Jackson County, Wisconsin Genealogy

county Courthouse
Jackson County Courthouse 307 Main Street Black River Falls, WI 54615; Phone. 715.284.0201

Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, death, burial and land records; Clerk Court has divorce and court records; Register in Probate has probate records

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Historical Facts


The county is named after President Andrew Jackson (1767-1845).

Parent County
1853--Jackson County was created 11 February 1853 fromLa Crosse County. County seat: Black River Falls

Neighboring Counties

 * Clark
 * Eau Claire
 * Juneau
 * La Crosse
 * Monroe
 * Trempealeau
 * Wood

Cemeteries

 * Colwell Cemetery, Taylor BillionGraves. May be in part a family plot, there are Colwell burials here.

Census
1855 Wisconsin State Census— Free Indexed images to the 1855 Wisconsin State Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Historical Records: Wisconsin 1855 State Census 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.

Probate Records
A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Wisconsin Probate Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)