Forest County WI Genealogy

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Overview of Forest County Records

• Forest County was created in 1885 from Langlade County.
• Birth, marriage, death, and divorce records for 1907 and later can be obtained from the Wisconsin Vital Records Services .
• The Forest County Register of Deeds has birth records starting in 1885, death records starting in 1885, marriage records starting in 1885, and military records.
• The Forest County Clerk of Courts has court records starting in 1885.
• The Forest County Clerk of Circuit Court has divorce records.
• The Forest County Treasurer has land records starting in 1865 and tax records.
• The Forest County State Historical Society has naturalization records.
• The Forest County Probate Court has probate records starting in 1887.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.