Sauk County, Wisconsin
Genealogy, History & Facts

County Vital Records ∣ County Census Records ∣ County Courthouse and Government Records ∣
County Societies, Family History Resources and County Genealogy Links

Sauk County, Wisconsin Facts

When was Sauk County, WI Created?
Sauk County was created on January 11, 1840 from Crawford County, Dane County and Portage County.

What is the County Seat of Sauk County, WI?
The County Seat is located in Baraboo and the county government website is www.co.sauk.wi.us/

What counties are adjacent to Sauk County, WI?
Bordering Counties are Juneau County, Adams County, Columbia County, Dane County, Iowa County, Richland County, Vernon County.

Sauk County, WI Vital Records

Where can find Sauk County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Sauk 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 Sauk 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

Sauk County, WI Census Records

What Sauk County, WI census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Sauk County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1840 (as Wisconsin Territory), 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890 (fragment, see below), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 and 1940.

Sauk Co. Mortality Schedules can be obtained for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Sauk Co. Industry and Agriculture can be found for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Sauk 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

• Search The U.S. Federal Census Collection
• Sauk County, WI Census Records Links

Sauk County, WI Courthouse and Government Records

Sauk County Courthouse

What genealogical records can I find in the Sauk County Courthouse?
The below facts shows exactly what death, marriage, birth, property, wills, and court records are typically in Sauk 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.

• Sauk County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 515 Broadway, Baraboo, WI 53913; Phone: 608.356.5581
  • County was attached to Dane County for county and judicial purposes from 1840–44. Some early records may be found there.
• Sauk County Register of Deeds
  • Phone: 608-355-3288
  • Birth Records: 1864
  • Marriage Records: 1844
  • Death Records: 1876
  • Land Records: 1844
• Sauk County Register in Probate Office
  • Phone: 608-355-3226
  • Probate Records: 1847
• Sauk County Clerk of Court Office
  • Phone: (608) 355-3287
  • Court Records: 1844
• 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

Sauk County, WI Societies and Family History Resources

What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Sauk County, WI?
A list of Sauk County Historical  and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Statewide Wisconsin Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies.

• Friendship Rural School Historical Society, E6404 Cold Springs Rd, Loganville, WI 53943; Phone: 608-727-2941
•  Old Franklin Township Historical Society, PO Box 218, Plain, WI 53577; Phone: 608-546-2395
•  Reedsburg Area Historical Society, PO Box 405, Reedsburg, WI 53959; Phone: 608-727-2922
•  Sauk County Historical Society, PO Box 651, Baraboo, WI 53913; Phone: 608-356-9479
•  Sauk Prairie Historical Society, 565 Water St, Prairie du Sac, WI 53578-1128; Phone: 608-544-2036
• 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 Sauk County, WI Researchers through message boards and forums?

• Wisconsin State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
• Sauk County, Wisconsin Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com) read and post messages about your ancestors in Sauk County
• Sauk County, Wisconsin Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)

What other genealogical resources are available in Sauk County, WI?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Sauk 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.

Sauk 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)
• Sauk County Standard (Baraboo, Wisconsin) (search.ancestry.com)
• Reedsburg Herald (Reedsburg, Wisconsin) (search.ancestry.com)
• Sauk County, Wisconsin Books (amazon.com)
• Sauk County Wisconsin Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
• Search Wisconsin Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)

Sauk Co. WI Church & Cemeteries

• Wisconsin Church & Cemetery Research Guide
• Sauk Co., Wisconsin Graves (findagrave.com)
• Sauk County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
• Sauk Co., Wisconsin Cemeteries (Internment.net)
• Sauk Co., Wisconsin Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
• Sauk County, Wisconsin Church Books (amazon.com)

Sauk 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)

Sauk Co. WI General and History Websites

• See Also State History for Wisconsin
• Sauk County, Wisconsin Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
• Sauk County, Wisconsin Wiki (familysearch.org)
• Sauk Co. WI Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
• Family History Library (familysearch.org)
• Sauk County, Wisconsin (linkpendium.com)
• Cyndi’s List – United States – Wisconsin – Counties – Sauk (cyndislist.com)
• Sauk County Wisconsin (genealogytrails.com)
• Sauk Co. WIGenweb (rootsweb.ancestry.com)
• Sauk County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
• Sauk Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)

Sauk Co. WI Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

• See Also Map of Wisconsin Links and Information
• Sauk Co. D.O.T. Road and Highway Maps (dot.wisconsin.gov)
• Wisconsin Public Land Survey Records: Original Field Notes & Plat Maps for Sauk County
• 1895 Sauk County Map (livgenmi.com)

Sauk 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 Sauk County genealogists, researchers, historians and much more.