Door County, Wisconsin Genealogy

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



County Courthouse
Door County Courthouse 421 Nebraska Street Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235-2204 Phone: 920.746.2200

Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, divorce, and land records from 1850; Clerk of Court has divorce records from 1900 and court records from 1860; Register in Probate has probate records from 1863

Parent County
1851--Door County was created 11 February 1851 fromBrown County. County seat: Sturgeon Bay

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.

Populated Places

 * Washington Island including Detroit Harbor.
 * Liberty Grove (Town of), including villages of Gills Rock, Ellison Bay, and Sister Bay. Also old towns/areas include Rowleys Bay, Appleport, Hedgehog Harbor, North Bay, and North Port.
 * Baileys Harbor, including Peninsula Center
 * Gibraltor (Town of), including villages of Ephraim, Juddville, and Fish Creek. Horseshoe (Eagle) and Chamber Islands.
 * Jacksonport, including West Jacksonport.
 * Egg Harbor, including the village of Egg Harbor and Carlsville.
 * Sevastopol, including villages of Valmy, Institute, and Whitefish Bay.
 * Sturgeon Bay
 * Gardner, including Little Sturgeon Bay
 * Forestville, including Village of Forestville, Carnot, and Maplewood.
 * Nasawaupee, including Idlewild.
 * Union, including Shoemaker Point and Namur.
 * Brussels, including Rosiere and Kohlberg.
 * Clay Banks, including Vignes and Salona.

Neighboring Counties

 * Kewaunee

Biography

 * Index: History of Door County, Wisconsin, Together With Biographies Of Nearly Seven Hundred Families, Mention Of 4,000 Persons, Published in 1881 USGenWeb Archives
 * History of Door County, Wisconsin: The County Beautiful, by Hjalmar R. Holand, Volumes 1 and 2 USGenWeb Archives
 * Biographical Index: History of Door County, published in 1881 USGenWeb Archives
 * Biographical Index: History of Door County, Wisconsin, The County Beautiful, Vol II, published in 1917 USGenWeb Archives

Cemeteries

 * Peninsula Genealogical Society Website
 * Door County Cemeteries indexed and many with photos linked to their stones.

State 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.

Federal Census

 * 1860 - Census, Door County (partial) WIGenWeb Project
 * 1870 - Census, Door County (complete) WIGenWeb Project
 * 1970 - 1870 Census, Door County, with images USGenWeb Archives
 * 1880 - 1880 Census, Door County (complete) WIGenWeb Project
 * 1920 - 1920 Census, Door County (complete) WIGenWeb Project

Lutheran

 * Records of Bay View Lutheran Church, Sturgeon Bay, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Court Records
Circuit Court case files, 1895-1987 available at:

Archives and 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 Facebook $

Norwegians

 * Immigration to Door County, WI. - Birth, immigration, marriage, death etc found in the digitized parish registers of Norway.

Land and Property

 * Door County Land Information Portal - click on map and find past and current land information.
 * The State of Wisconsin Collection Plat Maps 1899, 1900, 1914, and 1923 - Use "volume" forward feature to go to later years.
 * Wisconsin Land Patents Database, Door County (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Surnames A-C
 * Surnames D-G
 * Surnames H-K
 * Surnames L-O
 * Surnames P-S
 * Surnames T-Z

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Wisconsin

Civil War

 * Door County, Civil War Gold Star List WIGenWeb Project
 * 1883 list of Pensioners or dependents, Door Co., WI USGenWeb Archives

World War I

 * Door County, World War I Gold Star List WIGenWeb Project
 * Door County Army Casualties USGenWeb Archives

World War II

 * Local men & women who served in the armed forces during WWII from Door County, WI. WIGenWeb Project
 * Door County, World War II Gold Star List WIGenWeb Project
 * Door County, Army Enlistees, Surnames Abrahamson-Ludwikoski USGenWeb Archives
 * Door County Army Enlistees, Surnames Maccomber, Zwicky USGenWeb Archives

Korean War

 * Door County, Korean War Gold Star List WIGenWeb Project

Vietnam War

 * Door County, Vietnam War Gold Star List WIGenWeb Project

Operation Iraqui Freedom

 * Door County, Operation Iraqui Freedom Gold Star List WIGenWeb Project

Naturalization and Citizenship
Declarations of Intention &amp; Naturalizations, 1861-1950 available at:

Archives and 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 Facebook Citizenship Request Forms $

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 &amp; Genealogical Societies

Archives, Libraries and Museums
Archives and 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 Facebook

Societies
Door County Historical Society Box, 71 2041 Michigan Street Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin 54235 Telephone: 920-421-2332

Door County Historical Society 4994 Ripp Rd Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 Telephone 920-743-4945 Website

Peninsula Genealogical Society 477 No. 6th Ave Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin 54235 E-mail:[mailto:pengensoc@yahoo.com pengensoc@yahoo.com] Website

Door County Historical Society 120 N Madison Ave Sturgeon Bay 54235-3416

Sevastopol Historical Society PO Box 501 Sturgeon Bay WI 54235 Website

Sister Bay Historical Society PO Box 34 Sister Bay, Wisconsin 54234 Telephone: 920-854-7680 Website

Pre-1907 Birth, Death, and Marriage registrations available at:
Archives and 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 Facebook Birth, Death, and Marriage Request Forms $

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 $
 * Door County Church Baptismal Records WIGenWeb Archives

Marriage Records

 * 1836 - 1930 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * Pre-1927 Door County Marriage Index through 1927 WIGenWeb Project
 * 1973 - 1997 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1973 - 1997 Wisconsin Marriages, 1973-1997 at Ancestry.com — index/images $

Divorce Records

 * 1861 - 1886 Early Door County Divorces USGenWeb Archives
 * 1965 - 1984 at FamilySearch.org — index

Death Records

 * 1857 - 1933 Door County, Wisconsin Death Index - 1857 - 1933 WIGenWeb Project
 * 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

 * Door County, WI History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Peninsula Genealogical Society
 * Door County Library / Genealogy
 * Door County WIGenWeb Project
 * Door County USGenWeb Archives
 * Door County USGenWeb Archives