Waushara County
Established: 1851
County Seat: Wautoma
Parent: Marquette County
* Records before the establishment of the county may be in the parent records.
Neighboring Counties
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From: Handbook of Wisconsin by S. Silas, 1855
WAUSHARA.--Population 5,541 (1855)
pg. 107
In its general features, is similar to Marquette, of which it formed a part till 1851. It is rapidly increasing in population, having abundance of water power, and the County generally being excellant (sic) land and well watered. It is but a few years since it was known as the "Indian Lands," now receiving a population which will soon develope (sic) its resources. It holds out strong inducements to the immigrant, in the excellent combination of wood, openings, water, &c.
Wautoma, on the head waters of White River is the County Seat. It has a good water power and machinery is driven by it, now employed in the manufacture of plows, chairs, &c.
Fox River passes through the south-east corner of the County, on which steamboats run to Berlin in Marquette, which lies nearly on the line of the two Counties, and is practically a market for Waushara also. The Milwaukee and Horicon Rail Road is now building to Berlin, and its charter continues it to Stevens Point, through the centre of the County.
There is abundance of good public land yet to be had. It is partly in the Menasha, but mostly in the Stevens Point land district.
General Genealogy and History Links
This section contains links to websites that have multiple databases or webpages with genealogical information.
- USGenWeb Archives - Waushara County - US GenWebArchives -
- WIGenWeb - Genealogy and History Information Part of the WIGenWeb -
Vital Records
Birth, Death, & Marriage Records:
Earliest Registration Dates*:
Births 1859
Deaths 1876
Marriages 1852
Waushara Register of Deeds:
209 S. Saint Marie, P.O. Box 338
Wautoma, WI 54982
Telephone: (920) 787-0444
- 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 Waushara County - Waushara 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
Military
Societies, Libraries and Offline Resources
- Newspapers in Waushara County - List of county newspaper publications listed at the Library of Congress -
