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Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
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Trempealeau County, Wisconsin Facts
When was Trempealeau County, WI Created?
Trempealeau County was created on January 27, 1854 from Buffalo County, Chippewa County, Jackson County and La Crosse County.
What is the County Seat of Trempealeau County, WI?
The County Seat is located in Whitehall and the county government website is www.tremplocounty.com
What counties are adjacent to Trempealeau County, WI?
Bordering Counties are Buffalo County, Eau Claire County, Jackson County, La Crosse County, Winona County, Minnesota.
Trempealeau County, WI Vital Records
Where can find Trempealeau County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Trempealeau 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 Trempealeau 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
Trempealeau County, WI Census Records
What Trempealeau County, WI census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Trempealeau 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.
Trempealeau Co. Mortality Schedules can be obtained for 1860, 1870 and 1880. Trempealeau Co. Industry and Agriculture can be found for 1860, 1870 and 1880. Trempealeau 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
Trempealeau County, WI Courthouse and Government Records
What genealogical records can I find in the Trempealeau County Courthouse?
The below facts shows exactly what death, marriage, birth, property, wills, and court records are typically in Trempealeau 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.
- Trempealeau County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 36245 Main Street, Whitehall, WI 54773; Phone: 715.538.2311
- County was attached to La Crosse County for judicial purposes from 1854. Some early records may be found there.
- Trempealeau County Register of Deeds
- Phone: 715-538-2311 x244
- Birth Records: 1845
- Marriage Records: 1856
- Death Records: 1847
- Land Records: 1855
- Trempealeau County Register in Probate Office
- Phone: 715-538-2311
- Probate Records: 1855
- Trempealeau County Clerk of Court Office
- Phone: (715) 538-2311
- Court Records: 1855
- 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
Trempealeau County, WI Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Trempealeau County, WI?
A list of Trempealeau County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Statewide Wisconsin Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies.
- Area Research Center – University of Wisconsin – La Crosse, Murphy Library Resource Center, La Crosse, WI 5460l; Phone: 608/785-8511
- Trempealeau County Historical Society, N33015 Square Bluff Rd, Whitehall, WI 54773; Phone: 715-985-3310
- 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 Trempealeau County, WI Researchers through message boards and forums?
- Wisconsin Genealogy Network Community
- Wisconsin State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Trempealeau County, Wisconsin Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com) read and post messages about your ancestors in Trempealeau County
- Trempealeau County, Wisconsin Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
What other genealogical resources are available in Trempealeau County, WI?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Trempealeau 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.
Trempealeau 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)
- Trempealeau County, Wisconsin Books (amazon.com)
- Trempealeau County Wisconsin Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
- Search Wisconsin Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
Trempealeau Co. WI Church & Cemeteries
- Wisconsin Church & Cemetery Research Guide
- Trempealeau Co., Wisconsin Graves (findagrave.com)
- Trempealeau County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Trempealeau Co., Wisconsin Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Trempealeau Co., Wisconsin Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Trempealeau County, Wisconsin Church Books (amazon.com)
Trempealeau 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)
Trempealeau Co. WI General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Wisconsin
- Trempealeau County, Wisconsin Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Trempealeau County, Wisconsin Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Trempealeau Co. WI Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Trempealeau County, Wisconsin (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Wisconsin – Counties – Trempealeau (cyndislist.com)
- Trempealeau County Wisconsin (genealogytrails.com)
- Trempealeau Co. WIGenweb (wigenweb.org)
- Trempealeau County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Trempealeau Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Trempealeau Co. WI Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Wisconsin Links and Information
- Trempealeau Co. D.O.T. Road and Highway Maps (dot.wisconsin.gov)
- Wisconsin Public Land Survey Records: Original Field Notes & Plat Maps for Trempealeau County
- 1895 Trempealeau County Map (livgenmi.com)
Trempealeau 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 Trempealeau County genealogists, researchers, historians and much more.