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Kenosha County, Wisconsin
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Kenosha County, Wisconsin Facts
When was Kenosha County, WI Created?
Kenosha County was created on January 30, 1850 from Racine County.
What is the County Seat of Kenosha County, WI?
The County Seat is located in Kenosha and the county government website is www.co.kenosha.wi.us
What counties are adjacent to Kenosha County, WI?
Bordering Counties are Racine County, Lake Michigan, Lake County, Illinois, McHenry County, Illinois, Walworth County.
Kenosha County, WI Vital Records
Where can find Kenosha County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Kenosha County vital records can be found at the Wisconsin Office of Vital Records has copies of Birth, Marriage, Divorce & Death Records reported since 1907. There is a fee for each copy requested. Please refer to the information to the Statewide Vital Records in Wisconsin for current fees and application process..
You can search online for Kenosha County Birth, Marriage, Divorce or Death Records. You can also Order Electronically Online or can download an application for Wisconsin Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Application to mail.
- U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
- Social Security Death Index
- USGenweb Archives Wisconsin Marriage Project
- Earliest Registration Dates by County
- Pre-1907 Birth Index
- Wisconsin, Births and Christenings, 1826-1926
- Wisconsin, Divorce Index, 1965-1984
- Wisconsin Marriage Index 1852-1907
- Wisconsin Marriage Index (selected entries pre-1907)
- Wisconsin, Marriage Index, 1973-1997
- Wisconsin, Marriages, 1836-1930
- Pre-1892 Wisconsin Brides and/or Grooms from Maine State Archives Cards
- Wisconsin, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968
- Pre-1907 Death Index
- 1959-1979 Death Index
- 1979-1984 Death Index
Kenosha County, WI Census Records
What Kenosha County, WI census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Kenosha County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890 (fragment, see below), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 and 1940.
Kenosha Co. Mortality Schedules can be obtained for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Kenosha Co. Industry and Agriculture can be found for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Kenosha Co. Union Veterans Schedules is available for 1890. One can find free down-loadable and also printable census forms to help you with your research.
There are Wisconsin State censuses from 1895 and 1905. Also the Wisconsin Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index for 1820-1890. You can find free down-loadable and also printable census forms to help you with your research. See Also Wisconsin Census Records Research Guide
Kenosha County, WI Courthouse and Government Records
What genealogical records can I find in the Kenosha County Courthouse?
The below facts shows exactly what death, marriage, birth, property, wills, and court records are typically in Kenosha County.The date listed for each category of record is usually the earliest registration filed. The earliest date does not indicate that there are numerous records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually registered.
See Also Wisconsin Courthouse Records Research Guide.
- Kenosha County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 912 56th Street, Kenosha, WI 53140; Phone: 262.653.2664
- Kenosha County Register of Deeds
- Phone: 262-653-2444
- Birth Records: 1876
- Marriage Records: 1850
- Death Records: 1876
- Land Records: 1838
- Kenosha County Register in Probate Office
- Phone: 262-653-2678
- Probate Records: 1850
- Kenosha County Clerk of Court Office
- Phone: (262) 653-2664
- Court Records: 1852
- Public Records of the Consolidated Court Automation Programs provides access to certain public records of the circuit courts of Wisconsin
- Wisconsin, Probate Estate Files, 1848-1935
- U.S., Indexed Early Land Ownership and Township Plats, 1785-1898
- BLM Land Records
Kenosha County, WI Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Kenosha County, WI?
A list of Kenosha County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Statewide Wisconsin Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies.
- Kenosha County Genealogical Society, 4902 52nd St, Kenosha, WI 53142
- Kenosha County Historical Society, Kenosha History Center, 220 51st Place, Kenosha, WI 53140; Phone: 262-654-5770
- Western Kenosha Historical Society, PO Box 232, Trevor, WI 53179-0232; Phone: 262-857-7345
- Area Research Center – University of Wisconsin – Parkside, University Archives and Area Research Center, D-276 Wyllie Library Learning Center, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, 900 Wood Road, Kenosha, WI 53141-2000; Phone: 262/595-2077 or 262/595-2411
- Wisconsin Area Research Center Network
- State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 816 State Street, Madison, WI 53706-1488
- Wisconsin State Genealogical Society, PO Box 5106, Madison, WI 53705
- Wisconsin Genealogy Index (wisconsinhistory.org) Search for pre-1907 Vital Records, as well as for 150,000 Wisconsin Name Index (WNI) records, including biographical sketches, obituaries, and newspaper articles published before 2000.
Where can I connect with other Kenosha County, WI Researchers through message boards and forums?
- Wisconsin State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Kenosha County, Wisconsin Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com) read and post messages about your ancestors in Kenosha County
- Kenosha County, Wisconsin Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
What other genealogical resources are available in Kenosha County, WI?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Kenosha County. Many of these genealogy links fall into 3 categories: Business oriented Sites, Personal Sites or Organization Sites. Some have free access some have to have a cost. This is just a listing which has been collected or submitted. I do not endorse or promote one genealogy site above another.
Kenosha Co. WI Books, Newspapers & Publications
- Wisconsin Newspapers Books & Publications Research Guide
- Wisconsin historical newspaper archives online (newspapers.com)
- Historical Newspapers from Wisconsin (1837 – 1992) (genealogybank.com)
- Kenosha Democrat (Kenosha, Wisconsin) (search.ancestry.com)
- Kenosha Telegraph (Kenosha, Wisconsin) (search.ancestry.com)
- Kenosha County, Wisconsin Books (amazon.com)
- Kenosha County Wisconsin Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
- Search Wisconsin Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
Kenosha Co. WI Church & Cemeteries
- Wisconsin Church & Cemetery Research Guide
- Kenosha Co., Wisconsin Graves (findagrave.com)
- Kenosha County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Kenosha Co., Wisconsin Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Kenosha Co., Wisconsin Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Kenosha County, Wisconsin Church Books (amazon.com)
Kenosha Co. WI Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Create a Free Family Tree (ancestry.com)
- Historical Image Collections (wisconsinhistory.org)
- Local History & Biography Articles (wisconsinhistory.org) thousands of historical newspaper articles on Wisconsin people and communities
- The Wisconsin Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
Kenosha Co. WI General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Wisconsin
- Kenosha County, Wisconsin Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Kenosha County, Wisconsin Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Kenosha Co. WI Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Kenosha County, Wisconsin (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Wisconsin – Counties – Kenosha (cyndislist.com)
- Kenosha County Wisconsin (genealogytrails.com)
- Kenosha Co. WIGenweb (rootsweb.ancestry.com)
- Kenosha County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Kenosha Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Kenosha Co. WI Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Wisconsin Links and Information
- Kenosha Co. D.O.T. Road and Highway Maps (dot.wisconsin.gov)
- Wisconsin Public Land Survey Records: Original Field Notes & Plat Maps for Kenosha County
- 1895 Kenosha County Map (livgenmi.com)
Kenosha Co. WI Military Records
- Wisconsin Military Records Research Guide
- Wisconsin Military Records (fold3.com) gives you easy access to military records, stories, photos, and personal documents of the Wisconsin both women and men which served. Just the thing for Kenosha County genealogists, researchers, historians and much more.