Dunn County
Established: 1854
County Seat: Menomonie
Parent: Chippewa County
Birth, Death, & Marriage Records:
Earliest Registration Dates*:
Births 1870
Deaths 1877
Marriages 1858
Dunn Register of Deeds
800 Wilson Ave.
Menomonie, WI 54751
Telephone: (715) 232-1228
From: Handbook of Wisconsin by S. Silas, 1855
DUNN.
pg. 68-69
A new County, lying on the Chippewa and Red Cedar Rivers, not thickly settled, well watered and generally good soil, having a due proportion of timber, prairie and openings. Hay River, in the northern part of the County, a branch of Red Cedar, has pine upon its banks, and saw mills are now running. Pine is also cut on the Eau Galle. The resources of this County have not yet begun to be developed.
Most of the land is yet in the hands of Government, and affords rare chance to the immigrant for investment. Part of the County lies in Willow River and part in La Crosse Land Districts.
Kansas, a new village on Lake Pepin, is the largest place, and already contains a population of 300.
Genealogy and History Links
- 1925 History of Dunn County - Name Index - This is a name index to the 1925 HISTORY OF DUNN COUNTY that was published by H.C. Cooper, JR & Co. Created by Katie Triphan.
- Dunn County Court Records Index - Index to county records for Barron, Dunn and Pepin Counties from circa 1855 to 1955. Includes references to circuit court records, county court records, probates, naturalizations and other county records, funeral records and indexes to biographies
- Newspapers in Dunn County - List of newspaper publications in Dunn County from the Library of Congress
- One Step Genealogy by Steve Morse - One step tools to get the genealogy information you are looking for....Quickly!
- University of Wisconsin Stout Area Research Center - The University Area Research Center holds various records (ex: death and birth certificates) used for genealogical research for Dunn county..
- USGenWeb Archives - Dunn County - "US GenWebArchives
- WIGenWeb - Genealogy and History Information Part of the WIGenWeb
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Vital Records
- Newspaper Index - Dunn, Pepin and Barron Counties - Index to announcements of births, deaths, anniversaries, and probate notices listed in the local newspapers for Dunn, Pepin, Barron Counties from 1862-1930.
- Pre-1907 Vital Records Index at the Wisconsin Historical Society - Pre-1907 Vital Records Index at the Wisconsin Historical Society. Search for births, deaths and marriages.
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Census Links
- 1860 US Federal Census Index - Dunn County WI - Census Index - part of USGenWeb
- 1870 US Federal Census Index - Dunn County WI - Dunn County, 1870 Census Index - part of USGenWeb
- 1900 US Federal Census Dunn County - US Federal Census Index for Dunn County Wisconsin
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Cemetery and Obituary Links
- Dunn County Cemetery Inscriptions Index - Headstone transcriptions of cemeteries in Dunn County, Wisconsin from 1850s to 1994; compiled by Dunn County Genealogical Society and UW-Stout University Archives.
- Dunn County Cemetery Records at Interment.net - Submitted cemetery records for Dunn County Wisconsin
- Evergreen Cemetery Index, Menomonie, Dunn County - This collection includes all recorded burials from 1873-2003. The information was gathered from the Evergreen Cemetery Records by Carolyn C. Ohnstad.
- Tombstone Photograph Pages Dunn County - Dunn County Wisconsin Cemetery pages with photos of select tombstones.
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Area History
- Dunn County Historical Markers - Historical Markers located in Dunn County Wisconsin as found in the Historical Marker Database (HMDB)
- Dunn County Place Names - Brief Histories of some of the cities and villages in Dunn County
- Huey, Thomas, Mrs. Address, 1924 - Mrs. Thomas Huey, Address, 1924 (STOUT) - Address given in 1924 by Mrs. Thomas Huey in which she reminisces about her life in Dunn County, Wisconsin, between 1863 and 1883; and a postcard from Henry E. Knapp in which he comments on the address.
- Wisconsin Local History & Biography Articles for Menomonie - History and Biography Article search for Menomonie, Dunn County, Wisconsin
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Maps and Atlases
- Dunn County GIS Map - Interactive Geographic map of Dunn County
- Original Field Notes and Maps - Douglas County - From Wisconsin Public Land Survey Records. his website provides access to scanned images of the original General Land Office survey field notes and plat maps.
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Military Records and Links
- Dunn County Gold Star List WWI - This data is extracted from Wisconsin's Gold Star List Soldiers, sailors, marines and nurses casualties for WWI.
- Dunn County List of Pensioners 1883 - List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883: Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for ... (1883)
- Dunn County, Wisconsin World War II Casualties Army and Air Force - Dunn County WWII Casualties for the Army and Air Force
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Family Tree Websites
- Andrew Seipel Descendants - Descendants of Andrew Seipel
- Cleaveland and Benner Families - Includes the surnames Helsom, Behling by Richard G. Cleaveland
- Ferdinand Tietz Descendants - Descendants of Ferdinand Tietz
- Fredrieck (Fred) Behling Descendants - Descendants of Fredrieck (Fred) Behling
- Janna Bennington Larson's Ahnentafel - Janna has ancestors from England, Ireland, Norway, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands. Some came to the US in colonial times; others came in the 1880's.
- Ranney, Orpha Papers, 1847-1898, 1914, 1934 - Photocopies of letters from Ranney, Dunn County, Wis., to her sister Adah Holcomb in New Hartford, Conn., including details of her trip from New York to Wisconsin and describing illnesses, children, deaths, domestic chores, farming, weather, Christmas, an
- Stroup-Keck Genealogy - Stroup-Keck Genealogy by Sue Gates Davis
- Sør-Trøndelag to America: Our Norwegian Ancestors - by Linda Schwartz (Includes information about many Norwegian emigrants who came to Dunn County)
- The Bailey Family - The Bailey Family
- The Brittons Are Coming - Includes info on Hover, Schutts, Elftman, Galaske, Johnson surnames by Debbie Barrett
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Related Websites
- Calendar of Evnets for the Dunn County Historical Society - Website for the Dunn County Historical Society Calendar of Events
- Dunn County Historical Society - Website for the Dunn County Historical Society
- Menomonie Senior Class of 1972 - Listing of members of the Senior Class of Menomonie High School, Dunn county Wisconsin
- University of Wisconsin Stout Archives Index - Iindex (1891-current) for boxes in the archives. These boxes include the records of departments, schools, colleges, clubs and other organizations on campus.
- University of Wisconsin Stout Publications Index - Index to university-wide publications at UW-Stout from 1909-current. Includes references to student newspapers, faculty and staff newsletters, and alumni magazines.
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