Wood County, Wisconsin Genealogy

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



Parent County
1856--Wood County was created 29 March 1856 from Portage County. County seat: Wisconsin Rapids

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
Adams •  Clark  •  Jackson  •  Juneau  •  Marathon  •  Portage

Cemeteries

 * Wood County Tombstone Photograph Pages USGenWeb Archives

Census

 * Wood County Census Index WIGenWeb project
 * Wood County Census Index USGenWeb Archives

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.

Church History and Records

 * Wood County Church Links WIGenWeb project

Lutheran

 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Bethel, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Wisconsin

Military History and Records

 * Wood County Military Index WIGenWeb project

Civil War
Civil War service men from Wood 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 Wood County.


 * - 5th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company D.


 * - 7th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company G.
 * - 12th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company G

World War II

 * World War II List List of men and women who served in the military and are from the South Wood County Area--Wisconsin Rapids, Arpin, Nekoosa, Port Edwards, Pittsville, Rudolph, Vesper, Marshfield, and other places in this area. Taken from The Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune, July 3, 1944. USGenWeb Archives

Korean War

 * Wisconsin MIA USGenWeb Archives

Newspapers

 * Wood County Newspapers WIGenWeb project

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 & Genealogical Societies

County Courthouse
Wood County Courthouse 400 Market Street Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495 Phone: 715-421-8400
 * Courthouse Information WIGenWeb project

Family History Centers

 * Marshfield Wisconsin Family History Center

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 Wood County Birth Index WIGenWeb Archives 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 $
 * Wood County Marriage Index WIGenWeb Archives Project

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 Wood County Death Index WIGenWeb Project

Websites

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