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Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
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Ozaukee County, Wisconsin Facts
When was Ozaukee County, WI Created?
Ozaukee County was created on March 7, 1853 from Washington County.
What is the County Seat of Ozaukee County, WI?
The County Seat is located in Port Washington and the county government website is www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/
What counties are adjacent to Ozaukee County, WI?
Bordering Counties are Sheboygan County, Milwaukee County, Waukesha County, Washington County.
Ozaukee County, WI Vital Records
Where can find Ozaukee County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Ozaukee 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 Ozaukee 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
Ozaukee County, WI Census Records
What Ozaukee County, WI census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Ozaukee County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890 (fragment, see below), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 and 1940.
Ozaukee Co. Mortality Schedules can be obtained for 1860, 1870 and 1880. Ozaukee Co. Industry and Agriculture can be found for 1860, 1870 and 1880. Ozaukee 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
Ozaukee County, WI Courthouse and Government Records
What genealogical records can I find in the Ozaukee County Courthouse?
The below facts shows exactly what death, marriage, birth, property, wills, and court records are typically in Ozaukee 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.
- Ozaukee County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 121 W. Main Street, Port Washington, WI 53074-0994; Phone: 262.238.9411
- Ozaukee County Register of Deeds
- Phone: 262-284-8260
- Birth Records: 1852
- Marriage Records: 1855
- Death Records: 1849
- Land Records: 1835
- Ozaukee County Register in Probate Office
- Address: 1201 S. Spring Street, Port Washington, WI 53074-0994
- Phone: 262-284-8370
- Probate Records: 1849
- Ozaukee County Clerk of Court Office
- Address: 1201 S. Spring Street, Port Washington, WI 53074-0994
- Phone: (262) 284-8409
- Court Records: 1853
- 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
Ozaukee County, WI Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Ozaukee County, WI?
A list of Ozaukee County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Statewide Wisconsin Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies.
- Area Research Center – University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, Division of Archives and Special Collections, Golda Meir Library, Room W250, PO Box 604, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53201-0604; Phone: (414) 229-5402
- Mequon Historical Society, 6100 W Mequon Rd 112N, Mequon, WI 53092; Phone: 262-242-3107
- Ozaukee County Historical Society, PO Box 206, Cedarburg, WI 53012
- Port Washington Historical Society, PO Box 491, Port Washington, WI 53074; Phone: 262-284-7240
- Saukville Area Historical Society, PO Box 80015, Saukville, WI 53080-0015; Phone: 262-268-9197
- 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
- USGenWeb Archives for Ozaukee County
- 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 Ozaukee County, WI Researchers through message boards and forums?
- Wisconsin State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Ozaukee County, Wisconsin Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com) read and post messages about your ancestors in Ozaukee County
- Ozaukee County, Wisconsin Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
What other genealogical resources are available in Ozaukee County, WI?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Ozaukee 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.
Ozaukee 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)
- Ozaukee County, Wisconsin Books (amazon.com)
- Ozaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
- Search Wisconsin Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
Ozaukee Co. WI Church & Cemeteries
- Wisconsin Church & Cemetery Research Guide
- Ozaukee Co., Wisconsin Graves (findagrave.com)
- Ozaukee County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Ozaukee Co., Wisconsin Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Ozaukee Co., Wisconsin Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Ozaukee County, Wisconsin Church Books (amazon.com)
Ozaukee 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)
Ozaukee Co. WI General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Wisconsin
- Ozaukee County, Wisconsin Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- History of Washington and Ozaukee Counties, Wisconsin : containing an account of its settlement, growth, development and resour (search.ancestry.com)
- Ozaukee County, Wisconsin Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Ozaukee Co. WI Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Ozaukee County, Wisconsin (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Wisconsin – Counties – Ozaukee (cyndislist.com)
- Ozaukee County Wisconsin (genealogytrails.com)
- Ozaukee Co. WIGenweb (rootsweb.ancestry.com)
- Ozaukee County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Ozaukee Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Ozaukee Co. WI Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Wisconsin Links and Information
- Ozaukee Co. D.O.T. Road and Highway Maps (dot.wisconsin.gov)
- Wisconsin Public Land Survey Records: Original Field Notes & Plat Maps for Ozaukee County
- 1895 Ozaukee County Map (livgenmi.com)
Ozaukee 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 Ozaukee County genealogists, researchers, historians and much more.