Walworth County, Wisconsin Genealogy

United States Wisconsin  Walworth County

Guide to Walworth County Wisconsin genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.



County Courthouse
Walworth County Courthouse 100 W Walworth; PO Box 1001; Elkhorn, WI 53121 Phone: 262.741.4241 Register of Deeds has birth records from 1845, marriage and land records from 1839, death records from 1872, bururial records from 1969, divorce and court records from 1850 and probate records from 1800’s

Parent County
1836--Walworth County was created 7 December 1836 from Milwaukee County. County seat: Elkhorn

Neighboring Counties

 * Boone County, Illinois
 * Jefferson
 * Kenosha
 * McHenry County, Illinois
 * Racine
 * Rock
 * Waukesha

Lutheran
Heart Prairie Lutheran Church


 * Records of Heart Prairie Lutheran Church, Walworth County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Spring Prairie


 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Spring Prairie, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Civil War
Civil War service men from Walworth County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are many companies or regiments that were formed from men of Walworth County.


 * - 2nd Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry, Company K
 * - 3rd Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry, Companies G and L

Family History Centers

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