Shawano County, Wisconsin Genealogy

United States Wisconsin  Shawano County



County Courthouse
Shawano County Courthouse 311 N Main Street Shawano, WI 54166 Phone: 715.526.9150 Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, death and land records; Register in Pro has probate records

Parent County
1853--Shawano County was created 16 February 1853 from Oconto, Waupaca and Winnebago Counties. County seat: Shawano

Populated Places
CITIES:


 * 1) Shawano (county seat)
 * 2) Marion (small portion, majority in Waupaca County)
 * 3) Pulaski (small portion, majority in Brown County)

VILLAGES:

Neighboring Counties

 * Brown
 * Langlade
 * Marathon
 * Menominee
 * Oconto
 * Outagamie
 * Portage
 * Waupaca

Cemeteries

 * Shawano County Cemetery Project
 * Find a Grave Shawano County Map Of Cemeteries
 * Find a Grave Shawano County List Of Cemeteries

Maps

 * Simple Township Map of Shawano County
 * Gif Image of Shawano County, Shows Towns, Major Roads and Population Centers
 * WIGenWeb A Large Selection of Maps

Probate Records

 * Wisconsin, Probate Estate Files, 1848-1933 - includes Shawano county files from 1861-1933; via FamilySearch. As of 5/29/11 included images that can only be browsed, not searched.

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Wisconsin Probate Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Archives, Libraries and Museums

 * Green Bay Area Research Center at UW Green Bay Covers Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, and Shawano Counties.

Family History Centers

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

Web Sites

 * WIGenWeb Shawano County
 * USGenWeb Archives Shawano County
 * Linkpendium Shawano County
 * Linkpendium Shawano County

Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:


 * Wisconsin Probate Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Wisconsin, Swanano and Oconto Counties, Indexes and Records form Shawano Family History Center (FamilySearch Historical Records)