Buffalo County, Wisconsin Genealogy

United States Wisconsin  Buffalo County

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



Historical Facts
1853--Buffalo County was created 6 July 1853 from Jackson County.

Populated Places
Cities


 * Alma
 * Buffalo City
 * Fountain City
 * Mondovi

Villages


 * Cochrane
 * Nelson

Towns


 * Alma
 * Belvidere
 * Buffalo
 * Canton
 * Cross
 * Dover
 * Gilmanton
 * Glencoe
 * Lincoln
 * Maxville
 * Milton
 * Modena
 * Mondovi
 * Montana
 * Naples
 * Nelson
 * Waumandee

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.

Neighboring Counties

 * Eau Claire
 * Pepin
 * Trempealeau
 * Wabasha County, Minnesota
 * Winona County, Minnesota

Record Loss
For a list of record loss in Wisconsin Counties see: Wisconsin Counties with Burned Courthouses

Cemeteries

 * FindAGrave.com
 * Interment.net
 * USGenWeb Tombstone Photograph Pages

Census Records

 * 1855 Wisconsin State Census— Free indexed Internet 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

FamilySearch Record Search Search indexed census. 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.

Lutheran
Buffalo County


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

St. John's Lutheran Church, Alma


 * Records of St. John's Lutheran Church, Alma, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Maps

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

Civil War
Civil War service men from Buffalo 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 Buffalo County.


 * - 2nd Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry, Company L.

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Vital Records
Buffalo County Courthouse 407 S. 2nd Street Alma WI 54610 Phone: 608-685-6206

Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, death, burial and land records. Clerk of the Circuit Court has divorce and court records. Register of Probate has probate records

Birth Records
Birth

Web Sites

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