Door County, Wisconsin Genealogy

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Parent County
1851--Door County was created 11 February 1851 fromBrown County. County seat: Sturgeon Bay

Neighboring Counties

 * Kewaunee

Cemeteries
Peninsula Genealogical Society Website - Door County Cemeteries indexed and many with photos linked to their stones.

Census
1855 Wisconsin State Census— Free searchable index to the 1855 Wisconsin State Census can be viewed on the This census includes name of head of family, individuals in the household by sex and race, number of deaf and dumb, blind, insane and foreign born.

1885 Wisconsin State Census— Free searchable index to the 1885 Wisconsin State Census can be viewed on the This census includes name of head of family, individuals in the household by sex and race, number of deaf and dumb, blind, insane and foreign born.

Land and Property
Door County Land Information Portal click on map and find past and current land information.

The State of Wisconsin Collection Plat Maps 1899, 1900, 1914, and 1923. Use "volume" forward feature to go to later years.

Societies
Peninsula Genealogical Society - The PGS Website is striving to be a Door County Research Guide, including Cemetery indexes linked with photos of stones as an ongoing project, Pre-1907 Marriage and Death indexes, Obituary index, Bios, and family histories, and where to go to find other sources.

Web Sites


Peninsula Genealogical Society