Forest County, Wisconsin Genealogy

United States Wisconsin  Forest County

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



County Courthouse
Forest County Courthouse 200 E Madison Street Crandon, WI 54520 Phone: 715.478.2422 Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, death and land records from 1885; Clerk Court has divorce and court records; Register in Probate has probate records

Parent County
1885--Forest County was created 11 April 1885 fromLanglade County. County seat: Crandon

Neighboring Counties

 * Florence
 * Iron
 * Langlade
 * Marinette
 * Oconto
 * Oneida
 * Vilas

Maps
Courtesy of the Crandon Public Library:


 * 1940 Census Enumeration District Maps: Wisconsin, Forest County, ED21-1 - ED 21-19

Obituaries
The Crandon Public Library in the city of Crandon has made an obituary databaseon its website. This index was begun by local and library volunteers and converted to an online database by the library. The index currently covers the years from 1909 – 1923, 2001 – 2003, and 2005. This is an ongoing project. There are nearly 1,800 records in the index. The data fields include last name, first name, age, newspaper, and date of publication. Click on the column header to sort the records.

Enter a surname in the search box to bring up a list of individuals with that name. You may request a copy of the obituary from the library for a small fee. As noted on the website, you may also request a copy of an obituary for someone who died in years not included in the index, if you have an approximate date of death.

Copies of the obituaries are available from the library.

Schools
Crandon High School Yearbooks:

1938, 1943, 1945-1948, 1950-1951, 1953, 1955, 1958-1961, 1963-1964