Chippewa County, Wisconsin Genealogy

United States Wisconsin  Chippewa County

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



Historical Facts
1845--Chippewa County was created 3 February 1845 fromCrawford County. County seat: Chippewa Falls

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

 * Barron
 * Clark
 * Dunn
 * Eau Claire
 * Rusk
 * Taylor

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

Census Records
1855 Wisconsin State Census— Free searchable 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— Free searchable images 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.

Lutheran
Central Lutheran Church, Chippewa Falls


 * Records of Central Lutheran Church, Chippewa Falls, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Maps

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

Civil War
Civil War service men from Chippewa 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 Chippewa County.


 * - 2nd Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry, Company I

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Vital Records
Chippewa County Courthouse 711 North Bridge Street Chippewa Falls, Wi 54729-1876 Phone: 715-726-7980 Register of Deeds has birth records from 1868, marriage records from 1860, divorce records from 1870, land records from 1856, naturalization records 1895-1955 and 1905 State Census, Register in Probate has probate records

Web Sites

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