La Crosse County, Wisconsin Genealogy

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History
La Crosse County, Wisconsin is on the border with Minnesota, and the larger town of La Crosse is just across from Winona, Minnesota.

Parent County
1851--La Crosse County was created 1 March 1851 from Crawford County. County seat: La Crosse

Neighboring Counties

 * Houston County, Minnesota
 * Jackson
 * Monroe
 * Trempealeau
 * Vernon
 * Winona County, Minnesota

Cemeteries
The La Crosse Public Library has a La Crosse county cemetery index online at lacrosselibrary.org/genealogy/

Census
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.

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * La Crosse

Obituaries
The La Crosse Public Library has an obituary index online at lacrosselibrary.org/genealogy/. Requests for photocopies of the obituaries can be ordered by mail from the library for a small fee.

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog