Shawano County, Wisconsin Genealogy

United States Wisconsin  Shawano County

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



County Courthouse
Shawano County Courthouse 311 N Main Street Shawano, WI 54166 Phone: 715.526.9150 Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, death and land records; Register in Pro has probate records

Parent County
1853--Shawano County was created 16 February 1853 from Oconto, Waupaca and Winnebago Counties. County seat: Shawano

Populated Places
CITIES:


 * 1) Shawano (county seat)
 * 2) Marion (small portion, majority in Waupaca County)
 * 3) Pulaski (small portion, majority in Brown County)

VILLAGES:

Neighboring Counties

 * Brown
 * Langlade
 * Marathon
 * Menominee
 * Oconto
 * Outagamie
 * Portage
 * Waupaca

Cemeteries

 * Shawano County Cemetery Project
 * Find a Grave Shawano County Map Of Cemeteries
 * Find a Grave Shawano County List Of Cemeteries

Court Records
Circuit and County Court case files from 1861-1952 are available at:

Archives &amp; Area Research Center Cofrin Library, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay 2420 Nicolet Dr. Green Bay, WI 54311-7001 Phone: (920) 465-2539 E-mail: archives@uwgb.edu Website: http://www.uwgb.edu/library/spc/ Facebook: University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Archives &amp; Area Research Center

Online index available: http://webapps.uwgb.edu/collections/ Circuit Court Look-Up Request form available at: http://www.uwgb.edu/library/spc/requests/

Maps

 * Simple Township Map of Shawano County
 * Gif Image of Shawano County, Shows Towns, Major Roads and Population Centers
 * WIGenWeb A Large Selection of Maps

Probate Records

 * Wisconsin, Probate Estate Files, 1848-1933 - includes Shawano county files from 1861-1933; via FamilySearch. As of 5/29/11 included images that can only be browsed, not searched.

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Wisconsin Probate Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Archives, Libraries and Museums

 * Green Bay Area Research Center at UW Green Bay Covers Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, and Shawano Counties.

Family History Centers

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

Web Sites

 * WIGenWeb Shawano County
 * USGenWeb Archives Shawano County
 * Linkpendium Shawano County
 * Linkpendium Shawano County

Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:


 * Wisconsin Probate Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Wisconsin, Swanano and Oconto Counties, Indexes and Records form Shawano Family History Center (FamilySearch Historical Records)