County Information Including Vital Records Availability
Courtesy of the Wisconsin State Legislature
for educational purposes
| COUNTY NAME |
COUNTY SEAT |
DATE FORMED |
ORIGINAL COUNTY |
Date Registration Began |
| BIRTH |
MARRIAGE |
DEATH |
| Adams |
Friendship |
Mar 11, 1848 |
Portage |
1857 |
1857 |
1876 |
| Ashland |
Ashland |
Mar 27, 1860 |
Bayfield (was LaPointe) |
1876 |
1874 |
1877 |
Barron
(was Dallas County until 1869) |
Barron |
Mar 19, 1859 |
Chippewa & Polk |
1877 |
1868 |
1877 |
Bayfield
(was LaPointe until 1866) |
Washburn |
Feb 19, 1845 |
St. Croix |
1879 |
1869 |
1870 |
| Brown |
Green Bay |
Oct 26, 1818 |
Michigan Territory |
1814 |
1823 |
1834 |
| Buffalo |
Alma |
Jul 8, 1853 |
Jackson |
1855 |
1856 |
1873 |
| Burnett |
Siren |
Mar 1, 1856 |
Douglas & Polk |
1853 |
1869 |
1846 |
| Calumet |
Chilton |
Dec 6, 1836 |
Brown |
1858 |
1850 |
1856 |
| Chippewa |
Chippewa Falls |
Feb 3, 1845 |
Crawford |
1858 |
1869 |
1855 |
| Clark |
Neillsville |
Jul 6, 1853 |
Jackson |
1869 |
1857 |
1877 |
| Columbia |
Portage |
Feb 3, 1846 |
Portage |
1860 |
1849 |
1877 |
| Crawford |
Prairie du Chien |
Oct 26, 1818 |
Michigan Territory |
1858 |
1862 |
1876 |
| Dane |
Madison
(also the State Capitol) |
Dec 7, 1836 |
Milwaukee, Crawford & Iowa |
1860 |
1839 |
1876 |
| Dodge |
Juneau |
Dec 7, 1836 |
Brown |
1870 |
1843 |
1852 |
| Door |
Sturgeon Bay |
Feb 11, 1851 |
Brown |
1852 |
1860 |
1856 |
| Douglas |
Superior |
Feb 9, 1854 |
Bayfield (was LaPointe then) |
1861 |
1854 |
1877 |
| Dunn |
Menomonie |
Feb 3, 1854 |
Chippewa |
1870 |
1858 |
1877 |
| Eau Claire |
Eau Claire |
Oct 6, 1856 |
Chippewa |
1870 |
1857 |
1876 |
| Florence |
Florence |
Mar 18, 1882 |
Oconto & Marinette |
1882 |
1882 |
1882 |
| Fond du Lac |
Fond du Lac |
Dec 7, 1836 |
Brown |
1879 |
1844 |
1854 |
| Forest |
Crandon |
Apr 11, 1885 |
Oconto & Langlade |
1891 |
1889 |
1871 |
| Grant |
Lancaster |
Dec 8, 1836 |
Iowa |
1870 |
1842 |
1876 |
| Green |
Monroe |
Dec 8, 1836 |
Iowa |
1862 |
1838 |
1874 |
| Green Lake |
Green Bay |
Mar 5, 1858 |
Marquette |
1864 |
1858 |
1877 |
| Iowa |
Dodgeville |
Oct 9, 1829 |
Crawford |
1876 |
1836 |
1871 |
| Iron |
Hurley |
Mar 3, 1893 |
Ashland |
1886 |
1893 |
1887 |
| Jackson |
Black River Falls |
Feb 11, 1853 |
La Crosse |
1876 |
1858 |
1876 |
| Jefferson |
Jefferson |
Dec 7, 1836 |
Miwaukee |
1852 |
1844 |
1856 |
| Juneau |
Mauston |
Oct 13, 1856 |
Adams |
1877 |
1844 |
1876 |
| Kenosha |
Kenosha |
Jan 30, 1850 |
Racine |
1876 |
1850 |
1876 |
| Kewaunee |
Kewaunee |
Apr 16, 1852 |
Door |
1861 |
1857 |
1873 |
| LaCrosse |
LaCrosse |
Mar 1, 1851 |
Crawford |
1877 |
1851 |
1876 |
| Lafayette |
Darlington |
Jan 31, 1846 |
Iowa |
1854 |
1847 |
1877 |
Langlade
(was New Langlade until 1881) |
Antigo |
Feb 27. 1879 |
Oconto |
1882 |
1881 |
1868 |
| Lincoln |
Merrill |
Mar 4, 1874 |
Marathon |
1875 |
1875 |
1871 |
| Manitowoc |
Manitowoc |
Dec 7, 1836 |
Brown |
1858 |
1859 |
1864 |
| Marathon |
Wausaw |
Feb 9, 1850 |
Portage |
1870 |
1965 |
1968 |
| Marinette |
Marinette |
Feb 27, 1879 |
Oconto |
1874 |
1878 |
1879 |
| Marquette |
Montello |
Dec 7, 1836 |
Brown |
1864 |
1863 |
1876 |
| Menominee |
Keshena |
May 1, 1961 |
Oconto & Shawano |
1961 |
1961 |
1961 |
| Milwaukee |
Milwaukee |
Sep 6, 1834 |
Brown |
1835 |
1851 |
1872 |
| Monroe |
Sparta |
Mar 24, 1854 |
LaCrosse |
1877 |
1856 |
1876 |
| Oconto |
Oconto |
Feb 6, 1851 |
Brown |
1876 |
1855 |
1872 |
| Oneida |
Rhinelander |
Apr 11, 1885 |
Lincoln |
1887 |
1877 |
1888 |
| Outagamie |
Appleton |
Feb 17, 1851 |
Winnebago & Brown |
1856 |
1855 |
1869 |
| Ozaukee |
Prot Washington |
Mar 7, 1853 |
Washington |
1852 |
1855 |
1849 |
| Pepin |
Duramd |
Feb 25, 1858 |
Dunn |
1863 |
1857 |
1877 |
| Pierce |
Ellsworth |
Mar 14, 1853 |
St. Croix |
1870 |
1851 |
1876 |
| Polk |
Balsam Lake |
Mar 14, 1853 |
St Croix |
1867 |
1855 |
1865 |
Portage
(Present day Columbia County was the original Portage County) |
Stevens Point |
Dec 7, 1836 |
Crawford & Brown |
1866 |
1859 |
1876 |
| Price |
Phillips |
Feb 26, 1879 |
Lincoln and Chippewa |
1880 |
1880 |
1879 |
| Racine |
Racine |
Dec 7, 1836 |
Milwaukee |
1877 |
1839 |
1880 |
| Richland |
Richland Center |
Feb 18, 1842 |
Sauk & Crawford |
1875 |
1864 |
1876 |
| Rock |
Janesville |
Dec 7, 1836 |
Milwaukee |
1856 |
1847 |
1871 |
Rusk
(was Gates until 1905) |
Ladysmith |
May 15, 1901 |
Chippewa |
1900 |
1901 |
1901 |
| St. Croix |
Hudson |
Aug 1, 1840 |
Crawford |
1858 |
1852 |
1876 |
| Sauk |
Baraboo |
Jan 11, 1840 |
Portage, Crawford &Dane |
1864 |
1852 |
1876 |
| Sawyer |
Hayward |
Mar 10, 1883 |
Ashland |
1869 |
1883 |
1883 |
| Shawano |
Shawano |
Feb 16,1853 |
Waupaca, Oconto & Winnebago |
1862 |
1848 |
1873 |
| Sheboygan |
Sheboygan |
Dec 7, 1836 |
Brown |
1852 |
1852 |
1854 |
| Taylor |
Medford |
Mar 9, 1875 |
Chippewa, Lincoln, Clark & Marathon |
1877 |
1875 |
1877 |
| Trempealeau |
Whitehall |
Jan 27, 1854 |
LaCrosse, Chippewa, Buffalo & Jackson |
1845 |
1856 |
1847 |
Vernon
(was Bad Axe until 1862) |
Viroqua |
Mar 1 1851 |
Crawford |
1863 |
1855 |
1878 |
| Vilas |
Eagle River |
Apr 12, 1893 |
Oneida |
1889 |
1893 |
1889 |
| Walworth |
Elkhorn |
Dec 7, 1836 |
Milwaukee |
1872 |
1836 |
1872 |
| Washburn |
Shell Lake |
Mar 27, 1883 |
Burnette |
1883 |
1883 |
1883 |
| Washington |
West Bend |
Dec 7, 1836 |
Brown & Milwaukee |
1859 |
1846 |
1873 |
| Waukesha |
Waukesha |
Jan 31, 1846 |
Milwaukee |
1860 |
1846 |
1872 |
| Waupaca |
Waupaca |
Feb 17, 1851 |
Brown & Winnebago |
1858 |
1852 |
1848 |
| Waushara |
Wautoma |
Feb 15, 1851 |
Marquette |
1859 |
1852 |
1876 |
| Winnebago |
Oshkosh |
Jan 6, 1840 |
Brown, Calumet, Fond du Lac & Marquette |
1876 |
1860 |
1876 |
| Wood |
Wisconsin Rapids |
Mar 7, 1856 |
Portage |
1871 |
1844 |
1872 |
Thank you Rita for discovering and contributing this!
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