Village of Mount Sterling

Crawford County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Mount Sterling is a jurisdiction in Crawford County, Wisconsin, which does not currently list an online permit database — contact the department directly by phone or email. Use the contact information below to reach the local building department, or the mailing address if the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.

Contact

Phone
608-306-0356

Permit Search

No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

David Jones, Village President
608-306-2590 / 17013 State Hwy 27, Ferryville, WI 54628
Kim Jones, Village Clerk — 608-306-0356
PO Box 67, Mt. Sterling, WI 54645

Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.

Additional Notes

IMPORTANT domain-collision warning: mtsterling.org, which surfaces prominently in search results as 'Village of Mt. Sterling,' is actually the website of Mount Sterling, OHIO (Madison County) — confirmed by direct fetch showing an Ohio address/zip (43413) and references to the Madison County (OH) Sheriff. That domain was excluded as a source and NOT used for any field below. No official website was found for this Wisconsin village (population ~188, Crawford County). Not on DSPS's UDC-delegation PDF; no building-inspector contact was found. Contact info sourced from Crawford County's own official 2025-2026 County Directory PDF (crawfordcountywi.gov), a primary government source. Village President: David Jones (608-306-2590, 17013 State Hwy 27, Ferryville, WI 54628); Village Clerk: Kim Jones (608-306-0356, PO Box 67, Mt. Sterling, WI 54645); Trustees: Steven Bagar, Richard Lee; Assessor: Equity Appraisals (608-826-0009).

What You Need Before Applying for a Permit

Most building departments ask for the same core package before they'll issue a permit: a completed application naming the property owner and contractor, the contractor's state license number and proof of insurance (general liability, and workers' comp if employees are on the job), a notice of commencement or equivalent recorded filing for larger jobs where the state requires one, and scaled plans or a site plan for anything beyond minor repairs. Roofing, fence, pool, and solar permits typically have their own simplified checklists — Village of Mount Sterling's department (above) can confirm exactly what applies to your project.

Why this matters for insurance: permit history is one of the first things an underwriter or adjuster checks. Unpermitted work — a finished basement, an added bedroom, a rebuilt roof — can complicate a claim or even void coverage for that portion of the loss, and it routinely surfaces during a home inspection. Pulling the right permit up front, and keeping the closed-permit record on file, protects both the property's value and its insurability at resale.

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