Waukesha County, Wisconsin Genealogy

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Parent County
1846--Waukesha County was created 31 January 1846 from Milwaukee County. County seat: Waukesha

Populated Places

 * Towns, Villages and Townships - Waukesha County Online Genealogy and Family History Library
 * Waukesha County Gazatteer - Wi Home Town Locator

Neighboring Counties

 * Dodge
 * Jefferson
 * Milwaukee
 * Ozaukee
 * Racine
 * Walworth
 * Washington

Cemeteries

 * List of Cemeries, Waukesha County Online Genealogy and Family History Library
 * Find a Grave, map of Waukesha County Cemeries
 * Find a Grave, list of Waukesha County Cemeteries

Local Histories

 * The History of Waukesha County, Wisconsin. Chicago : Western Historical Company. Containing an account of its settlement, growth, development and resources; an extensive and minute sketch of its cities, towns and villages--their improvements, industries, manufactories, churches, schools and societies; its war record, biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers; the whole preceded by a history of Wisconsin, statistics of the state, and an abstract of its laws and Constitution and of the Constitution of the United States (1880).  Online at Internet Archives www.archive.org.

Maps

 * Overlay of Waukesha County outline over google map. Wi Home Town Locator.
 * Waukesha County Internet Mapping Site. Shows Townships, Towns, Roads. (Need high speed connection and disable any pop-up blockers.)
 * Download PDF of Plat Map Index of Waukesha County  Showing Townships (2 pages).

Newspapers

 * Waukesha County Daily Freeman ($ need ancestry.com subscription)

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Kettle Moraine Wisconsin Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Waukesha County Online Genealogy and Family History Library
 * US GenWeb Archives, Waukesha County
 * Linkpendium Waukesha County
 * WI GenWeb Waukesha County
 * Waukesha County Genealogical Society
 * ancestry.com Waukesha County Search  ($ need ancestry.com subscription)
 * Cyndi's List Wisconsin Page   (scroll down or search down to "Waukesha")
 * |WI|Waukesha&xz=earth Live Roots - Waukesha County Page
 * Wis Genealogy Trails - Waukesha County Page
 * Wis Genealogy Trails - Waukesha County Page