Manitowoc County Wisconsin

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Interested in becoming the Manitowoc County Coordinator? Contact the Assistant State Coordinator, Marcia Ann Kuehl, for more information.

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A BRIEF HISTORY

Manitowoc County is situated in Eastern Wisconsin along the Lake Michigan shorline. The county was created in 1836 prior to Wisconsin's statehood and was organized in 1848, the county seat is Manitowoc. Adjacent counties are: Brown County - northwest; Kewaunee County - northeast; Sheboygan County - south; Calumet County - west; Mason County, MI - east & southeast; Manistee County, MI - northeast.

More information about Manitowoc County is available on the Local History page.

WHAT'S NEW ON THIS SITE?

June 2023

• Updated site to make it easier to locate information, added a search tool for this website.
• The Temporary Host has begun transcribing biographical information from the book, "History of Northern Wisconsin", 1881.
• Added image of the 1890 Veterans Schedules of the U.S. Federal Census