Oconto County, Wisconsin Genealogy

Guide to Oconto 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  Oconto County



County Courthouse
Oconto County Courthouse 301 Washington Street Oconto, WI 54153-1621 Phone: 920.834.6800 Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, death, burial and land records; Clerk Courts has divorce records and court records; Registrar in Probate probate records; Oconto Hist Soc has historical records

Parent County
1851- Oconto County was created 6 February 1851 from Brown County. County seat: Oconto

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

 * Brown
 * Forest
 * Langlade
 * Marinette
 * Menominee
 * Shawano

Cemeteries

 * Oconto,_Wisconsin

Census
1855 Wisconsin State Census— Name index and images of the Wisconsin state population census taken in 1855. This census only identifies the head of family by name. The rest of the census is statistical.

Lutheran
Morgan


 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Morgan, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Oconto County


 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Oconto County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Stiles Lutheran Church


 * Records of Stiles Lutheran Church in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Court Records
Circuit Court Case Files from 1857-1923 are held 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: http://www.uwgb.edu/library/spc/ Facebook: University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Archives &amp; Area Research Center Circuit Court Look-Up Request form available at: http://www.uwgb.edu/library/spc/requests/

Land and Property
Tax rolls from 1853-1970 are available 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: http://www.uwgb.edu/library/spc/ Facebook: University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Archives &amp; Area Research Center

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Wisconsin

Images of some land plat books from 1898-1905 may be viewed in the Wisconsin, Shawano and Oconto Counties, Indexes and Records from the Shawano Family History Center collection on the FamilySearch site.

Civil War
Civil War service men from Oconto 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 Oconto County.


 * - 3rd Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry, Company I
 * - 12th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Companies F and H

Naturalization and Citizenship
Declarations of Intention and Naturalizations from 1857-1952 are held 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: http://www.uwgb.edu/library/spc/ Facebook: University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Archives &amp; Area Research Center Request form available at: http://www.uwgb.edu/library/spc/requests/

Obituaries
A partial obituary index of original obituaries dated between 1850 and 2007 may be viewed in the Wisconsin, Shawano and Oconto Counties, Indexes and Records from the Shawano Family History Center collection on the FamilySearch site.

Probate Records
Probate case files and wills from 1857-1952 are held 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

Online index available at: http://webapps.uwgb.edu/collections/ Request form available at: http://www.uwgb.edu/library/spc/requests/

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

Archives, Libraries and Museums
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

Vital Records
Pre-1907 birth, marriage, and death records are available on microfilm 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: http://www.uwgb.edu/library/spc/ Facebook: University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Archives &amp; Area Research Center Request forms available at: http://www.uwgb.edu/library/spc/requests/

Web Sites

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