Ashland County, Wisconsin Genealogy

Guide to Ashland County Wisconsin genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.



Historical Facts
1860--Ashland County was created 27 March 1860 from LaPointe County.

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.

Neighboring Counties
Bayfield • Iron • Price • Sawyer

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Cemeteries

 * Tombstone Photograph Pages - Ashland County USGenWeb Archives

Census Records

 * Census Resources for Ashland County WIGenWeb project

State Census

 * 1855 - 1855 Wisconsin State Census Name index and images. 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. Other information is statistical and identifies the rest of the household by race, gender and country of birth.
 * 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.

Land and Property

 * Ashland County Land Patents Database WIGenWeb project

Maps
Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Wisconsin

World War I (The Great War), 1914-1918

 * Ashland County Army Casualties USGenWeb Archives

World War II, 1941-1945
Ashland County WI Archives Military Records - Army Enlistees
 * Surnames Aasen-Ewer USGenWeb Archives
 * Surnames Fagg-Kurki USGenWeb Archives
 * Surnames LWrence-Quinn USGenWeb Archives
 * Surnames Ragaz-Zwetow USGenWeb Archives

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
Ashland Historical Society 509 West Main Ashland, WI, 54806 Telephone: 715-682-4911 Website

Area Research Center and Wisconsin Historical Society History Center and Archives 29270 County Highway G Ashland, WI 54806-9339 Telephone: 715-685-2647 E-mail:[mailto:whsnorthwoods@whs.wisc.edu whsnorthwoods@whs.wisc.edu] Website

Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center History Center and Archives 29270 County Highway G Ashland, WI. 54806-9339 Telephone: 1-715-685-2647 Website

Mellen Area Historical Society PO Box 522 Mellen, Wisconsin 54546 Telephone: 715-274-3931 Website

Vital Records
Ashland County Courthouse 201 Main St West; Ashland, WI 54806-1652 Phone: 715.682.7000 Register of Deeds has birth records from 1863, marriage records from 1879, death records from 1877 and land records from 1860. The Clerk of the Circuit Court has divorce and court records from 1873. Register in Probate has probate records from 1890

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

Websites

 * Ashland County, WI History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Ashland County WIGenWeb project
 * Ashland County Archives USGenWeb Archives