Washburn County, Wisconsin Genealogy

United States Wisconsin  Washburn County

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



County Courthouse
Washburn County Courthouse 10 W 4th Avenue Shell Lake, WI 54871 Phone: 715.468.4600 Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, death and land records marriage, death and land records from 1883; Clerk Court has divorce, probate and court records from 1883

WASHBURN COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS

10-4th Ave PO Box 607 Shell Lake, WI Phone: 715-468-4616 Fax: 715-468-4658

WASHBURN COUNTY GOVERNMENT

established 1883

http://www.co.washburn.wi.us/

Parent County
1883--Washburn County was created 27 March 1883 fromBurnett County. County seat: Shell Lake

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
For a list of record loss in Wisconsin Counties see: Wisconsin Counties with Burned Courthouses

Washburn County, Wisconsin Link:

http://www.wisconline.com/counties/washburn/

Neighboring Counties

 * Barron
 * Bayfield
 * Burnett
 * Douglas
 * Rusk
 * Sawyer

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Wisconsin
 * Family Maps of Washburn County, Wisconsin (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Repositories
See also a List of Wisconsin Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Web Sites

 * Washburn County, WI History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Group on Facebook