Walworth County, Wisconsin Genealogy

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



County Courthouse
Walworth County Courthouse 100 W Walworth; PO Box 1001; Elkhorn, WI 53121 Phone: 262.741.4241 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 1800’s

Parent County
1836--Walworth County was created 7 December 1836 from Milwaukee County. County seat: Elkhorn

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties
Boone County, Illinois •  Jefferson  •  Kenosha  •  McHenry County, Illinois  •  Racine  •  Rock  •  Waukesha



Cemeteries

 * List of Walworth County Cemeteries with many links. Walworth County Genealogical Society
 * Walworth County Tombstone Photograph Pages USGenWeb Archives

Census

 * 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 History and 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

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Wisconsin

Civil War
Civil War service men from Walworth 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 Walworth County.


 * - 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.com — images and index $
 * 1848 – 1948 at FamilySearch — images

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

Family History Centers

 * Elkhorn Wisconsin Family History Center

Societies
Walworth County Genealogical Society PO Box 159 Delavan 53115-0159 Telephone: 608-752-8816 Website

Walworth County Historical Society PO Box 273 Elkhorn 53121 Website

Whitewater Historical Society 275 N Tratt St Whitewater, WI 53190 Telephone: 262-473-2966 E-mail:[mailto:espenwell@gmail.com espenwell@gmail.com] Website

East Troy Area Historical Society PO Box 722 East Troy WI 53120 Telephone: 262-642-9683 Website

Geneva Lake History Buffs PO Box 522 Lake Geneva, WI 53147 Telephone: 262-428-6060

Birth Records

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

Marriage Records

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

Divorce Records

 * 1965 - 1984 at FamilySearch.org — index

Death Records

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

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
 * Walworth County Archives USGenWeb Archives