Sauk County, Wisconsin Genealogy

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

Description
The County is located in the southwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Sauk County Courthouse 505 Broadway Baraboo, WI 53913 Phone (608) 356-45581 Sauk County Website Register of Deeds has birth records from 1860, marriage records from 1850, death records from 1870 and land records. Clerk of the Circuit Court has divorce 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:

Census Records

 * 1855 - 1855 Wisconsin State Census 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.
 * 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.

Church Records

 * Baraboo, Wisconsin Church Records

Lutheran St. John's Lutheran Church, Reedsburg


 * Records of St. John's Lutheran Church, Reedsburg, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Zion Lutheran Church, Rock Springs


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

List of Churches and Church Parishes


 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * Register of Deeds

Directories

 * Baraboo, Wisconsin City Directories

Land and Property Records

 * Grantor/Grantee Index (mid 1800's - late 1986) — The index you will be viewing is a scanned version of the index books kept in the Sauk County Register of Deeds vault.

Local Histories

 * Baraboo
 * History Links for Sauk County WIGenWeb project

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Wisconsin

Obituaries

 * Old Newspaper Obituaries WIGenWeb project

Probate Records
Online Records


 * 1800–1987 Wisconsin Wills and Probate Records 1800-1987 at Ancestry — images and index $
 * 1848–1948 at FamilySearch — images

Birth

 * 1820-1907 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1826-1908 Wisconsin, Births and Christenings Index, 1826-1908 at Ancestry — index $
 * 1826-1926 at FamilySearch — index

Marriage

 * 1836-1911 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1836-1930 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1973-1997 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1973-1997 Wisconsin Marriages, 1973-1997 at Ancestry — index/images $

Death

 * 1820-1907 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1835-1968 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1867-1907 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1959-1997 at FamilySearch — index

Divorce

 * 1965-1984 at FamilySearch — index

Archives

 * Archives - Steenbock Library University of Wisconsin, Madison 425 Steenbock Library 550 Babcock Dr. Madison, WI 53706 Telephone: 608-262-5629 Email

Family History Centers

 * Baraboo Wisconsin Family History Center

Libraries

 * Archives - Steenbock Library University of Wisconsin, Madison 425 Steenbock Library 550 Babcock Dr. Madison, WI 53706 Telephone: 608-262-5629 Email

Museums

 * Sauk County Historical Museum 531 4th Ave Baraboo, WI 53913 Phone: 608-356-1001 Website

Societies

 * Sauk County Historical Society PO Box 651 Baraboo, WI 53913 Phone: 606-752-5891 Website
 * Saukville Historical Society 200 N Mill St Saukville, WI 53080 Website
 * Friendship Rural School Historical Society E6404 Cold Springs Rd Loganville, WI 53943 Phone: 608-727-2941


 * Old Franklin Township Historical Society 915 Wachter Ave PO Box 218, Plain WI 53577 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/OFTHS/ Email: plainofths@gmail.com Website


 * Reedsburg Area Historical Society PO Box 405 Reedsburg, WI 53959 Phone: 608-727-2922 Website
 * Plain History Genealogy Group 910 Main St. Plain, WI 53577 Phone: 608-546-4201 (FAX also) Email: [mailto:garylhaas2005@yahoo.com garylhaas2005@yahoo.com] Newsletters Email: [mailto:askus@kraemerlibrary.org askus@kraemerlibrary.org] Kraemer Library Website Plain History Genealogy Group meets the second Saturday of January, March, May, September, November. The July meeting is held the third Saturday of the month. The meeting is held at the Kraemer Library and Community Center. This group has access to unique genealogical and historical information sources. In 2020, meetings were held online.

Websites

 * Sauk County, WI History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Sauk County WIGenWeb project
 * Sauk County Archives 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