Walworth County, Wisconsin Genealogy and History
Established: 1836
County Seat: Elkhorn
Parent: Territorial County
* Records before the establishment of the county may be in the parent records.
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From: Handbook of Wisconsin by S. Silas, 1855
WALWORTH,--Population 22,662 (1855)
pg. 106
Having good farming lands, was rapidly settled at an early day. The north part of the County is rolling, being openings, interspersed with small prairies and well watered, and dotted with numberless little lakes. The south-western part has more prairies, and they are of greater extent. The water-falls are numerous, but not sufficient to create any great power, but enough in all parts of the County, for mills. The soil is of an excellent quality, and well cultivated, and it is considered one of the richest Counties in the State. Elkhorn, the County Seat, is located in the geographical centre, and is a beautiful place. Whitewater, the only depot of the Milwaukee and Mississippi Rail Road in Walworth, is the largest place, and of some importance as a market for the surrounding country. Delavan and Geneva are good sized villages.
The Milwaukee and Mississippi--the Kenosha and Beloit--the Racine--the Wisconsin Central and the Rock River Valley Rail Roads all pass for a great or less distance through this Country. The Racine and Janesville Plank Road has its western terminus at Delavan.
General Genealogy and History Links
This section contains links to websites that have multiple databases or webpages with genealogical information.
- Newspaper Abstracts Walworth County - Includes newpapers from East Troy and Delavan beginning in the 1880s, which included coverage of all parts of Walworth county including Darien, Sharon, Walworth, Elkhorn, Spring Prairie, and other localities. -
- USGenWeb Archives - Walworth County - US GenWebArchives -
- WIGenWeb - Genealogy and History Information Part of the WIGenWeb -
Vital Records
Birth, Death, & Marriage Records:
Earliest Registration Dates*:
Births 1872
Deaths 1872
Marriages 1839
Walworth Register of Deeds
100 W Walworth St., P.O. Box 995
Elkhorn, WI 53121-1769
Telephone: (262) 741-4233
- 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
- Burials in Spring Grove Cemetery 1896 - burials in Spring Grove, Walworth county cemetery for the year 1896. Source: Delavan Enterprise, Volume 19, Number 47, January 7, 1897 -
- Tombstone Photograph Pages Walworth County - Walworth 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.
- 1870 Federal Census Abstract Walworth County - 1870 Federal Census, East Troy township, Walworth county, Wisconsin -
Residents of the County
This section contains links to family tree websites, biographies and information about individuals that lived in the county.
- Surname List Walworth County - List of names extracted from Family Tree Program. -
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.
- History of Walworth County, 1912 - Online digital book, includes index. Written 1912. -
Maps and Atlases
Military
- Civil War Soldiers Walworth County - A few of the volunteers from southern Wisconsin who served in the civil war. Surnames include Miller, O'Brien, O'Brine, O'Brian, Grunwald (Gruenwald), Coulter, Lawler, Wood, Bell, Ferry, Holmes, Atkinson, Akin, Ferris, Coates -
Societies, Libraries and Offline Resources
- Newspapers in Walworth County - List of county newspaper publications listed at the Library of Congress -
