Portage County, Wisconsin Genealogy

Portage County; 1516 Church St; Stevens Point, WI 54481; Ph. 715.346.1351 Details: (Reg of Deeds has b rec from 1863, m rec from 1860, d rec from 1856 & land rec; Clk Cir Ct has div & ct rec from 1844; Co Judge has pro rec from 1890)  United States&#160; &gt; Wisconsin&#160;&gt; Portage County  Historical Facts Parent County 1836--Portage County was created 7 December 1836&#160;from Brown, Crawford, Iowa andMilwaukee Counties. County seat: Stevens Point The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002). Boundary Changes Record Loss Places / Localities Populated Places Neighboring Counties <li>Adams</a> </li><li>Marathon</a> </li><li>Shawano</a> </li><li>Waupaca</a> </li><li>Waushara</a> </li><li>Wood</a> </li></ul> Resources Bible Records Biography Cemeteries Guyant Collection of Tombstone Inscriptions</a>&#160;is on microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. This collection includes tombstone inscriptions copied between 1970 and 1981 by Wayne and Alta Guyant in cemeteries in seventeen Wisconsin counties, and clipped newspaper obituaries and other related items. The records represent every known cemetery in Florence, Langlade, Portage, Waupaca, and Waushara counties and many in Adams, Barron, Forest, Green Lake, Juneau, Lincoln, Marquette, Oneida, Outagamie, Shawano, Winnebago, and Wood counties. Portage County Cemetery Index</a> Forest Cemetery Records</a> Union Cemetery Records</a> Census 1855 Wisconsin State Census— Free searchable index to the 1855 Wisconsin State Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search</a> 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</a> 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. Church History and Records Information about local churches (history and records) can be found on the Stevens Point Area Genealogical Society's website</a>. Court Records The surviving early probate files have been indexed and are on the Stevens Point Area Genealogical Society's website</a>.&#160; Also indexed are the Circuit Court Criminal Case Files Index 1849-1919 and the Circuit Court Civil Case Files Defendant Index 1845-1919 Crime and Criminals Directories Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups Ethnic Communities of Portage County</a> Gazetteers Genealogy History Land and Property Maps Portage County Maps</a> Migration Military History and Records Naturalization and Citizenship Naturalization Records for Portage County have been indexed and the index is available on the <a href="http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wispags/resources/naturalization.html">Stevens Point Area Genealogical Society's website.</a> Newspapers A complete listing of all Portage County newspapers can be found on the <a href="http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wispags/resources/newspapers.html">Stevens Point Area Genealogical Society's website</a>. Obituaries The Portage County Obituary Index is now a part of the <a href="http://mypoint.uwsp.edu/Library/gen_index">Central Wisconsin Genealogy Index </a>. Full text obituaries from The Wisconsin Pinery (1853-1890) and The Plover Times (1866-1881) can be found on the <a href="http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wispags/resources/obituaries.html">Stevens Point Area Genealogical Society's website</a>. These are not indexed in the Obituary Index. Periodicals Probate Records <a href="http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wispags/resources/court.html">Probate Index</a> Repositories Archives, Libraries and Museums <a href="http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wispags/resources/archives.html">Nelis R. Kampanga University Archives</a> <a href="http://library.uwsp.edu/pcl/index.htm">Portage County Public Library</a> List of genealogical resources available at the <a href="http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wispags/resources/library.html">Portage County Public Library </a> County Courthouse The Portage County Courthouse is located at 1516 Church Street, Stevens Point, WI 54481.&#160; The <a href="http://www.co.portage.wi.us/rod/">Register of Deeds</a> office, which houses birth, death, and marriage records, as well as land records is open for genealogical research during the following days and times: Monday - Thursday, 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Closed for research on Fridays and from 11:30 - 1:00. Family History Centers Societies <a href="http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wispags/index.html">Stevens Point Area Genealogical Society</a> <a href="http://www.pchswi.org/index.htm">Portage County Historical Society</a> Taxation Vital Records Birth <a href="http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wispags/resources/vital-stats.html">Birth Records Indexed</a> Marriage <a href="http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wispags/resources/vital-stats.html">Marriage Records Indexed</a> Divorce Death <a href="http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wispags/resources/vital-stats.html">Death Records Indexed</a> Voting Registers Web Sites <ul><li><span class="fck_mw_template"> </li></ul> References <span class="fck_mw_references" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="references" /> <span class="fck_mw_template">

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