Pierce County, Wisconsin Genealogy

United States Wisconsin  Pierce County



County Courthouse
Pierce County Courthouse 414 W Main; PO Box 119 Ellsworth, WI 54011 Phone: 715.273.3531

County Clerk has birth and death recordsd from 1876, marriage records from 1855, divorce records from 1875, probate records from 1878 and court records from 1869 )

Parent County
1858--Pierce County was created 25 February 1858 from St. Croix County. County seat: Ellsworth

Neighboring Counties

 * Dakota County, Minnesota
 * Dunn
 * Goodhue County, Minnesota
 * Pepin
 * St. Croix
 * Washington County, Minnesota

Cemeteries

 * http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wipierce/cemetery.htm
 * St. Bridget Cemetery, River Falls BillionGraves

Census
1855 Wisconsin State Census— Free searchable index to the 1855 Wisconsin State Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search 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.

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wipierce/census.htm

Church History and Records

 * St Paul's United Church of Christ, Ellsworth, Wisconsin, old church records http://www.spuccellsworth.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=116&amp;Itemid=160

Land and Property
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wipierce/land.htm

Local Histories
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wipierce/cities.htm

Maps
http://www.wisconline.com/counties/pierce/map.html

Military History and Records
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wipierce/military.htm

Newspapers
http://www.piercecountyherald.com/

Web Sites


http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wipierce/