Grant County, created in 1836 as a territorial county, is named after a white Indian trader named Grant. Located in southwest Wisconsin, the county seat is Lancaster.
Land Area 1,147.85 sq miles
Water Area 35.46 sq miles
Elevation 1,100 ft at Lancaster. 1,170 ft at Sinsinawa Mound.
Number of Lakes 33
Area in Lakes 1,569 acres (2.45 sq miles)
Rivers Big Green, Blue, Grandt, Little Grant, Little Platte, Mississippi, Platte, Sinisnawa, Wisconsin
Major Watershed Mississippi River
Geographical Province Western Upland
Natural Vegetation Central: oak savanna, prairie bluestem and composites. South-central: sugar maple, basswood, and elm. Southwest: willows, soft maple, and ash along Mississippi River; white, black, and red oak.
Population
1930: 38,469
1970: 48,398
1980: 51,736
1990: 49,266
2000: 49,597
Border Counties
North: Crawford County, Richland County
East: Iowa County, Lafayette County
South: Illinois, Mississippi River (Iowa)
West: Mississippi River (Iowa)
Grant County Government and Local Information Resources
County Web Site
www.co.grant.wi.us
Board of Supervisors Board of Supervisors
County Clerk Office of the County Clerk
139 W Maple St
Lancaster,
WI 53813 Phone: 608-723-2675
County Sheriff Sheriff
1000 N Adams St
Lancaster,
WI 53813 Phone: 608-723-2157
Health Department Health and Social Services
County Parks UW-Extension, Grant County
PO Box 31
Lancaster,
WI 53813 Phone: 608-723-2125
Birth & Death Certificates, Marriage Records Register of Deeds
PO Box 391
Lancaster,
WI 53813 Phone: 608-723-2727
Cooperative Extension UW-Extension, Grant County
PO Box 31
Lancaster,
WI 53813 Phone: 608-723-2125
E-mail
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Tourism, Relocation & Business Development Bloomington Business Club
PO Box 156
Bloomington,
WI 53804-0156
Boscobel Chamber of Commerce
800 Wisconsin Ave
Boscobel,
WI 53805-1374 Phone: 608-375-2672
Cassville Civic Club
PO Box 576
Cassville,
WI 53806-0576 Phone: 608-725-5855
Cassville Department of Tourism
PO Box 576
Cassville,
WI 53806-0576 Phone: 608-725-5855
Cuba City Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 706
Cuba City,
WI 53807-0706 Phone: 608-744-3456
Fennimore Area Chamber of Commerce
850 Lincoln Ave.
Fennimore,
WI 53809 Phone: 608-822-3599
Grant County Economic Development Corporation
Bronson Boulevard
Fennimore,
WI 53809 Phone: 608-822-3501
Lancaster Area Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 292
Lancaster,
WI 53813-0292 Phone: 608-723-2820
Muscoda Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 587
Muscoda,
WI 53573-0587 Phone: 608-739-9158
Platteville Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 16
Platteville,
WI 53818-0016 Phone: 608-348-8888
Point of Beginnings Heritage Area
PO Box 608
Platteville,
WI 53818 Phone: 608-342-1214
Potosi-Tennyson Area Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 11
Potosi,
WI 53820-0011 Phone: 608-763-2261
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Historical and Genealogical Societies Cassville Historical Society
PO Box 133
Cassville,
WI 53806 Phone: 608-725-5891
Grant County Genealogical Society
PO Box 281
Dickeyville,
WI 53808-0281 E-mail
Grant County Historical Society
129 E Maple St
Lancaster,
WI 53813 Phone: 608-723-6686
Lower Wisconsin River Genealogical & Historical Research Center
PO Box 202
Wauzeka,
WI 53826-0202 E-mail
WIGenWebProject, Grant County
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http://www.wisconline.com/counties/grant/index.html
