INDEXES ONLY AT THE RCGS RESEARCH CENTER

List of Vital Records Indexes only at the RCGS Library (email us or visit at the Milton House for access)

ATLAS AND PLAT MAP INDEXES

Index to 1858 Rock Co., WI Atlas & Plat Map (Names & Sect. No.) - Members-Only - Join RCGS
Index to the 1922 Rock Co., WI Plat Book (limited version index: Surname & Township)
Plat Book of Rock County, Wisconsin, 1940 (searchable full-text, incl. a directory & parcel map images)

BIOGRAPHIES & BIOGRAPHICAL INDEXES

Biographical Index to Rock Co., WI (full index: Name, Book & Page No.) - Members-Only - Join RCGS
Biographies of Early Rock Co., WI Residents ( surnames A - C) (full Text Transcriptions)
Biographies of Early Rock Co., WI Residents (surnames D - L) (full Text Transcriptions
Biographies of Early Rock Co., WI Residents (surnames M - R) (full Text Transcriptions)
Biographies of Early Rock Co., WI Residents (surnames S) (full Text Transcriptions)
Biographies of Early Rock Co., WI Residents (surnames T - Z) (full Text Transcriptions)

BIRTH INDEXES (also see Vital Records, below)

Earliest Recorded Rock County Court House Records (chart of first birth record by 1st letter of surname)
Index of Rock County Births, 1870-1875 (an index of 300 births; full names and birth dates)
​Rock Co., WI Delayed Birth Registrations, 1854-1907 (Name, Birth & No.) - Members-Only - Join RCGS

BOOK INDEXES

Portrait and Biographical Record of Rock County, Wisconsin - 1889

• Index of Every Name (start here to look for ancestors' names and pages in the book they are found)
  
• Images of Every Page (then go here to look at those pages and read about your ancestors)

History of Rock County, Wisconsin - 1879

• Index of Every Name (start here to look for ancestors' names and pages in the book they are found)
  
• Images of Every Page (then go here to look at those pages and read about your ancestors')

COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF ROCK, GREEN, GRANT, IOWA & LAFAYETTE COUNTIES, WIS, 1901

• Index of Every Name (start here to look for ancestors' names and pages in the book they are found)
  
• Images of Every Page (then go here to look at those pages and read about your ancestors')

ADDITIONAL BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS AND PUBLICATIONS
Luther Valley Centennial, 1839-1939 (external link - full text)
Ancient Clinton, Wisconsin, 1898 (full index: every name, page number, occupation & notes)
Wisconsin Gazetteer, 1853 ​(external link - an "every page" digital image from this historic work)
Medical history of Janesville, Wis.: 1833-1933. - Searchable index and page images
Century of Stories : a 100 year reflection of Janesville & surrounding communities Index & images
The History of the Janesville public schools, 1959 Searchable index and page images

CEMETERY INDEXES

Index of US Military Cemetery Imagery (74 Current "Belief Images" found in VA Cemeteries)
Rock County Cemetery Locations (Names, locations & Indexes of current & abandoned cemeteries)
Index to Afton (aka Town of Rock) Cemetery (Civil War Soldiers' graves only)
Index to Bethel Cemetery, Town of Center (Civil War Soldiers' graves only)
Index to Emerald Grove Cemetery (Civil War Soldiers' graves only)
Index to Fassett Cemetery, Edgerton (Civil War Soldiers' graves only)
Index to Grove Cemetery, Town of Center (Civil War Soldiers' graves only)
Index to Milton Lawns Memorial Park Cemetery, Janesville (Civil War Soldiers' graves only)
Index to Mount Olivet Cemetery, Janesville (Civil War Soldiers' graves only)
Index to Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Janesville (Civil War Soldiers' graves only)
Index to Mount Zion Cemetery, Town of Harmony (Civil War Soldiers' graves only)
Index to Town of Rock Cemetery (Civil War Soldiers' graves only)
Index to East Jefferson Prairie Cemetery (Clinton Township, Full Index to names & dates of birth & death)

​CENSUS INDEXES - WISCONSIN STATE POPULATION

1840 US Federal Census for Rock County, Wis. (index to full names of heads of households)
1855 Wisconsin State Census Searchable every name index and images of the Wisconsin state census
1865 Wisconsin State Census - excludes Rock County (most counties destroyed)
1875 Wisconsin State Census Searchable head of household index and images of the Wis State census
1885 Wisconsin State Census Searchable index & images of the WI State census with soldiers & sailors
1895 Wisconsin State Census Searchable head of household index and images of the Wis State census
1905 Wisconsin State Census  Searchable every name index and images of the Wisconsin state census

DEATH INDEXES (also see Vital Records, below)

Earliest Recorded Rock County Court House Records (chart of first death record by 1st letter of surname)
​Janesville Gazette Death Index, Vol. I, 1845-1889 (surname-only index & surname frequency)
Index to Rock County, Wisconsin Deaths, 1870 - 1875 (full names and full dates of death)
Asylum & Poor House Deaths, Rock County, Wis., 1908-1923 (incomplete - name, date, cause of death)
Rock Co., Wis. Obituaries, surnames A - K (dozens of transcribed mostly 20th Century obituaries)
Rock Co., Wis. Obituaries, surnames L - Z (dozens of transcribed mostly 20th Century obituaries)

FARM INDEXES

​Roster of the Largest Farmers in Rock County Wisconsin, 1855 (Full names, township and acreage)
Rock County, Wis. Farmers' Directory, 1919, surnames A - G (complete & fully transcribed)
Rock County, Wis. Farmers' Directory, 1919, surnames H - N (complete & fully transcribed)
Rock County, Wis. Farmers' Directory, 1919, surnames O - Z (complete & fully transcribed)
Rock County, Wis. Farm Directory, 1928 (searchable PDF of full-text images including farmers & ads) 

FAMILY FILE INDEXES (An index of 650 Family Research Files from the RCGS Library)

Index of Family Research Files from  the Rock Co. Genealogical Society Library (650 family files)

MARRIAGE INDEXES (also see Vital Records, below)

Janesville Gazette Marriage Index, Vol. I, 1845-1862 (every surname index & surname frequency)
​Janesville Gazette Marriage Index, Vol. II, 1863-1876 (every surname index & surname frequency)
​Janesville Gazette Marriage Index, Vol. III, 1877-1885 (every surname index & surname frequency)
​Rock County Marriage Application Index, 1918-1959 (38,000 grooms & brides) Members-Only - Join RCGS

MILITARY INDEXES

Index to War of 1812 Veterans from Rock County, Wisconsin (includes full names)
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipients from Rock Co., Wisconsin (Names and descriptions of 3 veterans)
Civil War Veterans Rosters & Burials of Rock Co., Wisconsin (Name, company and disposition of 100's)
Photo & Military History of Private Clarence S. Olmstead, Beloit (Aide to President Lincoln)
Index to Rock Co. Civil War Pensioners on the Roll, 01 January, 1883 (names, disability & pension)
1885 Census of Civil War Veterans in Wis. - Surnames A-Z begin p. 1; Corrections & Additions on p. 385
1895 Census of Civil War Veterans in Wisconsin - in eight parts, each organized by surname, A-Z
1905 Census of Civil War Veterans in Wisconsin (in six parts: each organized by surnames A-Z
WW I Veterans' Memorial Name Index & Photos (located in Janesville, WI)
WW II Veterans' Memorial Name Index & Photos (located in Janesville, WI)
WWII Honor Roll of Rock Co., Wis. Veterans of Army & Army Air Force (list of dead and missing)

NATURALIZATION INDEXES

Wisconsin County Naturalization Indexes (free external link:: FamilySearch.org)

NEWSLETTER INDEXES

Newsletter Archive (view years of Member News & Finial Newsletter of the RCGS)
Newsletter Name Index (every name index of online Issues, above) - Members-Only - Join RCGS

NEWSPAPER INDEXES

Library of Congress' Chronicling America Project (search digitized historical Rock Co., Wis. Newspapers)

​PHOTOGRAPH INDEXES

Janesville's Past  searchable images of homes, businesses, factories, streets, schools, disasters
Picturesque Janesville Illustrated, 1888 Searchable index and page images

PIONEER INDEXES

Rock County, WI Pioneer Index (full index of well-researched families from 1870 and earlier)
How to Submit your own Rock County Pioneer (instructions & submission forms your pioneer ancestor)
How to View or Obtain Copies of a Rock County Pioneer (see & order copies of others' pioneer files)
How to Order a Pioneer Certificate (see a sample & order form for Rock County, WI pioneer certificates)

PROBATE INDEX

Rock County Probate Index, 1839-1930's (full index: surname & given name, year of death & file number)

SCHOOL INDEXES 

Rock County Schools, 1965 (searchable full-text images of text and photos from the original book)

VITAL RECORDS INDEXES 

Earliest Recorded Rock County Court House Records (chart of first birth & death record by surname)
​Early Births, Marriages & Deaths from the Rock Co., Wis. Courthouse, book 1 (index & links to originals)
Early Births, Marriages & Deaths from the Rock Co., Wis. Courthouse, book 2 (index & links to originals)
​Early Births, Marriages & Deaths from the Rock Co., Wis. Courthouse, book 3 (index & links to originals)