Taylor County, Wisconsin Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Taylor County Courthouse 224 S 2nd Street Medford, WI 54451 Phone: 715.748.1460 Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, marriage, death and land from 1875; Clerk of Courts has divorce and court records from 1875; Court Judge has probate records; County Clerk has census records; Historical Society has burial records

Parent County
1875--Taylor County was created 4 March 1875 from Chippewa,Clark,Lincoln and Marathon Counties. County seat: Medford

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

 * City of Medford
 * Village of Stetsonville
 * Village of Rib Lake
 * Village of Lublin

Neighboring Counties
Chippewa •  Clark  •  Lincoln  •  Marathon  •  Price  •  Rusk

Cemeteries

 * Taylor County cemeteries FamilySearch.org
 * Taylor 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

 * Medford, Wisconsin Church Records

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Wisconsin
 * Family Maps of Taylor County, Wisconsin (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Obituaries

 * Taylor County Archives Scroll down to Obituaries. USGenWeb Archives

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
Frances L. Simek Memorial Library 400 N. Main Street Medford, WI 54451 Telephone 715-748-2505 Website: Medford Public Library

Societies
Taylor County Genealogical Society 224 S. Second Street Medford, WI 54451 Website

Taylor County Historical Society 845A E. Broadway Ave. Medford, WI 54451 Telephone: 715-748-3808

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 $
 * Pre-1907 Taylor County Birth Record Index WIGenWeb project

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
 * Pre-1907 Taylor County Death Record Index WIGenWeb project

Websites

 * Taylor County, WI History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Taylor County WIGenWeb project
 * Taylor County Archives USGenWeb Archives
 * Taylor County Archives USGenWeb Archives