Outagamie County, Wisconsin Genealogy

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County Courthouse
 

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

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.

Land
A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Wisconsin, Outagamie County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

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
A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Wisconsin, Outagamie County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Family History Centers

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