Menominee County, Wisconsin Genealogy

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



County Courthouse
Menominee County Courthouse PO Box 279 Keshena, WI 54135 Phone: 715.799.3311 County Clerk has birth, marriage, death and land records; Register in Probate has probate records (Note:  Shawano and Menominee Counties are served by the same register)

Parent County
1961--Menominee County was created 1 May 1961 from Oconto and Shawano Counties. County seat: Keshena

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
Langlade •  Oconto  •  Shawano

Cemeteries

 * Menominee County (Neopit) St Anthony Cemetery Tombstone Photos 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.

Native Americans

 * Census for Menominee Indians at the Keshena Indian Agency at Menominee Reservation, Keshena, Wisconsin, 1915-1933
 * Census for Stockbridge Indians, the Keshena Indian Agency at Menomenee Reservation, Keshena, Wisconsin, 1916
 * Vital records for the Menominee Indians, at Keshena Indian Agency in Menominee Reservation, Keshena, Wisconsin, 1925-1932
 * Vital records for the Oneida Indians, at Keshena Indian sub-agency in Menominee Reservation, Keshena, Wisconsin, 1925-1932

Land and Property

 * Wisconsin Land Patents Database, Menominee County USGenWeb Archives

Maps

 * 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

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

Archives, Libraries and Museums
Green Bay Area Research Center Cofrin Library University of Wisconsin 2420 Nicolet Dr Green Bay, WI 54311-7001 (920) 465-2539

Vital Records
Pre-1907 Vital Records are 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 $

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

 * Menominee County, WI History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Menominee County USGenWeb Archives
 * Green Bay Archives and Area Research Center
 * Green Bay Archives and Area Research Center