Walworth County, Wisconsin Genealogy

Guide to Walworth County, Wisconsin ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County was named for Reuben H. Walworth. The County has Elkhorn as its seat and the County was created April 12, 1839. The County is located in the southeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Walworth County Courthouse 100 W Walworth PO Box 1001 Elkhorn, WI 53121 Phone: 262-741-4241 Walworth County Website Register of Deeds has birth records from 1845, marriage and land records from 1839, death records from 1872, burial records from 1969, divorce and court records from 1850 and probate records from 1800s.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Cemeteries

 * List of Walworth County Cemeteries with many links. Walworth County Genealogical Society

Census Records

 * 1855 - 1855 Wisconsin State Census This census includes name of head of family; other individuals in the household are identified by sex and race, number of deaf and dumb, blind, insane and foreign born.
 * 1865 - 1865 Wisconsin State Census Name index and images of the 1865 State Census which names the head of household. Most records have been destroyed but schedules exist for the following counties: Dunn, Green, Jackson, Kewaunee, Ozaukee, and Sheboygan.
 * 1875 - 1875 Wisconsin State Census Identifies head of household by name.
 * 1885 - at FamilySearch — index and images. Search indexed census.Identifies by name of head of household.  Other information is statistical and identifies the rest of the household by race, gender and country of birth.
 * 1895 - at FamilySearch — index and images. Identifies head of household by name. Other information is statistical.
 * 1905 - at FamilySearch — Name index and images of population. Enumerates by name all inhabitants.

Church Records

 * Walworth County Churches WIGenWeb project

Lutheran Heart Prairie Lutheran Church


 * Records of Heart Prairie Lutheran Church, Walworth County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Spring Prairie


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

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Wisconsin

Civil War

 * - 2nd Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry, Company K
 * - 3rd Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry, Companies G and L
 * - 6th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company F
 * - 7th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company K
 * - 10th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company A
 * - 13th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Companies C and I

Newspapers

 * Southeastern Wisconsin Newspapers Walworth County Genealogical Society

Probate Records
Online Records


 * 1800–1987 Wisconsin Wills and Probate Records 1800-1987 at Ancestry — images and index $
 * 1848–1948 at FamilySearch — images

Birth

 * 1820-1907 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1826-1908 Wisconsin, Births and Christenings Index, 1826-1908 at Ancestry — index $
 * 1826-1926 at FamilySearch — index

Marriage

 * 1836-1930 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1973-1997 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1973-1997 Wisconsin Marriages, 1973-1997 at Ancestry — index/images $

Death

 * 1820-1907 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1835-1968 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1867-1907 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1959-1997 at FamilySearch — index

Divorce

 * 1965-1984 at FamilySearch — index

Archives

 * Special Collections, Area Research Center, University Archives Anderson Library, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater 800 West Main Street P.O. Box 900 Whitewater, WI 53190-0900 Telephone: 262-472-5520 Email: [mailto:archives@uww.edu archives@uww.edu] Website

Family History Centers

 * Elkhorn Wisconsin Family History Center

Libraries

 * Anderson Library, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater Special Collections, Area Research Center, University Archives 800 West Main Street P.O. Box 900 Whitewater, WI 53190-0900 Telephone: 262-472-5520 Email: [mailto:archives@uww.edu archives@uww.edu] Website

Societies

 * Walworth County Genealogical Society PO Box 159 Delavan, WI 53115-0159 Phone: 608-752-8816 Website
 * Walworth County Historical Society PO Box 273 Elkhorn, WI 53121 Website
 * Whitewater Historical Society 275 N Tratt St Whitewater, WI 53190 Phone: 262-473-2966 Email: [mailto:espenwell@gmail.com espenwell@gmail.com] Website
 * East Troy Area Historical Society PO Box 722 East Troy, WI 53120 Phone: 262-642-9683 Website
 * Geneva Lake History Buffs PO Box 522 Lake Geneva, WI 53147 Phone: 262-428-6060

Websites

 * Walworth County, WI History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Walworth County WIGenWeb project
 * Walworth County Archives USGenWeb Archives
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records