Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Genealogy

County Courthouse
United States Wisconsin  Manitowoc County Manitowoc County Courthouse 1010 S 9th Street Manitowoc, WI 54220; Phone. 920.683.4000

Register of Deeds has births, marriage and deed records from 1850, land and military records; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce, probate and court records



Parent County
1836--Manitowoc County was created 7 December 1836 from Brown County. County seat: Manitowoc

Neighboring Counties

 * Brown
 * Calumet
 * Kewaunee
 * Sheboygan

Cemeteries
The Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Genealogy website has a list of cemeteries by township (with transcriptions), a master list of surnames in cemeteries, and obituaries.

Census
1850 U.S. Federal Census - Indexed records can be found on Familysearch.org

1855 Wisconsin State Census— Free searchable images to the 1855 Wisconsin State Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site. 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.

1860 U.S. Federal Census - Indexed records can be found on Familysearch.org1865 WIsconsin State Census - Only partial records are available.

1870 U.S. Federal Census - Indexed records can be found on Familysearch.org

1875 Wisconsin State Census - Indexed records can be found on Familysearch.org

1880 U.S. Federal Census - Indexed records can be found on Familysearch.org

1885 Wisconsin State Census - Indexed records can be found on Familysearch.org

1890 U.S. Federal Census - Records were destroyed by fire and are not avaiable for Manitowoc County.

1895 Wisconsin State Census - Indexed records can be found on Familysearch.org

1900 U.S. Federal Census - Indexed records can be found on Familysearch.org

1905 Wisconsin State Census - Indexed records can be found on Familysearch.org

1910 U.S. Federal Census - Indexed records can be found on Familysearch.org

1920 U.S. Federal Census - Indexed records can be found on Familysearch.org

1930 U.S. Federal Census - Indexed records can be found on Familysearch.org

Church History and Records
Catholic church records for Manitowoc County churches can be found at the Green Bay Diocese Archives.

Germans
Archives, Libraries, and Museums Biographies Church Records Cemetery Records Court Records Histories Immigration/emigration/migration Maps Newspapers Societies

History
The Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Genealogy website contains town, village, church, and school histories. A history of Manitowoc County is recorded from 1674-1911. Several photos of early Manitowoc County businesses are available. The main page of the Manitowoc Public Library under "History Links" also provides business and family photo collections for view.

Maps
Plat maps for Manitowoc County are available for 1872, 1893, and 1920. These maps can be found at the Manitowoc Public Library.

The Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Genealogy website contains a current Manitowoc County Map, 1878 County Map, Plat Maps for 1872, 1878 and 1893, and a variety of other maps.

Newspapers
Many Manitowoc County newspapers can be found at the Manitowoc Public Library. Further newspapers can be found at the Wisconsin Historical Society in Madison.

The Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Genealogy website includes links to newspaper indexes, news items from old newspapers, biographies, and newspaper articles on marriages and births.

Probate Records
Probate records for Manitowoc County are located at the courthouse in the city of Manitowoc. An card file index is also available.

Archives, Libraries and Museums
Manitowoc Public Library 707 Quay Street Manitowoc, WI 54220 Main Phone #: (920) 686-3000

See the library's Genealogy page for online and other collections.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Manitowoc Wisconsin Family History Center

Taxation
Tax rolls for Manitowoc County are located at the Green Bay Area Research Center.