Brown County, Wisconsin Genealogy

United States &gt; Wisconsin &gt; Brown County Bayfield County; 117 E 5th St; Washburn, WI 54891-9464; Ph. 715.373.6100 Details: (Formerly La Pointe Co. Name changed to Bayfield 12 Apr 1866) (Reg of Deeds has b, m &amp; d rec, land rec from 1850; Clk Cir Ct has div rec from 1889, pro rec from 1870 &amp; ct rec from 1888)

Parent County
1818--Brown County was created 26 October 1818 from Michigan Territory. County seat: Green Bay

Neighboring Counties

 * Calumet
 * Door
 * Kewaunee
 * Manitowoc
 * Oconto
 * Outagamie
 * Shawano

Census

 * 1855 Wisconsin State Census— Free Internet unindexed images to the 1855 Wisconsin State Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site. 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 FamilySearch Record Search  Browse unindexed images.  Identifies by name of head of household.  Other information is statistical and identifies the rest of the household by race, gender and country of birth.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Green Bay Wisconsin Family History Center