Lafayette County
Established: 1846
County Seat: Darlington
Parent: Iowa County
Birth, Death, & Marriage Records:
Earliest Registration Dates*:
Births 1854
Deaths 1877
Marriages 1847
Lafayette County Register-deeds
626 Main St
P.O. Box 170
Darlington, WI 53530-1397
Telephone: (608) 776-4838
LAFAYETTE.--Population 16,060.
From: Handbook of Wisconsin by S. Silas, 1855
pg. 80-81
Lafayette is in the mineral region of Wisconsin and its products are those of the mines. A very large proportion of the lead sent from this State is raised in Lafayette. Though the lands are rich, yet attention has so far been attracted to its minerals, that its agricultural products have been but a small part of its riches. Under the past system of prospecting for lead and copper, the uncertainty attending this branch of industry has turned the attention of the miners to agriculture, and Lafayette will undoubtedly soon show a more rapid increase of wealth and of stable prosperity than has ever attended mineral research. The land is good and mostly occupied. It lies in the Mineral Point land district.
The Mineral Point and the Southern Wisconsin Rail Roads pass through this County.-Shullsburg is the County Seat.
Genealogy and History Links
- One Step Genealogy by Steve Morse - One step tools to get the genealogy information you are looking for....Quickly!
- USGenWeb Archives - Lafayette County - "US GenWebArchives
- WIGenWeb - Genealogy and History Information Part of the WIGenWeb
Vital Records
Census Links
Cemetery and Obituary Links
- Tombstone Photograph Pages Lafayette County - Lafayette County Wisconsin Cemetery pages with photos of select tombstones.
