Sawyer County, Wisconsin Records

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Sawyer County, Wisconsin Courthouse Records
Sawyer County, Wisconsin Census Records
Sawyer County, Wisconsin Vital Records
Sawyer County, Wisconsin Resources
Sawyer County, Wisconsin External Links

Sawyer County, Wisconsin (Map It) was created on March 10, 1883 from Ashland County and Chippewa County. The county was named in honor of Philetus Sawyer (1816-1900), United States Representative (1865-1875) and Senator (1881-1893) from Wisconsin.

Sawyer County is bordered by Bayfield County (north), Ashland County (northeast), Price County (east), Rusk County (south), Barron County (southwest), Washburn County (west), Douglas County (northwest).

Sawyer County Cities, Towns and Villiages include Hayward, Bass Lake, Couderay, Draper, Edgewater, Hayward, Hunter, Lenroot, Meadowbrook, Meteor, Ojibwa, Radisson, Round Lake, Sand Lake, Spider Lake, Weirgor, Winter, Couderay, Exeland, Radisson, Winter.

A Map of Sawyer County, Wisconsin contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.

Sawyer County, Wisconsin Courthouse Records

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Sawyer County, WI Courthouse

The Sawyer County Courthouse is located in Hayward, Wisconsin. Learn More About State of Wisconsin Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.

The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

It has been estimated that less than 50 percent of the vital records, for example, were prepared and submitted for permanent filing prior to 1907. Land deeds, probate, and court records generally begin in Wisconsin with the organization of the county. Prior to that date, check the County or Counties it was created from. Some counties formed from other counties transcribed their portion of property deeds to be kept with the new county deed records. Sawyer County was attached to Ashland County for judicial purposes from 1883–85. Some early records may be found there.

The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Sawyer county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.

  • Sawyer County Register of Deeds has Birth Records from 1869, Marriage Records from 1883, Death Records from 1883 and Land Records from 1883. The purpose of the Register of Deeds is to provide official record keeping for Records or files land record documents authorized by law, such as deeds, mortgages, satisfactions, certified survey maps, plats and Federal Tax liens. Files and indexes Birth, Death and Marriage records, Military Discharges, and issues certified copies upon request.
  • Sawyer County Register in Probate Office has Probate Records from 1900?. The Probate Office has the responsibility to maintain and update files regarding probate of estates, guardianships, protective placements, adoptions and mental commitments. This is a statutory office with the position of Register in Probate filled by judicial appointment.
  • Sawyer County Clerk of Court Office has Court Records from 1883. The Clerk of Court Office is required to maintain a record of all documents filed with the courts, keep a record of all court proceedings, and collect various fines and forfeitures ordered by the court and specified by statute.
  • Sawyer County Treasurers Office collects all real estate taxes including postponed and delinquent, all county revenues in addition to the research and issue tax deed applications. Our department is the holder of tax records and assessed values.

Sawyer County, Wisconsin Census Records

Sawyer County, Wisconsin Vital Records

Sawyer County, Wisconsin Resources

Sawyer County, Wisconsin External Links

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