Oneida County, Wisconsin Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Oneida County Courthouse 1 Courthouse Square Rhinelander, WI 54501 Phone: 715.369.6144

Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, death, land records; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce; court records Register in Probate has probate records

Historical Facts

 * History of Lincoln, Oneida, and Vilas counties, Wisconsin Viewable

Parent County
1885--Oneida County was created 11 April 1885 fromLincoln County. County seat: Rhinelander

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
Forest •  Langlade  •  Lincoln  •  Price  •  Vilas

Biography

 * "History of Lincoln, Oneida, and Vilas Counties Wisconsin" (printed in 1925 . The beginning of the book is history of Lincoln, Oneida, and Vilas. The remaining 587 pages are biographies of those towns. You can search by surname)

Cemeteries

 * Abandoned, lost or forgotten cemeteries

Census

 * 1836-1905 - Various Wisconsin State Census Records and Links
 * 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 History and Records

 * "Histories of Lincoln, Oneida, and Vilas Counties Wisconsin" (printed in 1925, link to chapter 17. The beginning of the book is history of Lincoln, Oneida, and Vilas. The remaining 587 pages are biographies of those towns.)


 * Early rural churches of Oneida County

Directories

 * Various Rhinelander directories from 1903-1930


 * Rhinelander and Oneida County (Wisconsin) directories 1921, 1927, 1930


 * Oneida County Directory 1930 Including towns of Lake Tomahawk, Minocqua, Monica, Pelican Lake, Three Lakes and Woodruff


 * Oneida County Directory 1914-1915 Town of Cassian through Town of Pelican

Native Americans

 * Indian lore of Oneida County


 * Oneida (Wisconsin) Indian School

Genealogy

 * Surnames List of Surnames with purpose to connect researches with common interests

History

 * Oneida Books Books about Oneida County and the people who settled here.


 * "History of Lincoln, Oneida, and Vilas Counties Wisconsin"(printed in 1925 . The beginning of the book is history of Lincoln, Oneida, and Vilas. The remaining 587 pages are biographies of those towns. You can search by surname)


 * Small Settlements and Ghost Towns


 * History of lumber companies and railroad from 1800's to early 1900's in Oneida County

Land and Property

 * Link to Register of Deeds


 * Wisconsin Land Patents Database, Oneida County (USGenWeb Archives}
 * "History of Lincoln, Oneida, and Vilas Counties Wisconsin" (printed in 1925). The beginning of the book is history of Lincoln, Oneida, and Vilas. The remaining 587 pages are biographies of those towns. You can search by surname.

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases and Maps of Wisconsin
 * Towns and townships in Oneida County
 * 1920's Oneida County Plat map
 * 1895 Oneida County map
 * Wisconsin Department of Transportation
 * Wisconsin1901 county atlas
 * Family Maps of Oneida County, Wisconsin (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Military History and Records

 * Wisconsin Military Records and how Wisconsin was involved in the different wars of the World

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * Naturalization records 1906-1951, and indexes 1891-1954, Oneida County, Wisconsin Viewable

Newspapers

 * Old misc newspaper clippings from 1899-1959 in Minocqua and Rhinelander


 * Contact information for The Lakeland Times, The Rhinelander Daily News, and Vilas County News Review. (all three have microfilmed archives to view at various Wisconsin libraries)


 * Oneida County newspapers indexed from Guide to Wisconsin Newspapers-1833-1957 compiled by Donald E. Oehlerts. USGenWeb Archives

Obituaries

 * Early Oneida Obits
 * Selected Obituaries Scroll down to Obits. WIGenWeb Archives
 * Robitindex Rhinelander area 1882-2006
 * Three Lakes Genealogical Society Obituaries Project (ongoing)

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

 * Historical Societies and Museums
 * Minocqua Museum


 * The History Center and Archives at Ashland (a branch of the Wisconsin Historical Society)


 * Libraries in Oneida County

following three have a microfilm reader(all have newspapers for that area since the late 1800's)


 * DEMMER LIBRARY
 * MINOCQUA PUBLIC LIBRARY
 * RHINELANDER DISTRICT LIBRARY


 * Online searchable North-Central Wisconsin Library catalog

County Courthouse

 * Register of Deeds

Schools

 * Rhinelander High School Seniors Rhinelander, Wisconsin


 * History of early schools in Oneida County Chapter 22.

Vital Records

 * Birth, Marriage and Death Records

Birth Records

 * Oneida County Wisconsin registration of births, ca. 1887-1907 Index to Registrations of Births, 1852-1907" (arranged by birth date; fiche #6331476, 41 fiche). Unedited Index to Registrations of Births, 1852-1907" (arranged in alphabetical order by surname.)
 * 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 $

Marriage Records

 * Oneida County Wisconsin registration of marriages, 1887-1907; index to marriages, 1887-1907
 * 1836 - 1930 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1973 - 1997 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1973 - 1997 Wisconsin Marriages, 1973-1997 at Ancestry.com — index/images $

Divorce Records

 * 1965 - 1984 at FamilySearch.org — index

Death Records

 * Wisconsin Death Index 1959-1979 This is an online searchable microfiche index. The site includes directions on how to search this index.
 * 1867 - 1907 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1835 - 1968 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1820 - 1907 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1959 - 1997 at FamilySearch.org — index

Websites

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