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Pepin County, Wisconsin
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Pepin County, Wisconsin Facts
When was Pepin County, WI Created?
Pepin County was created on February 25, 1858 from Dunn County.
What is the County Seat of Pepin County, WI?
The County Seat is located in Durand and the county government website is www.co.pepin.wi.us/
What counties are adjacent to Pepin County, WI?
Bordering Counties are Pierce County, Dunn County, Eau Claire County, Buffalo County, Wabasha County, Minnesota, Goodhue County, Minnesota.
Pepin County, WI Vital Records
Where can find Pepin County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Pepin County vital records can be found at the Wisconsin Office of Vital Records has copies of Birth, Marriage, Divorce & Death Records reported since 1907. There is a fee for each copy requested. Please refer to the information to the Statewide Vital Records in Wisconsin for current fees and application process..
You can search online for Pepin County Birth, Marriage, Divorce or Death Records. You can also Order Electronically Online or can download an application for Wisconsin Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Application to mail.
- U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
- Social Security Death Index
- USGenweb Archives Wisconsin Marriage Project
- Earliest Registration Dates by County
- Pre-1907 Birth Index
- Wisconsin, Births and Christenings, 1826-1926
- Wisconsin, Divorce Index, 1965-1984
- Wisconsin Marriage Index 1852-1907
- Wisconsin Marriage Index (selected entries pre-1907)
- Wisconsin, Marriage Index, 1973-1997
- Wisconsin, Marriages, 1836-1930
- Pre-1892 Wisconsin Brides and/or Grooms from Maine State Archives Cards
- Wisconsin, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968
- Pre-1907 Death Index
- 1959-1979 Death Index
- 1979-1984 Death Index
Pepin County, WI Census Records
What Pepin County, WI census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Pepin County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890 (fragment, see below), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 and 1940.
Pepin Co. Mortality Schedules can be obtained for 1860, 1870 and 1880. Pepin Co. Industry and Agriculture can be found for 1860, 1870 and 1880. Pepin Co. Union Veterans Schedules is available for 1890. One can find free down-loadable and also printable census forms to help you with your research.
There are Wisconsin State censuses from 1895 and 1905. Also the Wisconsin Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index for 1820-1890. You can find free down-loadable and also printable census forms to help you with your research. See Also Wisconsin Census Records Research Guide
Pepin County, WI Courthouse and Government Records
What genealogical records can I find in the Pepin County Courthouse?
The below facts shows exactly what death, marriage, birth, property, wills, and court records are typically in Pepin County.The date listed for each category of record is usually the earliest registration filed. The earliest date does not indicate that there are numerous records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually registered.
See Also Wisconsin Courthouse Records Research Guide.
- Pepin County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 740 7th Avenue West, Durand, WI 54736; Phone: 715.672.8857
- Pepin County Register of Deeds
- Phone: 715-672-8856
- Birth Records: 1863
- Marriage Records: 1858
- Death Records: 1857
- Land Records: 1855
- Pepin County Register in Probate Office
- Phone: 715-672-8859
- Probate Records: 1856
- Pepin County Clerk of Court Office
- Phone: (715) 672-8861
- Court Records: 1858
- Public Records of the Consolidated Court Automation Programs provides access to certain public records of the circuit courts of Wisconsin
- Wisconsin, Probate Estate Files, 1848-1935
- U.S., Indexed Early Land Ownership and Township Plats, 1785-1898
- BLM Land Records
Pepin County, WI Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Pepin County, WI?
A list of Pepin County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Statewide Wisconsin Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies.
- Area Research Center – University of Wisconsin – Stout, Library Learning Center, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI 54751; Phone: 715/232-2300.
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society, PO Box 269, Pepin, WI 54759; Phone: 715-442-2248
- Pepin County Historical Society, 1150 11th Ave E, Durand, WI 54736; Phone: 715-672-5423
- Wisconsin Area Research Center Network
- State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 816 State Street, Madison, WI 53706-1488
- Wisconsin State Genealogical Society, PO Box 5106, Madison, WI 53705
- Wisconsin Genealogy Index (wisconsinhistory.org) Search for pre-1907 Vital Records, as well as for 150,000 Wisconsin Name Index (WNI) records, including biographical sketches, obituaries, and newspaper articles published before 2000.
Where can I connect with other Pepin County, WI Researchers through message boards and forums?
- Wisconsin State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Pepin County, Wisconsin Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com) read and post messages about your ancestors in Pepin County
- Pepin County, Wisconsin Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
What other genealogical resources are available in Pepin County, WI?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Pepin County. Many of these genealogy links fall into 3 categories: Business oriented Sites, Personal Sites or Organization Sites. Some have free access some have to have a cost. This is just a listing which has been collected or submitted. I do not endorse or promote one genealogy site above another.
Pepin Co. WI Books, Newspapers & Publications
- Wisconsin Newspapers Books & Publications Research Guide
- Wisconsin historical newspaper archives online (newspapers.com)
- Historical Newspapers from Wisconsin (1837 – 1992) (genealogybank.com)
- Pepin County, Wisconsin Books (amazon.com)
- Pepin County Wisconsin Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
- Search Wisconsin Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
Pepin Co. WI Church & Cemeteries
- Wisconsin Church & Cemetery Research Guide
- Pepin Co., Wisconsin Graves (findagrave.com)
- Pepin County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Pepin Co., Wisconsin Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Pepin Co., Wisconsin Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Pepin County, Wisconsin Church Books (amazon.com)
Pepin Co. WI Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Create a Free Family Tree (ancestry.com)
- Historical Image Collections (wisconsinhistory.org)
- Local History & Biography Articles (wisconsinhistory.org) thousands of historical newspaper articles on Wisconsin people and communities
- The Wisconsin Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
Pepin Co. WI General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Wisconsin
- Pepin County, Wisconsin Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Pepin County, Wisconsin Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Pepin Co. WI Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Pepin County, Wisconsin (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Wisconsin – Counties – Pepin (cyndislist.com)
- Pepin County Wisconsin (genealogytrails.com)
- Pepin Co. WIGenweb (wigenweb.org)
- Pepin County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Pepin Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Pepin Co. WI Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Wisconsin Links and Information
- Pepin Co. D.O.T. Road and Highway Maps (dot.wisconsin.gov)
- Wisconsin Public Land Survey Records: Original Field Notes & Plat Maps for Pepin County
- 1895 Pepin County Map (livgenmi.com)
Pepin Co. WI Military Records
- Wisconsin Military Records Research Guide
- Wisconsin Military Records (fold3.com) gives you easy access to military records, stories, photos, and personal documents of the Wisconsin both women and men which served. Just the thing for Pepin County genealogists, researchers, historians and much more.