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Guide to Douglas County Wisconsin genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Douglas County, Wisconsin | |
| Map | |
![]() Location of Wisconsin in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | February 9, 1854 |
|---|---|
| County Seat | Superior |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Douglas County Courthouse 1313 Belknap Street Superior, WI 54880-2769 Phone: 715.395.1341 |
County Courthouse
Douglas County Courthouse
1313 Belknap Street
Superior, WI 54880-2769
Phone: 715.395.1341
Register of Deeds has birth, marriage and death records from 1878
and land records; Clerk Court has divorce, probate and court records
from 1878 [1]
Historical Facts
Parent County
1854--Douglas County was created 9 February 1854 from La Pointe County. County seat: Superior [1]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
- Bayfield
- Burnett
- Carlton County, Minnesota
- Pine County, Minnesota
- St. Louis County, Minnesota
- Sawyer
- Washburn
Resources
Bible Records
Biography
Cemeteries
Census
1855 Wisconsin State Census— Free searchable index to the 1855 Wisconsin State Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search 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 FamilySearch Record Search 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.
Church History and Records
Court Records
Crime and Criminals
Directories
Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups
Germans
Gazetteers
Genealogy
History
Land and Property
Maps
Migration
Military History and Records
Naturalization and Citizenship
Newspapers
Obituaries
Periodicals
Probate Records
Repositories
Archives, Libraries and Museums
County Courthouse
Family History Centers
Societies
Taxation
Vital Records
Birth
Marriage
Divorce
Death
Voting Registers
Web Sites
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. page 756 Douglas County, Wisconsin (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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