Washburn County, Wisconsin Genealogy

United States Wisconsin  Washburn County

Guide to Washburn County Wisconsin ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. 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 of Court has divorce, probate and court records from 1883

WASHBURN COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS 10 Fourth Ave PO Box 607 Shell Lake, WI 54871 Phone: 715-468-4616 Fax: 715-468-4658

WASHBURN COUNTY GOVERNMENT established 1883

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:

Washburn County

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.

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
Washburn Historial Society 1 East Bayfield Washburn 54891

Washburn County Genealogical Society PO Box 366 Shell Lake, WI 54871

Washburn County Historical Society PO Box 366 102 2nd Ave Shell Lake, WI 54871 Phone: 715-468-2982 Email: [mailto:WCHS54871@gmail.com] website

Gordon-Wascott Historical Society 15785 S Newsome Rd Minong, WI 54859 Phone:715-466-2268

Stone Lake Area Historical Society PO Box 95 Stone Lake, WI 54876 Phone: 715-865-4734 Website

Birchwood Area Historical Society PO Box 247 Birchwood, WI 54817 Phone: 715-354-7300

Birth Records

 * 1826 - 1926 at FamilySearch.org — index1820 - 1907  at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1820 - 1907 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

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