Winnebago County, Wisconsin Genealogy

United States Wisconsin  Winnebago County

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



County Courthouse
Winnebago County Courthouse 415 Jackson Street Oshkosh, WI 54901 Phone: 920.236.4888

Register of Deeds has birth and land records from 1861, marriage records from 1870 and death records; Register in Probabte has probate records

Parent County
1840--Winnebago County was created 6 January 1840 from Brown, Calumet, Fond du Lac, andMarquette Counties. County seat: Oshkosh

Neighboring Counties

 * Calumet
 * Fond du Lac
 * Green Lake
 * Outagamie
 * Waupaca
 * Waushara

Cemeteries
BillionGraves:


 * Omro Junction Cemetery, Omro
 * Omro Union Cemetery, Omro
 * Riverside Cemetery, Oshkosh

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Oshkosh

Lutheran
Oshkosh


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

Winnebago County


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

Civil War
Civil War service men from Winnebago 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 Winnebago County.

Obituary
Appleton Public Library Obituary Index which is located on the Fox River located in Outagamie, Calumet and Winnebago Counties.


 * A partial index to obituaries and death notices published in Appleton newspapers. Currently, records are available for the following time periods. 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.

Family History Centers

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