Oneida County, Wisconsin Genealogy

Guide to Oneida County, Wisconsin ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County was named for Oneida people. The County has Rhinelander as its seat and the County was created 1887. The County is located in the north central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Oneida County Courthouse 1 Courthouse Square Rhinelander, WI 54501 Phone: 715-369-6144 Oneida County Website Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, death, and land records. Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records. Register in Probate has probate records.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Biographies

 * "History of Lincoln, Oneida, and Vilas Counties Wisconsin". Printed 1925. The beginning of the book is history of Lincoln, Oneida, and Vilas. The remaining 587 pages are biographies of those towns. You can search by surname.

Census Records

 * 1836-1905 - Various Wisconsin State Census Records and Links
 * 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 Records

 * "Histories of Lincoln, Oneida, and Vilas Counties Wisconsin". Printed 1925. Churches in Chapter 17. The beginning of the book is history of Lincoln, Oneida, and Vilas. The remaining 587 pages are biographies of those towns.
 * Early rural churches of Oneida County

Directories

 * Various Rhinelander directories from 1903-1930
 * Rhinelander and Oneida County (Wisconsin) directories 1921, 1927, 1930
 * Oneida County Directory 1930 Including towns of Lake Tomahawk, Minocqua, Monica, Pelican Lake, Three Lakes and Woodruff
 * Oneida County Directory 1914-1915 Town of Cassian through Town of Pelican

American Indians

 * Indian lore of Oneida County
 * Oneida (Wisconsin) Indian School

Genealogies

 * Surnames List of Surnames

Land and Property Records

 * Link to Register of Deeds
 * Wisconsin Land Patents Database, Oneida County (USGenWeb Archives}

Local Histories

 * History of Lincoln, Oneida, and Vilas counties, Wisconsin Viewable
 * Oneida Books Books about Oneida County and the people who settled here.
 * "History of Lincoln, Oneida, and Vilas Counties Wisconsin". Printed in 1925. The beginning of the book is history of Lincoln, Oneida, and Vilas. The remaining 587 pages are biographies of those towns. You can search by surname.
 * Small Settlements and Ghost Towns
 * History of lumber companies and railroad from 1800's to early 1900's in Oneida County

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Old Antique Atlases and Maps of Wisconsin
 * Towns and townships in Oneida County
 * 1920's Oneida County Plat map
 * 1895 Oneida County map
 * Wisconsin Department of Transportation
 * Wisconsin1901 county atlas
 * Family Maps of Oneida County, Wisconsin (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Military Records

 * Wisconsin Military Records and how Wisconsin was involved in the different wars of the World

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * Naturalization records 1906-1951, and indexes 1891-1954, Oneida County, Wisconsin

Newspapers

 * Old misc newspaper clippings from 1899-1959 in Minocqua and Rhinelander
 * Contact information for The Lakeland Times, The Rhinelander Daily News, and Vilas County News Review. (all three have microfilmed archives to view at various Wisconsin libraries)
 * Oneida County newspapers indexed from Guide to Wisconsin Newspapers-1833-1957 compiled by Donald E. Oehlerts. USGenWeb Archives

Obituaries

 * Early Oneida Obits
 * Selected Obituaries Scroll down to Obits. WIGenWeb Archives
 * Robitindex Rhinelander area 1882-2006
 * Three Lakes Genealogical Society Obituaries Project (ongoing)

Probate Records
Online Records


 * 1800–1987 Wisconsin Wills and Probate Records 1800-1987 at Ancestry — images and index $
 * 1848–1948 at FamilySearch — images

School Records

 * Rhinelander High School Seniors Rhinelander, Wisconsin
 * History of early schools in Oneida County, Chapter 22.

Vital Records

 * Birth, Marriage and Death Records

Birth

 * 1820-1907 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1826-1908 Wisconsin, Births and Christenings Index, 1826-1908 at Ancestry — index $
 * 1826-1926 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1887-1907 Oneida County Wisconsin registration of births, ca. 1887-1907, Index to Registrations of Births, 1852-1907.

Marriage

 * 1836-1930 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1973-1997 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1973-1997 Wisconsin Marriages, 1973-1997 at Ancestry — index/images $
 * Oneida County Wisconsin registration of marriages ; index to marriages, 1887-1907

Death

 * 1820-1907 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1835-1968 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1867-1907 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1959-1979 Wisconsin Death Index 1959-1979
 * 1959-1997 at FamilySearch — index

Divorce

 * 1965-1984 at FamilySearch — index

Archives

 * History Center and Archives, Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center Wisconsin Historical Society 29270 County Highway G Ashland, WI 54806-9339 Phone: 715-685-2647 Email: [mailto:whsnorthwoods@whs.wisc.edu whsnorthwoods@whs.wisc.edu] Website

Libraries

 * Libraries in Oneida County
 * Online searchable North-Central Wisconsin Library catalog

Museums

 * Historical Societies and Museums
 * Minocqua Museum 503 Flambeau Street Minocqua, WI 54548 Phone: 715-356-7666 Website

Societies

 * Historical Societies and Museums
 * The History Center and Archives at Ashland (a branch of the Wisconsin Historical Society) Website
 * Lakeland Area Genealogical Society PO Box 308 Minocqua, WI 54548 Website
 * Northwoods Genealogical Society PO Box 1132 Rhinelander, WI 54501-1132 Website
 * Three Lakes Genealogical Society PO Box 101 Three Lakes, WI 54562 Website
 * Northland Historical Society PO Box 325 Lake Tomahawk, WI 54539 Phone: 715-356-7423 Facebook
 * Rhinelander Historical Society 9 S Pelham St Rhinelander, WI 54501 Phone: 715-282-6120 Facebook
 * Woodruff Historical Society PO Box 851 Woodruff, WI 54568 Phone: 715-356-3582

Websites

 * Oneida County, WI History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Oneida County WIGenWeb project
 * Oneida County USGenWeb Archives
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records