Sawyer County, Wisconsin Genealogy

United States Wisconsin  Sawyer County

Guide to Sawyer County Wisconsin ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.



County Courthouse
Sawyer County Courthouse 10610 Main; PO Box 273; Hayward, WI 54843 Phone: 715.634.4866 Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, death, burial divorce, probate, Court and land records



Parent County
1883--Sawyer County was created 10 March 1883 from Ashland and Chippewa Counties. County seat:&amp;nbsp. Hayward

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Wisconsin County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Wisconsin County Boundary Maps" (1790-1961) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
For a list of record loss in Wisconsin Counties see: Wisconsin Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties
Ashland •  Barron  •  Bayfield  •  Douglas  •  Price  •  Rusk  •  Washburn



Court Records

 * Hayward,_Wisconsin

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Wisconsin
 * Family Maps of Sawyer County, Wisconsin (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Probate Records
Online Records


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

Repositories
See also a List of Wisconsin Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Societies
Sawyer County Historical Society PO Box 384 Hayward, WI 54843 Phone:715-634-6075 Website

Area Research Center Wisconsin Historical Society History Center and Archives 29270 County Highway G Ashland, WI 54806-9339 Phone: 715-685-2647

Birth Records

 * 1826 - 1926 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1820 - 1907 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1826 - 1908 Wisconsin, Births and Christenings Index, 1826-1908 at Ancestry.com — index $

Marriage Records

 * 1836 - 1930 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1973 - 1997 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1973 - 1997 Wisconsin Marriages, 1973-1997 at Ancestry.com — index/images $

Divorce Records

 * 1965 - 1984 at FamilySearch.org — index

Death Records

 * 1867 - 1907 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1835 - 1968 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1820 - 1907 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1959 - 1997 at FamilySearch.org — index

Web Sites

 * Sawyer County, WI History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Group on Facebook