La Crosse County, Wisconsin Genealogy

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

United States Wisconsin  La Crosse County



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 Circuit Court has divorce and court records; Registrar 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 lacrosselibrary.org/genealogy/laxhistory/mainpage.asp.

Parent County
1851--La Crosse County was created 1 March 1851 from 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
For a list of record loss in Wisconsin Counties see: Wisconsin Counties with Burned Courthouses

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 lacrosselibrary.org/genealogy/

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.

1875 Wisconsin State Census— Free searchable index to the 1875 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.

1885 Wisconsin State Census— Free searchable index to the 1885 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.

1895 Wisconsin State Census— Free searchable index to the 1895 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.

1905 Wisconsin State Census— Free searchable index to the 1905 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.

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 directories at lacrosselibrary.org/city%20directories/. Directories available for 1866, 1870, 1876, 1880, 1885, 1890, 1895, 1900, 1905.

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.

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

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

Family History Centers
*Introduction to LDS Family History Centers


 * La Crosse Wisconsin Family History Center

Web Sites

 * La Crosse County, WI History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.