Chippewa County, Wisconsin Genealogy

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

United States Wisconsin  Chippewa County



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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Census Records

 * 1855 Wisconsin State Census This census includes name of head of family; other individuals in the household are identified by sex and race, number of deaf and dumb, blind, insane and foreign born.
 * 1865 Wisconsin State Census Name index and images of the 1865 State Census which names the head of household. Most records have been destroyed but schedules exist for the following counties: Dunn, Green, Jackson, Kewaunee, Ozaukee, and Sheboygan.
 * 1875 Wisconsin State Census Identifies head of household by name.
 * 1885 Wisconsin State Census 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.
 * 1895 Wisconsin State Census Index and images. Identifies head of household by name. Other information is statistical.
 * 1905 Wisconsin State Census Name index and images of population. Enumerates by name all inhabitants.

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 &amp; 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
 * - 7th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company A
 * - 14th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company G

Probate Records
Online Records


 * 1800 – 1987 Wisconsin Wills and Probate Records 1800-1987 at Ancestry.com — images and index $
 * 1848 – 1948 at FamilySearch — images

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

Societies
Chippewa County Historical Scty 123 Allen Street Chippewa Falls 54729-2802 Phone:(715) 723-4399 Website

Bloomer Historical Society 1104 Vine St Bloomer, WI 54724 Phone: 715-568-2011

Cadott Area Historical Society PO Box 1 Cadott, WI 54727-0001 Phone: 715-289-3336

Stanley Area Historical Society 995 N Emery St Stanley, WI 54768 Phone: 715-644-5880

Area Research Center - University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, Special Collections Department William D. McIntyre Library Eau Claire, WI 54702-5010 Phone: 715/836-2739

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

Birth Records

 * 1826 - 1926 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1820 - 1907 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1826 - 1908 Wisconsin, Births and Christenings Index, 1826-1908 at Ancestry.com — index $

Marriage Records

 * 1836 - 1930 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1973 - 1997 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1973 - 1997 Wisconsin Marriages, 1973-1997 at Ancestry.com — index/images $

Divorce Records

 * 1965 - 1984 at FamilySearch.org — index

Death Records

 * 1867 - 1907 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1835 - 1968 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1820 - 1907 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1959 - 1997 at FamilySearch.org — index

Web Sites

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