Waupaca County, Wisconsin Genealogy

United States Wisconsin  Waupaca County

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



County Courthouse
Waupaca County Courthouse 811 Hardin Street Waupaca, WI 54981 Phone: 715.258.6200 Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, death and land records from 1852; Clerk of Circuit Courts has divorce records from 1907 and court records from 1880; Register in Probate has probate records from 1857

Parent County
1851--Waupaca County was created 17 February 1851 fromBrown andWinnebago Counties. County seat: Waupaca

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
Marathon •  Outagamie  •  Portage  •  Shawano  •  Waushara  •  Winnebago



Lutheran
Iola


 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Iola, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Trinity Lutheran Church, Dupont


 * Records of Trinity Lutheran Church, Dupont, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Wisconsin

Civil War
Civil War service men from Waupaca 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 Waupaca County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry, Company M
 * - 8th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company A
 * - 14th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company B
 * - 15th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company I

Probate Records
Online Records


 * 1800 – 1987 Wisconsin Wills and Probate Records 1800-1987 at Ancestry.com — images and index $
 * 1848 – 1948 at FamilySearch — images

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

Societies
Waupaca Area Genealogical Society P.O. Box 42 King 54946-0042 Website

Waupaca County Historical Society N4804 Cty Hwy B New London, WI 54961-8114 Phone:920-982-4847

Waupaca Historical Society Holly History and Genealogy Center Waupaca Area Public Library 107 South Main St Waupaca, WI 54981 Phone: (715) 258-4414 Website

Waupaca Historical Society 321 South Main Street Waupaca, WI, 54981-1745 Phone: 715-256-9980 Email:[mailto:wauphistsoc@waupacaonline.net] Website

Clintonville Area Historical Society 38 S Main St Clintonville, WI 54929 Phone: 715-823-6252 (w)

Friends Of Scandinavia History (FOSH) P.O. Box 24 Scandinavia, WI 54977 	Phone: 715-467-2729 Website

Iola Historical Society PO Box 412 Iola, WI 54945 Phone: 715-445-4652

Marion Area Historical Society PO Box 321 Marion, WI 54950 Phone: 715-754-4969

New London Heritage Historical Society 612 W Beacon Ave New London, WI 54961-1322 Phone: 920-982-5186

Rural Historical Society E1449 Main St Rural, WI 54981 Phone: 715-258-0334

Birth Records

 * 1826 - 1926 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1836 - 1930 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1826 - 1908 Wisconsin, Births and Christenings Index, 1826-1908 at Ancestry.com — index $

Marriage Records

 * 1836 - 1930 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1973 - 1997 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1973 - 1997 Wisconsin Marriages, 1973-1997 at Ancestry.com — index/images $

Divorce Records

 * 1965 - 1984 at FamilySearch.org — index

Death Records

 * 1867 - 1907 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1835 - 1968 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1820 - 1907 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1959 - 1997 at FamilySearch.org — index

Web Sites

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