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

County Courthouse
Iron County Courthouse 300 Taconite Street Hurley, WI 54534-1546; Phone. 715.561.3375  Iron County Courthouse 300 Taconite Street Hurley, WI 54534-1546; Phone. 715.561.3375


 * Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, death and land records from 1893; Clerk of Courts has divorce and court records; Registrar in Probate has probate records

Cemeteries

 * St. Mary's Cemetery, Kimberly Township (Hurley) USGenWeb Archives
 * Shaarei Zadek Cemetery, Kimberly Township (Hurley) USGenWeb Archives
 * Hillside Cemetery, Knight Township USGenWeb Archives
 * Iron County Tombstone Photograph Pages USGenWeb Archives

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.

Land and Property Records

 * Wisconsin Land Patents Database, Iron County (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Surnames A-C
 * Surnames D-G
 * Surnames H-K
 * Surnames L-O
 * Surnames P-S
 * Surnames T-Z

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Wisconsin

Probate Records
Online Records


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

Birth

 * 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

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

Death

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

Divorce

 * 1965 - 1984 at FamilySearch.org — index

Societies

 * Iron County Historical Society 303 Iron Street Hurley 54534-1356 Telephone: 715-561-2244
 * Facebook
 * Iron River Historical Society PO Box 416 Cable 54821-0416
 * Mercer Area Historical Society PO Box 638 Mercer WI 54547 Telephone: 715 476-3462
 * Libraries and Societies of Iron County

Websites

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