Plat book of racine and kenosha counties, wisconsin contributor names racine real estate board wis. 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. Copy in burlington historical society museum collection. Annual meeting of the wisconsin cheese makers association. Kenosha county, wi official website official website. Most maps and atlases do not circulate and must be used at the societys library or archives. 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. Also included are inset maps of appleton, neenah, and menasha, waukesha county, milwaukee county, racine county, kenosha county, washington county, and ozaukee county. 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. Land ownership maps and atlases wisconsin historical society. 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.
Western kenosha county historical society inc quick facts. Platbooks and land ownership maps state cartographers. In 1876, 1878, and 1881, wisconsin state atlas maps were published. These treasured documents were made available to share with our communities by our western kenosha county historical society and residents.
This western kenosha county collection includes family diaries, genealogies, farm documents, plat maps, surveys and more. Property inquiry kenosha county, wi official website. Plat book of racine and kenosha counties, wisconsin. Rootsweb please, add your favorite websites to this page. Plat book of the state of wisconsin wisconsin historical society.
Kenosha county is part of the chicagojolietnaperville, ilinwi metropolitan. Plat book of racine and kenosha counties, wisconsin maps. About the wisconsin historical society maps and atlases. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. 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. The majority of them focus on wisconsin, the midwest, the united states and canada. Topographical maps show physical and manmade features, such as creeks, hills, trails, and roads used as persons came to wisconsin. 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. Federal census mortality schedules, 18501880 kenosha county, wisconsin source. 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.
Historical county plat maps from south central wisconsin. We are dedicated to upholding both state and federal laws pertaining to archaeological sites. Our hours are wednesdays through fridays from 1pm to 4pm or by appointment. The kenosha county archaeological society has been around since 1974 and is a chapter of the wisconsin archaeological society. Atlas and plat book of racine and kenosha counties, wisconsin 1934. Copies of county plat books from about 1870 to 1900 can be found at the wisconsin historical society. Plat book of racine and kenosha counties, wisconsin 1924.
Plat maps of racine and kenosha counties plat maps of. Kenosha county historical society kenosha, wi address. The society has examples of almost every early plat map or atlas published for wisconsin for both pre and postcivil war. A guidestar pro report containing the following information is available for this organization. They are a convenient reference for local governments, private realty, surveying companies, and the general public. 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. 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. 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. 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. The county is named after the county seat, kenosha, the fourth largest city in wisconsin. Vernon county map, vernon county plat map, vernon county.
In addition to collecting and preserving historical artifacts, photographs, and personal stories, the. What racine county, wi census records are available. Historical museum, educational museum, racine innovation history. Contact western kenosha county historical society on messenger. Old historical city, county and state maps of wisconsin.
Search the full text of some or all items in this collection. Preliminary traffic map, showing annual 24 hour average traffic, state of wisconsin 1. Visit our other wisconsin historical society websites. Kenosha county is a county in the southeastern corner of the u. We are dedicated to preserving, salvaging and protecting prehistoric and historic archaeological sites in the kenosha area. Wisconsin map of wisconsin with drawings illustrating historic places and events throughout the state. The history of racine and kenosha counties, wisconsin.
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. Dewey collection is comprised of 1,232 glass lantern slides. South central wisconsin history uw digital collections. Iowa county historical society of dodgeville, wisconsin. Plat book of the state of wisconsin maps and atlases in. The digital collection also includes several books documenting the history of. We are dedicated to preserving the material culture and telling the special story of the people of racine county. Racine and kenosha counties 1887 wisconsin historical atlas.
Kenosha county historical society archives recollection wisconsin. 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. Brown county library kenosha public library milwaukee county historical society milwaukee. Financial trends metrics for five most recent years 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014.
In this regard, the society maintains perpetual stewardship of the mcgraw memorial park as an example of park county s rich pioneering heritage. The records include declarations 18871915, petitions 19061945, photographs 18411955, depositions 19101929 and certificate stubs 19071926. Western historical company, 1879 kenosha county wis. Catalogue of the picture gallery of the state historical society of wisconsin. Includes index, indexed wisconsin state map, and portraits of early walworth county. Historical county plat maps from south central wisconsin and early madison city directories 43.
Welcome to kenosha county, the gateway to wisconsin. Plat book of racine and kenosha counties, wisconsin racinekenosha counties, wisconsin previous. Thiers glass negative collection contains images from the 1880s into the 1910s. Book also contains township plat maps and directory of leading farmers in the various townships. Pittsville area historical society mailing address. Hall annex which contains permanent exhibits on old main streetoconto, county. Western kenosha county historical society inc guidestar.
Hall annex which contains permanent exhibits on old main. There are many types of census records for racine county guide you in researching your family tree. If there are any extenuating circumstances regarding the purchase of a discounted plat book, please call the price county register of deeds at 7153392515. Racine county historical society, 701 s main st, racine, wi 534031211.
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. 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. This organization has not provided guidestar with a mission statement. Wisconsin archives and libraries genealogy familysearch wiki. Last portion of book contains 19 pages of photographs. The historical society fosters an appreciation of the past, with an emphasis on local history. In this regard, the society maintains perpetual stewardship of the mcgraw memorial park as an example of park countys rich pioneering heritage. Vernon county maps are available in a variety of printed and digital formats to suit your needs. Maps and atlases in our collections wisconsin historical society. If fulltext searching is not available, you may still search by title, author, publisher, section title, and date. Sometimes maps also include cemeteries and churches.
Its population in 2018 was estimated to be 169,290, making it the eighth most populous county in wisconsin. View 39 online maps published in the 90 wisconsin county history books. The kenosha volunteer fire company was organized and equipment was purchased. This database includes a special collection, the valentine snippets project, created by linda valentine. 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. 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. Plat books and atlases of racine and kenosha counties 5 vols. The oconto county historical society ochs, which was founded in 1940, is based in oconto, the county seat of oconto county, wisconsin, usa.
The kenosha history center building houses the main offices, three exhibit galleries, the gift shop and our archives. Where can find walworth county birth, marriage, divorce and death records. View our online collection of racine and kenosha county plat maps. Free family records for researching ancestry in kenosha. 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. Western kenosha county historical society home facebook. Plat book of racine and kenosha counties, wisconsin library. Familysearch collection of images of naturalization records from dane county, wisconsin. This western kenosha county collection includes family diaries, genealogies, farm documents, plat maps, surveys and.
See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. Platbooks and land ownership maps plat books make use of the public land survey system to represent land ownership patterns on a countybycounty basis. Copies of county plat books from about 1870 to 1900 can be found on microfilm at the wisconsin historical society. Cover standard atlas of racine and kenosha counties wisconsin title page plat book of racine and kenosha counties wisconsin contents index of p. 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.
State and county maps of wisconsin historical atlases and. Kenosha county division of health continues to closely monitor coronavirus outbreak. The kenosha county historical society, located in kenosha, wi, is a local organization dedicated to studying and preserving the history of kenosha. Map of kenosha county, wisconsin 1861 plat maps of racine. The community library and kenosha public library are pleased to share a new digital archive featuring kenosha county history. 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. The society owns more than 25,000 maps and atlases. This collection is being published as images become available.
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. Old historical city, county and state maps of wisconsin map geeks. 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. 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. Wisconsin land ownership maps and atlases identify local landowners of a county, and provide information about its topographic and cultural features. Walworth county historical society, po box 273, elkhorn, wi 53121 whitewater historical society, 275 n tratt st, whitewater, wi 53190. Handdrawn township plat maps and surveyors field notes about tree cover, soils.