Kenosha County, Wisconsin Genealogy

County Courthouse
United States Wisconsin  Kenosha County

Kenosha County Courthouse 1010 56th Street Kenosha, WI 53140; Phone. 262.653.2552

County Clerk has marriage records from 1900; Register of Deeds has land records; Register in Probate has probate records



Parent County
1850--Kenosha County was created 30 January 1850 fromRacine County. County seat: Kenosha

Neighboring Counties

 * Lake County, Illinois
 * McHenry County, Illinois
 * Racine
 * Walworth

Cemeteries

 * Saint George Cemetery BillionGraves
 * Sunset Ridge Memorial Park Cemetery, Kenosha BillionGraves

Census
1855 Wisconsin State Census— Free searchable index to the 1855 Wisconsin State Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search 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 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.

Family History Centers

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