Sheboygan County, Wisconsin Genealogy

Guide to Sheboygan 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 the Sheboygan River. The County is located in the southeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Sheboygan County Courthouse 615 N 6th Street Sheboygan, WI 53081 Phone: 920-459-3003 Sheboygan County Website Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, death and land records from 1872. Clerk of Circuit Courts has divorce, court and naturalization records form 1850. Register in Probate has probate records records form 1850.

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:

Census Records

 * 1855 - 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. - How to Use this Collection
 * 1865 - 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. - How to Use this Collection
 * 1875 - Identifies head of household by name. - How to Use this Collection
 * 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. - How to Use this Collection
 * 1895 - at FamilySearch — index and images. Identifies head of household by name. Other information is statistical. - How to Use this Collection
 * 1905 - at FamilySearch — Name index and images of population. Enumerates by name all inhabitants. - How to Use this Collection

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Directories

 * Manitowoc City Directory - 1875 |
 * Sheboygan City Directory - 1875 | 1884 | 1886 | 1887-8 | 1889-90 | 1891-92 | 1893-94 | 1895-6 | 1897-8
 * The farm journal illustrated rural directory of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin (with a complete road map of the county) - 1918

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
Germans
 * The Center for Volga German Studies at Concordia University includes information on many colonies where the Volga German immigrants came from, as well as some surnames of immigrants who settled in and around Sheboygan.

Land and Property Records

 * An illustrated historical atlas of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin (1875)
 * Illustrated historical atlas of Sheboygan County (1902)
 * Atlas of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin (1916)
 * Atlas of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin (1920)

Local Histories

 * History of Sheboygan County (1898) Portrait and biographical record of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States and the governors of the state of Wisconsin (1894)
 * History of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, past and present (1921) - Volume 1 (Index)| Volume 2 (Index)
 * Historic Sheboygan County (1975)

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Wisconsin
 * Family Maps of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Simple Map of Sheboygan County Townships
 * Download PDF Map of Sheboygan County-Wisconsin DOT, shows roads and townships.

Civil War

 * - 6th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company A
 * - 8th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Companies B and F
 * - 9th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company A
 * - 9th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Reorganized, Company A

World War I

 * Sheboygan's Part in the World War (1919)

Newspapers

 * Sheboygan Press, Ancestry ($)
 * Various newspapers: Sheboygan Press Telegram, The Sheboygan Daily Press, Daily Press (Sheboygan, Wisconsin), The Sheboygan Mercury. Ancestry ($)

Probate Records
Online Records


 * 1800–1987 Wisconsin Wills and Probate Records 1800-1987 at Ancestry — images and index $
 * 1848–1948 at FamilySearch — images - How to Use this Collection

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Vital Records

 * Vital Records Indexes Rootsweb Freepages

Birth
In the Wisconsin birth index Sheboygan County births are listed as St Croix.


 * 1820-1907 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1826-1908 Wisconsin, Births and Christenings Index, 1826-1908 at Ancestry — index $
 * 1826-1926 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * Pre-1907 Pre-1907 Wisconsin Vital Records Index at Wisconsin Historical Society - free index, images ($)

Marriage

 * 1836-1911 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1836-1930 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * Pre-1907 Pre-1907 Wisconsin Vital Records Index at Wisconsin Historical Society - free index, images ($)
 * 1973-1997 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1973-1997 Wisconsin Marriages, 1973-1997 at Ancestry — index/images $

Death

 * 1820-1907 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1835-1968 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1867-1907 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * Pre-1907 Pre-1907 Wisconsin Vital Records Index at Wisconsin Historical Society - free index, images ($)
 * 1959-1997 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection

Divorce

 * 1965-1984 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection

Archives

 * Area Research Center - University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Milwaukee, Division of Archives and Special Collections Golda Meir Library, Room W250 2311 East Hartford Avenue PO Box 604 Milwaukee, WI 53201-0604 Phone: 414-229-5402 Email: [mailto:askarch@uwm.edu askarch@uwm.edu] Website
 * Sheboygan County Historical Research Center 504 Broadway Sheboygan Falls, WI 53085 Telephone: 920-467-4667 Website

Family History Centers

 * Sheboygan Wisconsin Family History Center

Libraries

 * Golda Meir Library - University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Area Research Center, Milwaukee, Division of Archives and Special Collections Golda Meir Library, Room W250 2311 East Hartford Avenue PO Box 604 Milwaukee, WI 53201-0604 Phone: 414-229-5402 Email: [mailto:askarch@uwm.edu askarch@uwm.edu] Website

Societies

 * Sheboygan County Historical Society 3110 Erie Ave Sheboygan, WI 53081 Phone: 920-458-4403 Website
 * Sheboygan County Genealogical Society 518 Water St Sheboygan Falls, WI 53085
 * Plymouth Genealogical Society 317 E Main St Plymouth, WI 530673
 * Plymouth Historical Society 405 Collins St Plymouth, WI 53073 Phone: 920-892-6228 Website
 * Random Lake Area Historical Society 78 Butler Street Random Lake, WI, 53075 Phone: 920-994-4682 Email: [mailto:jcarman@execpc.com jcarman@execpc.com]
 * Kiel Area Historical Society N9654 Anderson Ct. Elkhart Lake, WI 53020 Phone: 920-894-2085 Email: [mailto:secretary@kielwi.org secretary@kielwi.org]

Websites

 * Sheboygan County, WI History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Wis Gen Web Sheboygan County
 * WiGenWeb Archives Sheboygan County
 * Sheboygan County Historical Research Center
 * Sheboygan County Page, Rootsweb
 * Sheboygan County Search, Ancestry ($)
 * Sheboygan County Links, Linkpendium
 * Sheboygan County Links, Cyndi's List (Search for or scroll down to "Sheboygan")
 * Sheboygan County Links, Live Roots
 * Sheboygan County Links, Genealogy Trails
 * Sheboygan County Links, Histopolis
 * - 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