Monroe County Wisconsin Marriage Records

Search For Marriage Records

NameAddressCityStateZip CodePhone Number
Monroe County Clerk Offices
Monroe County Clerk202 South K StreetSpartaWI54656608-269-8705
Ridgeville Town Clerk309 Main StreetNorwalkWI54648608-823-7459
Tomah Clerk819 Superior AvenueTomahWI54660608-374-7425
Monroe County Town & City Halls
Clinton Town HallS1299 County Road DCashtonWI54619608-654-5954
La Grange Town Hall22731 Flint AvenueTomahWI54660608-372-3594
Leon Town Hall8108 Jackrabbit AvenueSpartaWI54656608-269-5873
Sparta City Hall201 W Oak StSpartaWI54656608-269-4340
Sparta Town Hall5724 Hamlet AveSpartaWI54656608-269-4830
Tomah City Hall805 Superior AvenueTomahWI54660608-374-7420
Wells Town Hall11754 County Highway MNorwalkWI54648608-269-4391
Monroe County Marriage License Office
Monroe County Marriage LicenseMonroe County Administrative Center, 202 South K St., Room 2SpartaWI54656608-269-8716
Monroe County Marriage & Divorce Records Databases
Monroe County Clerk's Office Website
Statistics
Married Couples8,988 (50.4%)
Unmarried Couples1,520 (3.4%)
Never Married Men5,447 (30.2%)
Never Married Women3,952 (22.4%)
Separated Men189 (1.0%)
Separated Women155 (0.9%)
Widowed Men557 (3.1%)
Widowed Women1,634 (9.3%)
Divorced Men2,241 (12.4%)
Divorced Women2,353 (13.4%)

How to Access Public Marriage Records

Marriage records in Monroe County, Wisconsin are maintained by the Dane County Recorder of Records and Search Center. These official records are encased within an index that is then made part of the Register of Deeds of Dane County. The indexes, which are part of the register contain information on marriage and divorce records from every state in the United States as well as foreign countries. They also include statistics, statistical data as well as census information. Marriage records in Monroe County can be obtained from the Dane County Recorder of Records and Search Center or from the individual states official websites.

Various public records services in Wisconsin are available for your viewing and searching. You have the option to view and get information about marriages, divorces, birth and death records. With this, you have better options when it comes to gathering various pieces of information from different sources. The information provided by them may prove to be helpful when conducting a background check on someone. These services however have a minimal fee attached to them. Hence it is best to use this option only when you know that it would help you in gathering more information about someone.

The above two official sites of the county provide the means of accessing marriage records. There are other private county records services as well, which provide more details regarding marriage and divorce records. However, most of the information that they provide are restricted to the individuals residing in that particular county only. Hence there is a limitation to the number of records that they can provide. These services are useful for individuals who wish to find information regarding marriage and divorce records but are not interested in conducting a background check using the privacy and confidential aspects of the information.

These services are a boon to people who wish to check on someone whom they already know. They can also be useful if you are dating someone and do not want to wait for official papers to arrive at your doorstep. This can be a quick and easy way of finding out more information about somebody’s past. Moreover you can save yourself from paying hefty bills by getting the information before you ask.

Another advantage of the marriage records is that you can make use of them when filing for a legal purpose. You can check whether the person you are going to marry is married or divorced from before entering into a marriage contract with him or her. It is essential that you know whether he or she has been married and divorced in the past. This can help you protect yourself from marrying an alcoholic or someone with a previous criminal history. Such information can also be useful for a fiance who is planning to get married to someone who has been married and divorced in the past.

The marriage records are also available online for those people who are interested in obtaining information about someone else’s marriage. This is because these records are accessible via the internet. Almost all of the information is available on the internet at no cost. However, it is important to be careful while using this information. So, if you want to conduct a background check then make sure that the site you are using has a good reputation.