Marathon County, Wisconsin Genealogy

United States &gt; Wisconsin &gt; Marathon County

County Courthouse

 * Marathon County Government

Parent County
1850--Marathon County was created 9 February 1850 from Portage County. County seat: Wausau

Cities
† Only partially in Marathon County.

Cemeteries

 * Marathon County Cemeteries on Live Search Maps

Census
1855 Wisconsin State Census— Free unindexed Internet 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.

Court

 * Marathon County Clerk of Courts

Land

 * General Land Office Records, Bureau of Land Management
 * Marathon County Online Land Records
 * Marathon County Register of Deeds

Maps

 * Marathon County - Wisconsin Department of Transportation
 * Marathon County (1878) - David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
 * Wausau (1878) - David Rumsey Historical Map Collection

Military

 * Marathon County Veterans Service Office

Newspapers

 * Record Review - covers Athens, Edgar, Marathon and Stratford.
 * Tribune-Phonograph - covers Abbotsford, Colby, Curtiss, Dorchester, Milan and Unity.
 * Wausau Daily Herald

Vital Records

 * Marathon County Register of Deeds

Societies and Libraries

 * Marathon County Genealogical Society
 * Marathon County Historical Society
 * Marathon County Public Library
 * Wisconsin Historical Society Area Research Center at UW Stevens Point

Web Sites

 * Family History Library Catalog
 * Marathon County Genweb