Bayfield County, Wisconsin Genealogy and History
Originally LaPointe County
Renamed Bayfield in 1866
Established: 1845
County Seat: Washburn
Parent: Ashland County
Neighboring Counties
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From: Handbook of Wisconsin by S. Silas, 1855
LA POINTE.
pg. 81
Lies on Lake Superior, and embraces a territory about 54 miles square, and the group of islands in the Lake known as the Twelve Aportles [sic Apostles]. The land is not yet surveyed, and of course not in market. But little is known of the country. The County Seat is on the south-west extremity of Madeline Island, which gives its name to the village and county-"The Point.". La Pointe village is the oldest settlement of the State, not excepting Green Bay. It is the best fishing ground on the whole Lake for trout, siscoette, and white fish, more than a thousand barrels of which are annually packed at this place.
General Genealogy and History Links
This section contains links to websites that have multiple databases or webpages with genealogical information.
- Bayfield County USGenWeb Archives - Biographies census information and tombstone pages for Bayfield County Wisconsin -
- Trails to the Past - Bayfield County - Bayfield Genealogy and History -
- WIGenWeb Bayfield County - Genealogy and History information for Bayfield County (FREE) -
Vital Records
Birth, Death, & Marriage Records:
Earliest Registration Dates*:
Births 1879
Deaths 1870
Marriages 1869
Bayfield County Register of Deeds:
P. O. Box 813
Washburn, WI 54891-9464
Telephone: (715) 373-6119
- Pre-1907 Vital Records Index at the Wisconsin Historical Society - Pre-1907 Vital Records Index at the Wisconsin Historical Society. Search for births, deaths and marriages. -
Cemetery and Obituary Links
- Tombstone Photograph Pages Bayfield County - Bayfield County Wisconsin Cemetery pages with photos of select tombstones. -
Census Links
Censuses contain valuable information about families. This section contains links to transcribed censuses, census indexes or census images for the county.
Residents of the County
This section contains links to family tree websites, biographies and information about individuals that lived in the county.
Area History
This section contains links of published histories and historical information about the county, its villages, cities or towns. Sometimes within these histories is information about founders, or other people that settled in the area. It may also include ethnic or religious histories of the communities.
Maps and Atlases
- 1901 County Maps - The Wisconsin county maps presented here were scanned in individually from the large Wisconsin map in the Rand McNally New Standard Atlas of the World Rand McNally & Co. Chicago -
- Current County Map - The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is pleased to provide highly detailed county maps online. -
- Original Field Notes and Plat Maps -Bayfield County WI - From Wisconsin Public Land Survey Records. his website provides access to scanned images of the original General Land Office survey field notes and plat maps. -
Military
Societies, Libraries and Offline Resources
- Newspapers in Bayfield County - List of county newspaper publications listed at the Library of Congress -
