Outagamie County, Wisconsin Genealogy

Guide to Outagamie County Wisconsin genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

United States Wisconsin  Outagamie County



County Courthouse
Outagamie County Courthouse 410 S Walnut Street Appleton, WI 54911 Phone: 920.832.5077

Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, death records from 1852; Clerk Court has divorce; court records from 1855; Register in Probate has probate records from 1855

Parent County
1851--Outagamie County was created 17 February 1851 fromBrown and Winnebago Counties. County seat: Appleton

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

 * Brown
 * Calumet
 * Shawano
 * Waupaca
 * Winnebago

Census
1855 Wisconsin State Census— Free searchable images to the 1855 Wisconsin State Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search This census includes name of head of family, individuals in the household by sex and race, number of deaf and dumb, blind, insane and foreign born.

1885 Wisconsin State Census— Free searchable images to the 1885 Wisconsin State Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search This census includes name of head of family, individuals in the household by sex and race, number of deaf and dumb, blind, insane and foreign born.

Court Records
Circuit, County, and Municipal Court case files from 1852-1981 are held at:

Archives &amp; 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 Website: http://www.uwgb.edu/library/spc/ Facebook: University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Archives &amp; Area Research Center Request form available at: http://www.uwgb.edu/library/spc/requests/

Land and Property
Tax Rolls from 1855-1980 are available at:

Archives &amp; 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 Website: http://www.uwgb.edu/library/spc/ Facebook: University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Archives &amp; Area Research Center

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Wisconsin, Outagamie County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Wisconsin

Civil War
Civil War service men from Outagamie 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 Outagamie County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry, Companies G and M
 * - 3rd Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry, Company I

Naturalization and Citizenship
Declarations of Intention and Naturalization records from 1852-1963 are available at:

Archives &amp; 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 Website: http://www.uwgb.edu/library/spc/ Facebook: University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Archives &amp; Area Research Center Online index available: http://webapps.uwgb.edu/collections/

Request form available at: http://www.uwgb.edu/library/spc/requests/

Obituaries
Appleton Public Library Obituary Index: Appleton is situated on the fox River, in Outagamie, Calument and Winnebago counties.


 * Partial index to obituaries and death notices published in Appleton newspapers. There are complete records for 1853-71; 1874; 1920-22; 1939-42; 1944; 1948-52; 1958-1960; 1970; 1980; 1981; 1992-94, and January 1, 2001 to December 6, 2011. Some records from 1848; 1875; 1889; 1899; 1923; 1930; 1945; 1954; 1957; 1969; 1971-73; 1981; 1982; 1987; and 1991 have been indexed.

Probate Records
Case files from 1853-1958 are available at:

Archives &amp; 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 Website: http://www.uwgb.edu/library/spc/ Facebook: University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Archives &amp; Area Research Center Online Index available at: http://webapps.uwgb.edu/collections/

Request form available at: http://www.uwgb.edu/library/spc/requests/

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Wisconsin, Outagamie County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

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

Archives, Libraries and Museums
Archives &amp; 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 Website: [http://webapps.uwgb.edu/collections/ Collections Search at UW-Green Bay Area Research Center. Facebook: University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Archives &amp; Area Research Center

Family History Centers
Family History Centers


 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Appleton Wisconsin Family History Center

Pre-1907 birth, marriage, and death registrations are available on microfilm at:
Archives &amp; 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 Website: http://www.uwgb.edu/library/spc/ Facebook: University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Archives &amp; Area Research Center Request forms available at: http://www.uwgb.edu/library/spc/requests/

Web Sites

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