La Crosse County, Wisconsin Genealogy

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



County Courthouse
La Crosse County Courthouse 400 4th Street North La Crosse, WI 54601-3200 Phone. 608.785.9577

Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, death and land records from 1851; Clerk of Courts has divorce and court records; Register in Probate has probate records from 1851

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

The La Crosse Public Library has La Crosse county history and geography resources online at Lacrosse Library Genealogy. Lacrosse Library History

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

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.

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

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 Lacrosse Library Cemeteries

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

 * 1860 - 1860 La Crosse County Mortality Schedule WiGenWeb Project

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * La Crosse

Lutheran

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

Directories
The La Crosse Public Library has online versions of several historic La Crosse city and county directories. Directories available for 1866, 1870, 1876, 1880, 1885, 1890, 1895, 1900, 1905.

History

 * La Crosse

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Wisconsin

Civil War
Civil War service men from La Crosse 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 La Crosse County.


 * - 2nd Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry, Companies B, D, H, and L
 * - 3rd Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry, Company A
 * - 8th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company I
 * - 9th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company F
 * - 9th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Reorganized, Company C
 * - 12th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company E
 * - 14th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company D

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

La Crosse Obituaries 1998 and 1999 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

Family History Centers

 * La Crosse Wisconsin Family History Center

Family History Center Family History Library Holdings LaCrosse Wisconsin 701 Well St Onalaska, La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States Phone: 608-783-3619 Website Hours: T-Th, Sat 9am-12pm; W-Th 6pm-9pm

Societies
Holmen Area Historical Society PO Box 535 Holmen, WI 54636 Facebook

La Crosse County Historical Society 429 7th Street N La Crosse 54601-3301 Facebook

La Crosse Heritage Association 600 3rd Street N La Crosse 54601-6299 Website

La Crosse Area Genealogical Society PO Box 1782 La Crosse, WI 54602 Website

La Crosse County Historical Society PO Box 1272 La Crosse, WI 54602-1272 Telephone: 608-782-1980

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

 * La Crosse County, WI History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * La Crosse County WIGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * La Crosse Public Library
 * La Crosse County Genealogical Resources Genealoger
 * La Crosse County US GenWeb Archives Project
 * La Crosse County US GenWeb Archives Project