, Illinois
 * Stephenson County, Illinois

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.

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.

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 Lafayette County. The Rock Island Public Library in Rock Island, Illinois provides free access to this database at its library.