Douglas County, Wisconsin Genealogy

United States Wisconsin  Douglas County

Guide to Douglas County Wisconsin genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.



County Courthouse
Douglas County Courthouse 1313 Belknap Street Superior, WI 54880-2769 Phone: 715.395.1341

Register of Deeds has birth, marriage and death records from 1878 and land records; Clerk Court has divorce, probate and court records from 1878

Parent County
1854--Douglas County was created 9 February 1854 from La Pointe County. County seat: Superior

Neighboring Counties

 * Bayfield
 * Burnett
 * Carlton County, Minnesota
 * Pine County, Minnesota
 * St. Louis County, Minnesota
 * Sawyer
 * Washburn

Census
1855 Wisconsin State Census— Free searchable index 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 index 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.

Lutheran

 * Records of Zion Lutheran Church, Superior, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Civil War
Civil War service men from Douglas County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are many companies or regiments that were formed from men of Douglas County.


 * - 2nd Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry, Company E