Waukesha County, Wisconsin Genealogy

United States Wisconsin  Waukesha County

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



Parent County
1846--Waukesha County was created 31 January 1846 from Milwaukee County. County seat: Waukesha

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

Vital records were not required until 1907. Before that time some civil records are available according to the dates below:

Births are available circa 1860 - present Death records are available circa 1872 - present Marriage records are available circa 1846-present

Records prior to the 1846 may be found in Milwaukee County

Populated Places

 * Towns, Villages and Townships - Waukesha County Online Genealogy and Family History Library
 * Waukesha County Gazatteer - Wi Home Town Locator

Neighboring Counties

 * Dodge
 * Jefferson
 * Milwaukee
 * Ozaukee
 * Racine
 * Walworth
 * Washington

Cemeteries

 * List of Cemeries, Waukesha County Online Genealogy and Family History Library
 * Find a Grave, map of Waukesha County Cemeteries
 * Find a Grave, list of Waukesha County Cemeteries

Lutheran
Dr. Martin Luther Lutheran Church, Oconomowoc


 * Records of Dr. Martin Luther Lutheran Church, Oconomowoc, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

St. John's (Pine Lake) Lutheran Church, Oconomowoc


 * Records of St. John's (Pine Lake) Lutheran Church, Oconomowoc, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Crime and Criminals
Newspaper clipping from Waukesha Daily Paper; dated 6 January 1952; entitled: 1840 Date of First Death Recorded in Merton Town. Was the second in a series of articles tracing the history of Merton. Taken from a paper presenting to the Waukesha county historical society by William Kuntz. This is only a snipit of the article. "In 1840 the first death occurred in the town of Merton. It was that of Martin Molster, who died in January of that year. Tragedy stalked the shores of Lake Keesus where two young men were drowned while bathing in the lake. They had been employed in a maple sugar camp nearby. "

History

 * The History of Waukesha County, Wisconsin. Chicago : Western Historical Company. Containing an account of its settlement, growth, development and resources; an extensive and minute sketch of its cities, towns and villages--their improvements, industries, manufactories, churches, schools and societies; its war record, biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers; the whole preceded by a history of Wisconsin, statistics of the state, and an abstract of its laws and Constitution and of the Constitution of the United States (1880).  Online at Internet Archives www.archive.org.

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Wisconsin
 * Overlay of Waukesha County outline over google map. Wi Home Town Locator.
 * Waukesha County Internet Mapping Site. Shows Townships, Towns, Roads. (Need high speed connection and disable any pop-up blockers.)
 * Download PDF of Plat Map Index of Waukesha County  Showing Townships (2 pages).

Civil War
Civil War service men from Waukesha 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 Waukesha County.


 * -1st Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry, Company F
 * - 3rd Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry, Company D
 * - 5th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Companies F and G; and 5th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Reorganized, Company C

Newspapers

 * Waukesha County Daily Freeman ($ need ancestry.com subscription)

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Kettle Moraine Wisconsin Family History Center
 * Milwaukee Wisconsin Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Waukesha County, WI History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Waukesha County Online Genealogy and Family History Library
 * US GenWeb Archives, Waukesha County
 * Linkpendium Waukesha County
 * WI GenWeb Waukesha County
 * Waukesha County Genealogical Society
 * ancestry.com Waukesha County Search  ($ need ancestry.com subscription)
 * Cyndi's List Wisconsin Page   (scroll down or search down to "Waukesha")
 * Live Roots - Waukesha County Page
 * Wis Genealogy Trails - Waukesha County Page
 * Wis Genealogy Trails - Waukesha County Page