Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
Genealogy, History & Facts

County Vital Records ∣ County Census Records ∣ County Courthouse and Government Records ∣
County Societies, Family History Resources and County Genealogy Links

Eau Claire County, Wisconsin Facts

When was Eau Claire County, WI Created?
Eau Claire County was created on October 6, 1856 from Chippewa County.

What is the County Seat of Eau Claire County, WI?
The County Seat is located in Eau Claire and the county government website is www.co.eau-claire.wi.us/

What counties are adjacent to Eau Claire County, WI?
Bordering Counties are Chippewa County, Clark County, Jackson County, Trempealeau County, Buffalo County, Pepin County, Dunn County.

Eau Claire County, WI Vital Records

Where can find Eau Claire County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Eau Claire 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 Eau Claire 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

Eau Claire County, WI Census Records

What Eau Claire County, WI census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Eau Claire 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.

Eau Claire Co. Mortality Schedules can be obtained for 1860, 1870 and 1880. Eau Claire Co. Industry and Agriculture can be found for 1860, 1870 and 1880. Eau Claire 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

• Search The U.S. Federal Census Collection
• Eau Claire County, WI Census Records Links

Eau Claire County, WI Courthouse and Government Records

Eau Claire County Courthouse

What genealogical records can I find in the Eau Claire County Courthouse?
The below facts shows exactly what death, marriage, birth, property, wills, and court records are typically in Eau Claire 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.

• Eau Claire County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 721 Oxford Avenue, Eau Claire, WI 54703; Phone: 715.839.4801
• Eau Claire County Register of Deeds
  • Phone: 715-839-4745
  • Birth Records: 1870
  • Marriage Records: 1857
  • Death Records: 1876
  • Land Records: 1856
• Eau Claire County Register in Probate Office
  • Phone: 715-839-4823
  • Probate Records: 1858
• Eau Claire County Clerk of Court Office
  • Phone: (715) 839-4816
  • Court Records: 1854
• 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

Eau Claire County, WI Societies and Family History Resources

What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Eau Claire County, WI?
A list of Eau Claire County Historical  and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Statewide Wisconsin Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies.

• Genealogical Research Society of Eau Claire, PO Box 1204, Eau Claire, WI 54702
• Area Research Center – University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire, Special Collections Department, William D. McIntyre Library, Eau Claire, WI 54702-5010; Phone: 715/836-2739
• 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 Eau Claire County, WI Researchers through message boards and forums?

• Wisconsin Genealogy Network Community
• Wisconsin State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
• Eau Claire County, Wisconsin Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com) read and post messages about your ancestors in Eau Claire County
• Eau Claire County, Wisconsin Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)

What other genealogical resources are available in Eau Claire County, WI?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Eau Claire 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.

Eau Claire 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)
• Eau Claire Leader (Eau Claire, Wisconsin) (search.ancestry.com)
• Daily Telegram (Eau Claire, Wisconsin) (search.ancestry.com)
• West Eau Claire Argus (West Eau Claire, Wisconsin) (search.ancestry.com)
• The New North Wisconsin (Eau Claire, Wisconsin) (search.ancestry.com)
• The Fairchild Graphic (Fairchild, Wisconsin) (search.ancestry.com)
• Eau Claire County, Wisconsin Books (amazon.com)
• Eau Claire County Wisconsin Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
• Search Wisconsin Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)

Eau Claire Co. WI Church & Cemeteries

• Wisconsin Church & Cemetery Research Guide
• Eau Claire Co., Wisconsin Graves (findagrave.com)
• Eau Claire County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
• Eau Claire Co., Wisconsin Cemeteries (Internment.net)
• Eau Claire Co., Wisconsin Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
• Eau Claire County, Wisconsin Church Books (amazon.com)

Eau Claire 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)

Eau Claire Co. WI General and History Websites

• See Also State History for Wisconsin
• Eau Claire County, Wisconsin Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
• Eau Claire County, Wisconsin Wiki (familysearch.org)
• Eau Claire Co. WI Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
• Family History Library (familysearch.org)
• Eau Claire County, Wisconsin (linkpendium.com)
• Cyndi’s List – United States – Wisconsin – Counties – Eau Claire (cyndislist.com)
• Eau Claire County Wisconsin (genealogytrails.com)
• Eau Claire Co. WIGenweb (wigenweb.org)
• Eau Claire County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
• Eau Claire Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)

Eau Claire Co. WI Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

• See Also Map of Wisconsin Links and Information
• Eau Claire Co. D.O.T. Road and Highway Maps (dot.wisconsin.gov)
• Wisconsin Public Land Survey Records: Original Field Notes & Plat Maps for Eau Claire County
• 1895 Eau Claire County Map (livgenmi.com)

Eau Claire 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 Eau Claire County genealogists, researchers, historians and much more.

Eau Claire Co. WI Schools & Directories

• Eau Claire, Wisconsin Directories, 1889-93 (search.ancestry.com)