Eau Claire County, Wisconsin Genealogy

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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

Cities, Villages, Towns, and Unincorporated Communities
FOOTNOTES FOR CITIES, VILLAGES, TOWNS, and UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITIES : 1 -Indicates a municipality considered part of the Eau Claire-Chippewa Falls metropolitan area

2 -Historical Community.

3 -CDP = Census Designated Place.

4 -Now a part of the city of Eau Claire.undefined

5 -UC = Unincorporated Community in Eau Claire County.

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 – Pilot Site. 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 - Pilot Site 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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General Websites for this county:

 * Family History Library Catalog for Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
 * Record Search Pilot 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
 * Kindred Trails Eau Claire County Genealogy
 * CensusFinder for Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

State Websites for this county:

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