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.

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.

Cemeteries

 * Yellow River Cemetery USGenWeb Archives

State Census

 * 1855 - 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 - 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 - 1875 Wisconsin State Census Identifies head of household by name.
 * 1885 - at FamilySearch — index and images. 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 - at FamilySearch — index and images. Identifies head of household by name. Other information is statistical.
 * 1905 - at FamilySearch — Name index and images of population. Enumerates by name all inhabitants.

Federal Census

 * 1850 - 1850 Federal Census Chippewa County, Wisconsin (File 1 of 2) USGenWeb Archives
 * 1850 - 1850 Federal Census Chippewa County, Wisconsin (File 2 of 2) USGenWeb Archives
 * 1850 - 1850 Chippewa County, Wisconsin, Census images USGenWeb Archives
 * 1860 - 1860 Chippewa County, Wisconsin, Census images USGenWeb Archives
 * 1910 - 1910 Chippewa County, Wisconsin, Census images USGenWeb Archives

Lutheran
Central Lutheran Church, Chippewa Falls


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

Land and Property

 * Wisconsin Land Patents Database: Chippewa County WIGenWeb Project

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

World War I (The Great War), 1914-1918

 * World War I Casualties, Chippewa County

World War II, 1941-1945
Chippewa County Army Enlistees (USGenWeb Archives)

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

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

Websites

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