Florence County, Wisconsin Genealogy

Guide to Florence County Wisconsin ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

United States Wisconsin  Florence County



County Courthouse
Florence County Courthouse 501 Lake Avenue Florence, WI 54121-0410 Phone. 715.528.3201 Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, death and land records; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce, probate and court records

Parent County
1882--Florence County was created 18 March 1882 fromMarinette and Oconto Counties. County seat: Florence

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Wisconsin County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Wisconsin County Boundary Maps" (1790-1961) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
For a list of record loss in Wisconsin Counties see: Wisconsin Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties

 * Dickinson County, Michigan
 * Forest
 * Iron County, Michigan
 * Marinette

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases Maps of Wisconsin

Civil War
Civil War service men from Florence County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are many companies or regiments that were formed from men of Florence County.


 * - 11th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company I

Naturalization and Citizenship
Records 1882-1947 are housed at:

Archives &amp; Area Research Center Cofrin Library, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay 2420 Nicolet Dr. Green Bay, WI 54311-7001 Phone: (920) 465-2539 E-mail: archives@uwgb.edu Website: www.uwgb.edu/library/spc/ Facebook: University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Archives &amp; Area Research Center Citizenship Record Request form located on our website at: UWGB Edu Library

Repositories
See also a List of Wisconsin Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical Genealogical Societies

Web Sites

 * Florence County, WI History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Group on Facebook