Clark County, Wisconsin Genealogy

Guide to Clark County Wisconsin genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

United States Wisconsin  Clark County



County Courthouse
Clark County Courthouse 517 Court Street Neillsville, WI 54456-1992; Phone: 715.743.5148

County Clerk has birth and death records, marriage records from 1866, land records from 1855 and naturalization 1857-1954; Register in Probate has probate records from 1854

Parent County
1853--Clark County was created 6 July 1853 from Jackson County. County seat: Neillsville

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

 * Chippewa
 * Eau Claire
 * Jackson
 * Marathon
 * Taylor

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.

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.

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Wisconsin
 * Family Maps of Clark County, Wisconsin (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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