Welcome to the Douglas County WIGenWeb & USGenWeb Project

My name is MaryAlice Schwanke, I am the Webmaster. If you discover a broken link on this site, wish to volunteer to help other researchers by doing lookups, or have information for your ancestor you would like to share on this site, please click the Webmaster link above and send me an email. Please note all information I have is already posted on this website, and I am unable to research your family for you.

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Did you know: A law enacted February 8, 1854, separated Douglas County from the larger county of La Pointe. Superior was immediately selected as the county seat; however, it wasn't incorporated as a city until 1887. This county is named after US Senator Stephen Douglas. Located in northwest Wisconsin, the county seat is Superior. The first survey was done in 1853-54 by George R. Stuntz.