Lincoln County, Wisconsin Genealogy

Guide to Lincoln County Wisconsin ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Lincoln County Courthouse 1110 E Main Street Merrill, WI 54452-2554 Phone. 715.536,0312

Register of Deeds has marriage and land records; Register in Probate has probate records; Clerk of Courts has court records

Parent County
1874--Lincoln County was created 4 March 1874 from Marathon County. County seat: Merrill

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Wisconsin County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Wisconsin County Boundary Maps" (1790-1961) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties
Langlade •  Marathon  •  Oneida  •  Price  •  Taylor

State Census

 * 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.
 * 1855 - 1855 State Census, Marathon County NOTE: At this time, Lincoln County was a part of Marathan County. WIGenWeb Project
 * 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.
 * 1905 -1905 Census for Lincoln County WIGenWeb Project

Federal Census

 * 1870 - 1870 Census, Jenny, Marathon County NOTE: At this time Lincoln County was part of Marathon County. WIGenWeb Project
 * 1900 - 1900 Census for Lincoln County by Township WIGenWeb Project

Lutheran

 * Records of Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Merrill, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Directories

 * Merrill, Wisconsin City Directories

History

 * Merrill, Wisconsin History
 * History Stories WIGenWeb project

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Wisconsin
 * Family Maps of Lincoln County, Wisconsin (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Civil War

 * Civil War Veterans Compiled from the 1895 and 1905 censuses. WIGenWeb project
 * 1890 census Additional names of Civil War Veterans from the  census. WIGenWeb project
 * G.A.R. roster of Merrill - as of 1884 WIGenWeb project

World War I

 * Wis Gold Star List Men from Lincoln County who died in service during World War. WIGenWeb project

Vietnam

 * Viet Nam Casualties WIGenWeb project

Probate Records
Online Records


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

Repositories
See also a List of Wisconsin Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Archives, Libraries and Museums

 * Merrill, Wisconsin Libraries

Societies
Merrill Historical Society 804 E 3rd St Merrill, WI 54452 Telephone: 715-536-6606 Website

T. B. Scott Free Library 106 West First Street Merrill, WI 54452 Telephone: 715-536-7191 Fax: 715-536-1705 E-mail:[mailto:director@tbscottlibrary.org director@tbscottlibrary.org] Website

Vital Records

 * Lincoln County First 100 Births, Marriages and Deaths WIGenWeb Project

Birth Records

 * 1826 - 1926 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1820 - 1907 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1826 - 1908 Wisconsin, Births and Christenings Index, 1826-1908 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * Pre-1907 Birth Records, Lincoln County, Index WIGenWeb Project

Marriage Records

 * 1836 - 1930 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1973 - 1997 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1973 - 1997 Wisconsin Marriages, 1973-1997 at Ancestry.com — index/images $
 * Pre-1907 Marriage Records, Lincoln County, Index WIGenWeb Project

Divorce Records

 * 1965 - 1984 at FamilySearch.org — index =====

Death Records

 * 1867 - 1907 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1835 - 1968 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1820 - 1907 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1973 - 1997 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * Pre-1907 Death Records, Lincoln County, Index WIGenWeb Project

Websites

 * Lincoln County, WI History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Lincoln County, WIGenWeb Project
 * Lincoln County, USGenWeb Archives
 * Lincoln County, USGenWeb Archives