Waupaca County, Wisconsin Genealogy

United States Wisconsin  Waupaca County

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



County Courthouse
Waupaca County Courthouse 811 Hardin Street Waupaca, WI 54981 Phone: 715.258.6200 Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, death and land records from 1852; Clerk Circuit has divorce records form 1907 and court records from 1880; Clerk Circuit Court has probate records from 1857

Parent County
1851--Waupaca County was created 17 February 1851 fromBrown andWinnebago Counties. County seat: Waupaca

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
Marathon • Outagamie • Portage • Shawano • Waushara • Winnebago

Lutheran
Iola


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

Trinity Lutheran Church, Dupont


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

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Wisconsin

Civil War
Civil War service men from Waupaca 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 Waupaca County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry, Company M
 * - 8th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company A
 * - 14th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company B
 * - 15th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company I

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

Web Sites

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