Sauk County, Wisconsin Genealogy

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

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

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Wisconsin

World War I

 * Draft registration, World War I, 1917

Newspapers

 * Wisconsin Digital Newspaper at Wisconsin State Historical Society

Obituaries

 * Old Newspaper Obituaries WIGenWeb project

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and 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
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

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

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

FamilySearch Centers

 * Baraboo Wisconsin FamilySearch 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

 * Plain History Genealogy Group 910 Main St. Plain, WI 53577 Phone: 608-546-4201 (FAX also) Email: [mailto:askus@kraemerlibrary.org askus@kraemerlibrary.org] Kraemer Library Website
 * Sauk County Historical Society PO Box 651 900 2nd Ave Baraboo, WI 53913 Phone: 606-356-1001 E-mail:[mailto:@saukcountyhistory.org history@saukcountyhistory.org] Facebook Website
 * Saukville Historical Society 200 N Mill St Saukville, WI 53080 Phone 262-692-9425 Facebook Website
 * Old Franklin Township Historical Society 915 Wachter Ave PO Box 218 Plain WI 53577 Email: [mailto:plainofths@gmail.com plainofths@gmail.com] Facebook Website
 * Reedsburg Area Historical Society PO Box 405 Reedsburg, WI 53959 Phone: 608-727-2922 Website

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