Vilas County, Wisconsin Genealogy

Guide to Vilas 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  Vilas County



County Courthouse
Vilas County Courthouse 330 Court Street Eagle River, WI 54521 Phone: 715.479.3600 Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, death and land records; Register in probate has probate records

Parent County
1893--Vilas County was created 12 April 1893 from Oneida County. County seat: Oneida

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
Forest •  Gogebic County, Michigan  •  Iron County, Michigan  •  Iron  •  Oneida  •  Price



Maps

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

Civil War
Civil War service men from Vilas 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 Vilas County.


 * - 11th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company K

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

Death Records

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

Web Sites

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