Green Lake County, Wisconsin Genealogy

Guide to Green Lake County Wisconsin ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

United States Wisconsin  Green Lake County



County Courthouse
Green Lake County Courthouse PO Box 3188 Green Lake, WI 54941 Phone. 920.294.4005

Register of Deeds has birth and death records from 1876, marriage and land records from 1852 and military discharge records from 1945; Clerk Court has divorce and court records; Register in Probate has probate records

Parent County
1858--Green Lake was created 5 March 1858 from Marquette County. County seat: Green 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

Neighboring Counties
Columbia •  Dodge  •  Fond du Lac  •  Marquette  •  Waushara  •  Winnebago

Cemeteries

 * Bluffton Cemetery, Green Lake BillionGraves

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Wisconsin

Civil War
Civil War service men from Green Lake 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 Green Lake County.


 * - 3rd Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry, Company C
 * - 11th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company I
 * - 13th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company G with men from Spring Grove found in Green County and Green Lake County

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

Birth Records

 * 1826 - 1926 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1820 - 1907 at FamilySearch.org — index

Marriage Records

 * 1836 - 1930 at FamilySearch.org — index

Death Records

 * 1867 - 1907 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1835 - 1968 at FamilySearch.org — index

Web Sites

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