Oconto County, Wisconsin Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Oconto River. The County is located in the northeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Oconto County Courthouse 301 Washington Street Oconto, WI 54153-1621 Phone: 920-834-6800 Oconto County Website

Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, death, burial and land records. Clerk of Courts has divorce records 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

 * WIGenWeb Archives

Cemeteries

 * Oconto, Wisconsin Cemeteries

Census Records

 * 1885 1885 U.S. Menominee Indian Census Roll WIGenWeb Project
 * 1917 1917 Census, City of Oconto WIGenWeb Project

State Census
 * 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
 * 1855 1855 Oconto County Index WIGenWeb Project
 * 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
 * WIGenWeb project

Church Records
Lutheran Morgan


 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Morgan, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Oconto County


 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Oconto County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Stiles Lutheran Church


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

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1857-1923 Circuit Court Case Files available at Archives and Area Research Center, Cofrin Library, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay; Circuit Court Look-Up Request form- $

Land and Property Records

 * 1850-2007 Shawano and Oconto Counties, Wisconsin, U.S., Land and Property Records, 1850-2007
 * 1853-1970 Tax rolls ($) are held at: Archives and Area Research Center, Cofrin Library, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay, $

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Wisconsin
 * Images of some land plat books from 1898-1905.

Military Records

 * WIGenWeb project
 * WIGenWeb Archives

Civil War

 * - 3rd Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry, Company I
 * - 12th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Companies F and H

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1857-1952 Declarations of Intention and Naturalizations available at Archives and Area Research Center, Cofrin Library, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay

Newspapers
 Wisconsin Newspapers Online
 * Wisconsin Digital Newspaper at Wisconsin State Historical Society

Obituaries

 * - includes a partial obituary index. Also at Ancestry, index & images ($).

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
 * 1857-1952 Probate case files, microfilmed copies Archives and Area Research Center, Cofrin Library, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay; Probate Request form; Records Search form $

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.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Vital Records

 * Pre-1907 Births, Marriages and Deaths at Archives and Area Research Center, Cofrin Library, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay - $, the research center will make a search

Birth

 * 1820-1907 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1820-1920: Wisconsin, Birth Index, 1808-1920 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 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

 * Archives and Area Research Center Cofrin Library, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay 2420 Nicolet Dr. Green Bay, WI 54311-7001 Phone: 920-465-2539 Email: [mailto:archives@uwgb.edu archives@uwgb.edu] Website Facebook

Libraries

 * Cofrin Library, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Archives and Area Research Center 2420 Nicolet Dr. Green Bay, WI 54311-7001 Phone: 920-465-2539 Email: [mailto:archives@uwgb.edu archives@uwgb.edu] Website Facebook

Societies

 * Gillett Area Historical Society & Museum 110 W. Main St. - Hwy 22 Gillett, WI 54124 Phone 920-598-1910 Email: [mailto:info@historical.com info@historical.com] Facebook website
 * Mountain Historical Society PO Box 198 Mountain, WI 54149 Website
 * Oconto County Genealogical Society PO Box 114 Suring, WI 54174 Email: [mailto:wiocgs@gmail.com wiocgs@gmail.com] Facebook
 * Oconto County Historical Society PO Box 272 917 Park Ave. Oconto, WI 54153 Phone: 920-834-6206 Email:[mailto:ochs@ocontohistsoc.org ochs@ocontohistsoc.org] Website

Websites

 * Oconto County, WI History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * WIGenWeb Project
 * 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