Buffalo County, Wisconsin Genealogy

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



Historical Facts
1853--Buffalo County was created 6 July 1853 from Jackson County.

Populated Places
Cities


 * Alma
 * Buffalo City
 * Fountain City
 * Mondovi

Villages


 * Cochrane
 * Nelson

Towns


 * Alma
 * Belvidere
 * Buffalo
 * Canton
 * Cross
 * Dover
 * Gilmanton
 * Glencoe
 * Lincoln
 * Maxville
 * Milton
 * Modena
 * Mondovi
 * Montana
 * Naples
 * Nelson
 * Waumandee

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
Eau Claire • Pepin • Trempealeau • Wabasha County, Minnesota • Winona County, Minnesota

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

Biographies

 * Biographical Index: HISTORY OF BUFFALO COUNTY, WISCONSIN, 1888 USGenWeb Archives
 * HISTORY OF BUFFALO COUNTY, WISCONSIN, 1888

Cemeteries

 * So far this USGenWeb project has photographed only the Riverside Lutheran Cemetery and the Sacred Heart Cemetery, both in Mondovi.

Census Records

 * 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.

Lutheran
Buffalo County


 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Buffalo County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com. ($).

St. John's Lutheran Church, Alma


 * Records of St. John's Lutheran Church, Alma, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com. ($).

Land and Property

 * Indexes to deeds and mortgages (1854-1892) and deeds (1854-1887), Buffalo County, Wisconsin. Original records at the Buffalo County Courthouse in Alma, Wisconsin
 * Land Patents Database: Buffalo County USGenWeb Archives

Maps

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

Civil War
Civil War service men from Buffalo 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 Buffalo County.


 * - 2nd Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry, Company L
 * - 6th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company H
 * - 9th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company F
 * - 9th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Reorganized, Company C
 * - 14th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company I


 * 1883 List of Pensioners or Dependents, Buffalo County USGenWeb Archives

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

 * Buffalo Co. Veterans Who Died in the Service of their Country During World War I WIGenWeb Project

World War II, 1941-1945

 * Buffalo County Army Enlistees, Surnames Abts-Mulyck USGenWeb Archives
 * Buffalo County Army Enlistees, Surnames Neis-Zittel USGenWeb Archives

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * Naturalization records (ca. 1853-1906) and naturalization card index (ca. 1858-1950), ca. 1853-1950 Viewable on line. Includes card index; most volumes include individual indexes as well.

Obituaries

 * Alma Obituaries Index WIGenWeb Project
 * Links to Obituaries Charles Ebersold, Barbara Heller, John Ebersold, John Kostner, Roscoe Maynard McQuiston, and Margaret Ebersold McClellan - USGenWeb Archives

Probate Records

 * Probate file index (ca. 1854-1980) and probate files (ca. 1854-1900), ca. 1854-1980 Microreproduction of original records at the Buffalo County courthouse in Alma, Wisconsin. Files contain legal papers filed in probate proceedings, including estate, guardianship, adoption, and insanity records. Includes index.

Online Records


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

Public Records

 * Inventory of the county archives of Wisconsin no. 6, Buffalo County (Alma) Viewable on line. Includes chronological & subject indexes. Also available as Digital Images

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

Societies
Buffalo County Historical Society 407 South Second Street, second floor PO Box 394 Alma, Wisconsin 54610 Telephone: 608-685-6290 Website

Alma Historical Society 505 S 2nd St Alma, WI 54610 Telephone: 608-685-4975 Website

Fountain City Area Historical Society PO Box 114 Fountain City, WI 54629 Telephone: 608-687-4500

Mondovi Area Historical Society 250 S Washington St Mondovi, WI 54755 Telephone: 715-826-5377 Website

Vital Records
Buffalo County Clerk 407 S. 2nd Street Alma WI 54610 Phone: 608-685-6206

Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, death, burial and land records. Clerk of Courts has divorce and court records. 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

 * Buffalo County, WI History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * GenWeb project.
 * USGenWeb Archives
 * USGenWeb Archives