Shawano County, Wisconsin Records

Shawano County, Wisconsin (Map It) was created on February 16, 1853 from Oconto County, Waupaca County and Winnebago County. The county was named for a Ojibwe word meaning "southern".

Shawano County is bordered by Menominee County (north), Oconto County (east), Brown County (southeast), Outagamie County (south), Waupaca County (south), Portage County (southwest), Marathon County (west), Langlade County (northwest).

Shawano County Cities, Towns and Villiages include Marion, Shawano, Almon, Angelica, Aniwa, Bartelme, Belle Plaine, Birnamwood, Fairbanks, Germania, Grant, Green Valley, Hartland, Herman, Hutchins, Lessor, Maple Grove, Morris, Navarino, Pella, Red Springs, Richmond, Seneca, Washington, Waukechon, Wescott, Wittenberg, Aniwa, Birnamwood, Bonduel, Bowler, Cecil, Eland, Gresham, Mattoon, Pulaski, Tigerton, Wittenberg.

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

Shawano County, Wisconsin Courthouse Records

The Shawano County Courthouse is located in Shawano, 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. Shawano County was attached to Outagamie County for judicial purposes from 1853–59. Some early records may be found there.

The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Shawano 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.

• Shawano County Register of Deeds has Birth Records from 1854, Marriage Records from 1848, Death Records from 1860 and Land Records from 1854. 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.
• Shawano County Register in Probate Office has Probate Records from 1861. 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.
• Shawano County Clerk of Court Office has Court Records from 1861. 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.
• Shawano 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.

Shawano County, Wisconsin Census Records

• Learn More: State of Wisconsin Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• State Population Schedules: 1855, 1865, 1875, 1885, 1895, 1905
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Shawano County, Wisconsin Vital Records

• Learn More: State of Wisconsin Vital Records
• Birth, Marriage,Divorce and Death Records: from October 1, 1907. State Office has scattered records earlier than 1857 and records before 1907, are very incomplete.
• Locations: Wisconsin Office of Vital Statistics, Wisconsin State Archives
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail:  Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Applications.
• In Person:  Wisconsin Vital Records Office, 1 West Wilson Street, Room 160, Madison, WI 53703

Shawano County, Wisconsin Resources

• Area Research Center - University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
  
• Bonduel Community Archives
• Northern Wisconsin Genealogists, PO Box 321, Shawano, WI 54166
• Shawano County Historical Society, 414 W Third St, Shawano, WI 54166; Phone: 715-526-9033
• Tigerton Area Historical Society
• Wittenburg Area Historical Society
• Shawano County, Wisconsin Message Boards

Shawano County, Wisconsin External Links

• Wisconsin Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Historical Newspapers from Wisconsin (1837 - 1992)
• Green-Bay Intelligencer (Navarino, Wisconsin)
• Shawano County, Wisconsin Books - Amazon
• Shawano and Oconto Counties, Indexes and Records, 1850-2007
• Shawano Co., Wisconsin - FindaGrave
• Shawano County, Wisconsin Links - Cyndi's List
• Shawano Co. WIGenweb
• Shawano County, Wisconsin Ancestry Database Collections
• Wisconsin Public Land Survey Records: Original Field Notes & Plat Maps for Shawano County
• Shawano County, Wisconsin Military Records