Grant 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

Grant County, Wisconsin Facts

When was Grant County, WI Created?
Grant County was created on December 8, 1836 from Iowa County.

What is the County Seat of Grant County, WI?
The County Seat is located in Lancaster and the county government website is www.co.grant.wi.gov/

What counties are adjacent to Grant County, WI?
Bordering Counties are Crawford County, Richland County, Iowa County, Lafayette County, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, Dubuque County, Iowa, Clayton County, Iowa.

Grant County, WI Vital Records

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

Grant County, WI Census Records

What Grant County, WI census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Grant County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1840 (as Wisconsin Territory), 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890 (fragment, see below), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 and 1940.

Grant Co. Mortality Schedules can be obtained for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Grant Co. Industry and Agriculture can be found for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Grant 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
• Grant County, WI Census Records Links
• Grant County, WI Census QuickFacts

Grant County, WI Courthouse and Government Records

Grant County Courthouse

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

• Grant County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 111 S. Jefferson Street, Lancaster, WI 53813; Phone: 608.723.2675
• Grant County Register of Deeds
  • Phone: 608-723-2727
  • Birth Records: 1870
  • Marriage Records: 1842
  • Death Records: 1876
  • Land Records: 1837
• Grant County Register in Probate Office
  • Address: 130 W. Maple Street, Lancaster, WI 53813
  • Phone: 608-723-7370
  • Probate Records: 1836
• Grant County Clerk of Court Office
  • Address: 130 W. Maple Street, Lancaster, WI 53813
  • Phone: (608) 723-2752
  • Court Records: 1836
• 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

Grant County, WI Societies and Family History Resources

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

• Cassville Historical Society, PO Box 133, Cassville, WI 53806; Phone: 608-725-5891
•  Grant County Genealogical Society, PO Box 281, Dickeyville, WI 53808-0281
•  Grant County Historical Society, 129 E Maple St, Lancaster, WI 53813; Phone: 608-723-6686
•  Lower Wisconsin River Genealogical & Historical Research Center, PO Box 202, Wauzeka, WI 53826-0202
• Area Research Center – University of Wisconsin-Platteville, Southwest Wisconsin Room-Karrmann Library, Platteville, WI 53818-3099; Phone: 608/342-1719
• 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 Grant County, WI Researchers through message boards and forums?

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

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

Grant 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)
• Independent American and General Advertiser (Platteville, Wisconsin) (search.ancestry.com)
• Wisconsin Herald (Lancaster, Wisconsin) (search.ancestry.com)
• Potosi Republican (Potosi, Wisconsin) (search.ancestry.com)
• Grant County Herald (Lancaster, Wisconsin) (search.ancestry.com)
• Wisconsin Herald and Grant County Advertiser (Lancaster, Wisconsin) (search.ancestry.com)
• Grant County, Wisconsin Books (amazon.com)
• Grant County Wisconsin Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
• Search Wisconsin Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)

Grant Co. WI Church & Cemeteries

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

Grant 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)

Grant Co. WI General and History Websites

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

Grant Co. WI Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

Grant 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 Grant County genealogists, researchers, historians and much more.