Wood County
Established: 1856
County Seat: Wisconsin Rapids
Parent: Portage County
* Records before the establishment of the county may be in the parent records.
Neighboring Counties
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General Genealogy and History Links
This section contains links to websites that have multiple databases or webpages with genealogical information.
- Genealogy Trails History Group-Wood County - Excellent resource for finding genealogy information for Wood County. As of this posting the site is being actively updated. -
- Index to The Wisconsin Valley Leader 1902-1906 - Issues of the weekly Wisconsin Valley Leader newspaper which began publication in Grand Rapids Wisconsin in 1902 -
- McMillan Memorial Library Digital Collections - Images and digital materials available for Wood County. -
- USGenWeb Archives - Wood County - US GenWebArchives -
- WIGenWeb - Genealogy and History Information Part of the WIGenWeb -
Vital Records
Birth, Death, & Marriage Records:
Earliest Registration Dates*:
Births 1871
Deaths 1872
Marriages 1844
Wood Register of Deeds:
400 Market Street
P.O. Box 8095
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495-8095
Telephone: (715) 421-8450
- Birth Records for Wood County - Birth Index for Wood County. No time period listed. -
- Marshfield Public Library Genealogy Index - Online database represents over 20 years of work. Includes over 20,000 entries. Volunteers representing the Marshfield Area Genealogy Group and Marshfield Public Library culled through microfilm newspapers for records of births, deaths and marriages. -
- Pre-1907 Death Index - Index for deaths occurring pre-1907. -
- 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. -
- Wood County Marriage Record Index - Index for marriages in Wood county. No time period listed. -
Cemetery and Obituary Links
- Cemeteries in Wood County available at Interment.net - Select list of cemeteries and interments at Interment.net -
- Civil War Soldiers buried in Marshfield - Civil War Veterans of Wood County buried in Marshfield City. -
- Find A Grave Wood County Wisconsin - List of cemeteries with submitted interment information for Wood County,, Wisconsin at Find-A-Grave. -
- McMillan Memorial Library Wood County Cemeteries - Locations of cemeteries within the county. -
- Tombstone Photograph Pages Wood County - Wood County Wisconsin Cemetery pages with photos of select tombstones. -
- Wood County Cemeteries - Cemetery interments for Wood county. It appears that the link to the plat maps is currently not working. -
Court Records - Naturalization and Probate
- Declarations of Intent for Citizenship - Before someone could be a citizen, they had to declare their intent to become a citizen. -
Census Links
Censuses contain valuable information about families. This section contains links to transcribed censuses, census indexes or census images for the county.
- 1850 Census Wood County - Transcription of the 1850 Census. -
- 1870 Mortality Schedule of Wood County - People who died during the 12 months preceding the 1870 Census. -
- 1890 Veterans Census for Milladore, Wood County - Transcription of 1890 census -
- Links to Wood County City Directories - Excellent list of city directories available digitally online. Source for most is the Source: McMillan Memorial Library Digital Collections -
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.
- Books available through Interlibrary Loan - Wood County - Books available from libraries that participate in interlibrary loan. Contact your local library to gain access to these books. -
- Church Project - Wood County - The Wood County Church List contains a summary of information received in response to a questionnaire sent to all churches in Wood County in 1981 and 1982. -
- Early Biographies - Extracted from 1881 History of Northern Wisconsin -
- History of Northern Wisconsin - 1881 - Online Digital version of the 1881 history book. Contains biographies and historical information. -
- History of Wood County, Wisconsin - 1923 - Online Digital version of the 1923 History Book. -
- South Wood County Historical Museum - Museum's Online Collection of photographs and materials. -
- WI Local History and Biography Articles - Articles available from the Wisconsin Historical Society. -
- Wood County School Project - For the initial phase of the School Project, the 1956 Wood County school history index is being made available on-line. We will be adding school histories in the future, as well as information about newer schools. -
Maps and Atlases
- 1878 Wood County Map - From: Illustrated Historical Atlas of Wisconsin Compiled and published by Synder, Van Vechten & Co., Milwaukee (Wisconsin) 1878 -
- 1928 Wood County Map - Wood County 1928 Geo. A. Ogle & Co., 1928 -
- Land Records Management Wood County, Wisconsin - Register of Deeds Online record search and Tax Information. -
- Standard Atlas Wood County 1909 - Plat book of the villages, cities and townships of the county. Map of the state, United States and world. Patrons directory, reference business directory and departments devoted to general information. -
Military
- Vietnam War Casualties - Wood County - Military personnel who died as a result of the war. -
Societies, Libraries and Offline Resources
- Heart O' Wisconsin Genealogical Society - Collecting and Researching Family History in Wood County since 1974 -
- Lookups Wood County Resources - List of people and groups available to help with your research. -
- Marshfield Public Library - Link to the Marshfield Public Library -
- McMillan Memorial Library - Link to library website. -
- Newspapers in Wood County - List of county newspaper publications listed at the Library of Congress -
- South Wood County Historical Museum - Official website of the museum. -
