Calumet County, Wisconsin Genealogy

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

United States Wisconsin  Calumet County



Historical Facts
1836--Calumet County was created 7 December 1836 from Brown County. County seat: Chilton

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
Brown • Fond du Lac • Manitowoc • Outagamie • Sheboygan • Winnebago

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

Census Records

 * 1855 Wisconsin State Census— Free searchable index to the 1855 Wisconsin State Census can be viewed on the 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.

Land and Property
1856-1923: General Index to Deeds and Mortgages

1840-1902: Deeds and Mortgages

1849-1980: Tax Rolls available at:

Archives and Area Research Center Cofrin Library, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay 2420 Nicolet Dr. Green Bay, WI 54311-7001 Phone:(920) 465-2539 E-mail: archives@uwgb.edu

Website: www.uwgb.edu/library/spc/

Facebook: University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Archives &amp; Area Research Center

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Wisconsin

Civil War
Civil War service men from Calumet 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 Calumet County.


 * - 2nd Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry, Company A
 * - 5th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company I
 * - 10th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company C (These men were from the town of Menasha. There is a town of Menasha in both Winnebago and Calumet Counties.)
 * - 14th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company G

Naturalization and Citizenship
Records 1850-1955 are housed at:

Archives and Area Research Center Cofrin Library, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay 2420 Nicolet Dr. Green Bay, WI 54311-7001 Phone: (920) 465-2539 E-mail: archives@uwgb.edu Website: www.uwgb.edu/library/spc/ Facebook: University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Archives &amp; Area Research Center  

Name Searchable Index Available online at: http://webapps.uwgb.edu/collections/ Citizenship Record Request form located on our website at:  http://www.uwgb.edu/library/spc/requests/

Obituaries
Appleton Public Library Obituary Index: Appleton is situated on the Fox River, in Outagamie, Calument and Winnebago counties.


 * Partial index to obituaries and death notices published in Appleton newspapers. There are complete records for 1853-71; 1874; 1920-22; 1939-42; 1944; 1948-52; 1958-1960; 1970; 1980; 1981; 1992-94, and January 1, 2001 to December 6, 2011. Some records from 1848; 1875; 1889; 1899; 1923; 1930; 1945; 1954; 1957; 1969; 1971-73; 1981; 1982; 1987; and 1991 have been indexed.

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

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 E-mail: archives@uwgb.edu Website: www.uwgb.edu/library/spc/ Facebook: University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Archives &amp; Area Research Center

Libraries
A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Wisconsin, Calumet County New Holstein Public Library Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Vital Records
Pre-1907 Birth, Death, and Marriage registrations available at:

Archives and Area Research Center Cofrin Library, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay 2420 Nicolet Dr. Green Bay, WI 54311-7001 Phone: (920) 465-2539 E-mail: archives@uwgb.edu Website: www.uwgb.edu/library/spc/ Facebook: University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Archives &amp; Area Research Center Birth, Death, and Marriage Request Forms available at: http://www.uwgb.edu/library/spc/requests/

Web Sites

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