The kenosha county division of health, along with state and federal partners, is closely monitoring an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a novel new coronavirus 2019ncov that was first detected in wuhan, china, and continues to expand. Its population in 2018 was estimated to be 169,290, making it the eighth most populous county in wisconsin. Financial trends metrics for five most recent years 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014. Plat book of racine and kenosha counties, wisconsin. The marathon county historical society provides opportunities for people to connect with the past and discover something about their own history and where they live. They are a convenient reference for local governments, private realty, surveying companies, and the general public. This western kenosha county collection includes family diaries, genealogies, farm documents, plat maps, surveys and more. Racine county historical society, 701 s main st, racine, wi 534031211.
Walworth county historical society, po box 273, elkhorn, wi 53121 whitewater historical society, 275 n tratt st, whitewater, wi 53190. Hall annex which contains permanent exhibits on old main. Kenosha county is a county in the southeastern corner of the u. Copy in burlington historical society museum collection. Kenosha county has much to offer the nearly 160,000 residents and the hundreds of thousands of visitors we greet each year. Plat book of the state of wisconsin wisconsin historical society. Search the full text of some or all items in this collection. Federal population schedules are available for 1840 as wisconsin territory, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890 fragment, see below, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 and 1940 racine co. Western kenosha county historical society inc guidestar. Property inquiry kenosha county, wi official website. South central wisconsin history uw digital collections.
Vernon county map, vernon county plat map, vernon county. Kenosha county historical society archives recollection wisconsin. Contact western kenosha county historical society on messenger. In 1876, 1878, and 1881, wisconsin state atlas maps were published. Plat book of the state of wisconsin maps and atlases in. We are dedicated to preserving, salvaging and protecting prehistoric and historic archaeological sites in the kenosha area. The majority of them focus on wisconsin, the midwest, the united states and canada. Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing it online for the free use of all researchers this site is available for adoption. Plat books and atlases of racine and kenosha counties 5 vols. The park county historical society is an educational organization dedicated to promoting and preserving the history of all the various cultures of colorado with an emphasis on park county.
State and county maps of wisconsin historical atlases and. One is valentine snippets which is a beacon to give you the link to the pdf documents of nearly 900 booklets pertaining to western kenosha county collections gathered over the years and made into searchable and downloadable documents. A guidestar pro report containing the following information is available for this organization. About the wisconsin historical society maps and atlases. Page 101 it shall be the duty of the legislature to provide for the organization of cities and incorporated villages, and to restrict their power of taxation, borrowing money, contracting debts, and loaning their credit, so as to prevent abuses. Pittsville area historical society mailing address. Copies of county plat books from about 1870 to 1900 can be found at the wisconsin historical society. Wisconsin archives and libraries genealogy familysearch wiki.
Sometimes maps also include cemeteries and churches. In addition to collecting and preserving historical artifacts, photographs, and personal stories, the. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Our hours are wednesdays through fridays from 1pm to 4pm or by appointment. Handdrawn township plat maps and surveyors field notes about tree cover, soils. Includes index, indexed wisconsin state map, and portraits of early walworth county. Wisconsin map of wisconsin with drawings illustrating historic places and events throughout the state. This database includes a special collection, the valentine snippets project, created by linda valentine. Kenosha county historical society is a campus of two buildings, the kenosha history center building which focuses on kenosha county history, and the southport light station museum, a restored light keepers home and lighthouse. Kenosha county historical society kenosha, wi address. Thiers glass negative collection contains images from the 1880s into the 1910s. The society owns more than 25,000 maps and atlases. Historical county plat maps from south central wisconsin. Map of kenosha county, wisconsin 1861 plat maps of racine.
In this regard, the society maintains perpetual stewardship of the mcgraw memorial park as an example of park countys rich pioneering heritage. Plat maps of racine and kenosha counties plat maps of. Rootsweb please, add your favorite websites to this page. This organization has not provided guidestar with a mission statement. Old historical city, county and state maps of wisconsin. Land ownership maps and atlases wisconsin historical society. The digital collection also includes several books documenting the history of. Also included are inset maps of appleton, neenah, and menasha, waukesha county, milwaukee county, racine county, kenosha county, washington county, and ozaukee county. Plat book of racine and kenosha counties, wisconsin library. What racine county, wi census records are available. Western historical company, 1879 kenosha county wis. The records include declarations 18871915, petitions 19061945, photographs 18411955, depositions 19101929 and certificate stubs 19071926. Kenosha county is part of the chicagojolietnaperville, ilinwi metropolitan.
We are dedicated to preserving the material culture and telling the special story of the people of racine county. The kenosha history center building houses the main offices, three exhibit galleries, the gift shop and our archives. Iowa county historical society of dodgeville, wisconsin. The society has examples of almost every early plat map or atlas published for wisconsin for both pre and postcivil war. Atlas and plat book of racine and kenosha counties, wisconsin 1934. The milwaukee county historical society houses a huge manuscript collection, civil war and church records, obituaries and biographical newspaper clippings, naturalization indexes, census records, court and probate records, and coroners inquests, with a specialty in german immigrant families. Welcome to kenosha county, the gateway to wisconsin. Racine and kenosha counties 1887 wisconsin historical atlas. Federal census mortality schedules, 18501880 kenosha county, wisconsin source. Preliminary traffic map, showing annual 24 hour average traffic, state of wisconsin 1. The kenosha county historical society, located in kenosha, wi, is a local organization dedicated to studying and preserving the history of kenosha. Maps and atlases in our collections wisconsin historical society. Plat book of racine and kenosha counties, wisconsin contributor names racine real estate board wis. Vernon county maps are available in a variety of printed and digital formats to suit your needs.
The wisconsin historical societys name index includes numerous kenoshaarea listings, including indices of pre1907 birth, death, and marriage records, as well as nonexhaustive listings of prominent citizens in biographical book excerpts, national or state registers records, newspaper articles, obituary listings, and more. Western kenosha county historical society inc quick facts. These treasured documents were made available to share with our communities by our western kenosha county historical society and residents. Visit our other wisconsin historical society websites. The great seal of the state of wisconsin appears at the top right and the flags of spain 1600, france 1700, england 1794, and a u.
Atlas and plat book of racine and kenosha counties, wisconsin 1934 plat maps of racine and kenosha counties the state of wisconsin was surveyed by the federal government between 1833 and 1866 in order to divide the vast public domain into properlysized lots that could be sold or otherwise divested to raise funds for the federal government and. Most maps and atlases do not circulate and must be used at the societys library or archives. Annual meeting of the wisconsin cheese makers association. Old historical city, county and state maps of wisconsin map geeks. Kenosha county, wi official website official website. The county is named after the county seat, kenosha, the fourth largest city in wisconsin. Whether you are looking for a traditional printed county plat book, historical plat maps or highly attributed gis parcel data map with boundaries and id number, we have the most uptodate parcel information available. Wisconsin land ownership maps and atlases identify local landowners of a county, and provide information about its topographic and cultural features. Platbooks and land ownership maps state cartographers. Cortland ernest dewey collected kenosha county photographs, images, drawings, and maps and also provided detailed descriptions of these materials from old settlers, their descendents, and news stories. The kenosha volunteer fire company was organized and equipment was purchased.
These antique maps and atlases are part of the historic map works, residential genealogy historical map collection, the largest digital collection of rare, ancient, old, historical, cadastral and antiquarian maps of its type. Platbooks and land ownership maps plat books make use of the public land survey system to represent land ownership patterns on a county by county basis. Catalogue of the picture gallery of the state historical society of wisconsin. Historical museum, educational museum, racine innovation history. Map of kenosha county, wisconsin 1861 plat maps of. We help people learn about their own connection with the community as well as its historic roots, and how the past played a role in who they are today. The historical society fosters an appreciation of the past, with an emphasis on local history. The oconto county historical society ochs, which was founded in 1940, is based in oconto, the county seat of oconto county, wisconsin, usa. Plat book of racine and kenosha counties, wisconsin maps. There are many types of census records for racine county guide you in researching your family tree. View our online collection of racine and kenosha county plat maps. The iowa county historical society incorporated in 1976 to discover and preserve the history of the people of iowa county, wisconsin and maintains many historical archives at the iowa county historical society museum. Historical county plat maps from south central wisconsin and early madison city directories 43.
Plat book of columbia county, wisconsin 1890 funding historical county plat maps from south central wisconsin and early madison city directories is a collaborative project completed by the university of wisconsin digital collection center and the madison public library. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. The kenosha county archaeological society has been around since 1974 and is a chapter of the wisconsin archaeological society. Brown county library kenosha public library milwaukee county historical society milwaukee. Last portion of book contains 19 pages of photographs. If fulltext searching is not available, you may still search by title, author, publisher, section title, and date. Map of racine county by townships, 1915 plat book of racine and kenosha counties, wisconsin 1924 atlas and plat book of racine and kenosha counties, wisconsin 1934. Familysearch collection of images of naturalization records from dane county, wisconsin. We are dedicated to upholding both state and federal laws pertaining to archaeological sites. Historical county plat maps from south central wisconsin and early madison city directories is a collaborative project completed by the university of wisconsin digital collection center and the madison public library historical county plat maps from south central wisconsin and early madison city directories was funded through a 2006 library services and. Copies of county plat books from about 1870 to 1900 can be found on microfilm at the wisconsin historical society. Where can find walworth county birth, marriage, divorce and death records. Hall annex which contains permanent exhibits on old main streetoconto, county. This collection is being published as images become available.
Dewey collection is comprised of 1,232 glass lantern slides. In this regard, the society maintains perpetual stewardship of the mcgraw memorial park as an example of park county s rich pioneering heritage. Free family records for researching ancestry in kenosha. Western kenosha county historical society home facebook. On march 8, 1851 an act to incorporate the fire department of the city of kenosha passed the state senate and assembly and was signed by governor nelson dewey. The community library and kenosha public library are pleased to share a new digital archive featuring kenosha county history. The history of racine and kenosha counties, wisconsin. Book also contains township plat maps and directory of leading farmers in the various townships. Plat book of racine and kenosha counties, wisconsin racinekenosha counties, wisconsin previous. View 39 online maps published in the 90 wisconsin county history books. Map plat book of racine and kenosha counties, wisconsin. This western kenosha county collection includes family diaries, genealogies, farm documents, plat maps, surveys and. If there are any extenuating circumstances regarding the purchase of a discounted plat book, please call the price county register of deeds at 7153392515. They contain several county maps, which list road systems, as well as schools, offices, churches, and other valuable historical and genealogical information.
Plat book of racine and kenosha counties, wisconsin 1924. Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing it online for the free use of all researchers this site is available for adoption if you have a love for history, a desire to help others, and basic webpagemaking skills. Cover standard atlas of racine and kenosha counties wisconsin title page plat book of racine and kenosha counties wisconsin contents index of p. Topographical maps show physical and manmade features, such as creeks, hills, trails, and roads used as persons came to wisconsin.
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