Juneau County, Wisconsin Genealogy

Guide to Juneau County, Wisconsin ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Juneau County Courthouse 220 E State Street Mauston, WI 53948 Phone: 608-847-9300 Juneau County Website Register of Deeds has birth, marriage and death records from 1880 and land records from 1854. Clerk of Court has divorce and court records. Register in Probate has probate records.

Populated Places

 * Wis Home Town Locator Gazatteer - Juneau County Place Names

Cemeteries

 * Find a grave Juneau County Cemetery Map
 * Juneau County Tombstone Photograph Pages USGenWeb Archives

Census Records

 * Juneau County Census Records by township, both State and Federal - WIGenWeb Project

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.

Church Records

 * Mauston, Wisconsin Church Records
 * Juneau County Cemeteries and Churches WIGenWeb project

Land and Property Records

 * Wisconson Land Patents Database, Juneau County USGenWeb Archives

Local Histories

 * Juneau County History WIGenWeb project
 * An Account of The Early Settlers of Juneau County, Wisconsin USGenWeb Archives

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Wisconsin
 * Juneau County Township Map(simple map showing Townships)
 * WI Home Town Locator Outline of Juneau County over google map

Military Records

 * Military Records for Juneau County - Records for Civil War, Spanish American War, World War I, and World War II. WIGenWeb Project

Civil War

 * - 6th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company K; History and roster of Company K: The Iron Brigade
 * - 10th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Companies E and H

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * Declaration of Intent and Naturalization Records Index for Juneau County WIGenWeb Project

Newspapers

 * Juneau County Family History Search Page, Ancestry ($)

Probate Records
Online Records


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

Birth

 * 1820-1907 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1826-1908 Wisconsin, Births and Christenings Index, 1826-1908 at Ancestry — index $
 * 1826-1926 at FamilySearch — index
 * Juneau County Birth Index WIGenWeb Project

Marriage

 * 1836-1930 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1973-1997 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1973-1997 Wisconsin Marriages, 1973-1997 at Ancestry — index/images $
 * Juneau County Marriages WIGenWeb Project

Death

 * 1820-1907 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1835-1968 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1867-1907 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1959-1997 at FamilySearch — index
 * Juneau County Death Index WIGenWeb Project

Divorce

 * 1965-1984 at FamilySearch — index

Archives

 * Neils R. Kampenga Archives and Area Research Center University of Wisconsin Library 900 Reserve Street, Room 520 Stevens Point, WI 54481-1962 Phone: 715-346-2586 Website Email: [mailto:archives@uwsp.edu archives@uwsp.edu] Facebook

Libraries

 * University of Wisconsin Library Nelis R. Kampenga Archives and Area Research Center 900 Reserve Street, Room 520 Stevens Point, WI 54481-1962 Phone: 715-346-2586 Website Email: [mailto:archives@uwsp.edu archives@uwsp.edu] Facebook

Societies

 * Juneau County Historical Society PO Box 321 Mauston, WI 53948 Phone: 608-462-5931 Email: [mailto:rclarkjco@hotmail.com rclarkjco@hotmail.com] Website

Websites

 * Juneau County, WI History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * US/Wi Gen Web Juneau County Page
 * US Gen Web Archives Juneau County
 * Rootsweb Linkpendium Juneau County
 * American Local History Network - Juneau County
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Trails - Juneau County
 * American History and Genealogy Project - Juneau County
 * Juneau County Family History Search Page at Ancestry.com (requires subscription) $
 * Cyndi's List Wis (scroll down or search to Juneau County)
 * Live Roots - Juneau County
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records