Wisconsin Counties and Towns
Burnett County Genealogy and History


Burnett County Genealogy Links WI Roots: Wisconsin Counties : Burnett
Established: 1856
County Seat: Grantsburg
Parent: Polk County

Birth, Death, & Marriage Records:
Earliest Registration Dates*:
Births 1853
Deaths 1846
Marriages 1869

Burnett Register of Deeds
7410 County Rd. K, Room 103
Siren, WI 54872
Telephone: (715) 349-2183


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Genealogy Links

  • Burnett County, News from the Past-offsite link containing news articles originally printed in the Burnett County Sentinel Newspaper, Grantsburg, WI and submitted to the Burnett Regional Website by Lary Myrland Harnisch, Los Angeles Times Metro Desk.

  • Burnett County Historical Facts-offsite link listing facts about Burnett County.

 

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Area History

 

Maps

  • Original Field Notes and Plat Maps From Wisconsin Public Land Survey Records. his website provides access to scanned images of the original General Land Office survey field notes and plat maps. All of this material is based on the township, range and section descriptions of the Public Land Survey System (PLSS). To effectively use this material, you will need to know this description for the property you are researching. This legal description can be derived from topographic maps, land ownership maps, deeds and or property tax bills among other sources. Offsite link

  • 1901 County Maps - The Wisconsin county maps presented here were scanned in individually from the large Wisconsin map in the Rand McNally New Standard Atlas of the World, Rand, McNally & Co., Chicago, 1901. They should be of interest to genealogists because they show the locations of many places that no longer exist. Offsite link by Rick Hagen

  • Current County Map, The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is pleased to provide highly detailed county maps online. Produced at a 1:100,000 scale the maps contain the following pieces of information: Major local road networks, Interstate corridors, U.S., state, and county routes, Recreation areas, Points of interest, Hospitals, Schools, Airports, Urban boundaries, Railroads, Town roads, Federal and state forest boundaries, Indian reservations, Township boundaries.

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