Resources

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Vital Records might be obtained from the Price County Courthouse in Phillips if Price County was the location where the person was born, married or died. Deaths were not registered until 1879; births and marriages were not registered until 1880.

          Price County Courthouse

          Register of Deeds

          126 Cherry Street Room 106

          Phillips, WI 54555

          Telephone: 715-339-2515

 

          Email: rgdeeds@co.price.wi.us 

Many people came from, or moved to, other areas of the state so a visit to the state vital records office in Madison might be a good resource. Contact the Madison office for complete information on research procedures and the hours of operation before traveling there. Some records may not be accessible.                    

          State of Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services

          Division of Health
          1 West Wilson Street
          P.O. Box 309
          Madison, Wisconsin 53701-0309
          Telephone: 608-266-1371

Price County Funeral Homes

 

Funeral homes can be a great resource for locating death records such as obituaries and burial information.

Contact the individual funeral home for details on available records and research assistance.

  

 

     Price County Libraries    

 

  

 

 

• Wikipedia
• FamilySearch
• FindAGrave
• USGenWeb Archives Project - Price County obituaries
• USGenWeb Archives Obituaries Project – Nevada
• Internet Archive
  • 1913 History of Nevada Volume 1 and Volume 2
• National Register of Historic Places
• Ghost Towns
• USGS GNIS - Geographic Names Information System
• Bureau of Land Management - land patents
• Nevada Secretary of State
• Historical Markers
• GenealogyTrails

LINKS TO OTHER HELPFUL SITES

 

	Jump River Valley Historical Society, N4519 Moonshine Alley, Catawba, WI 54515   Phone: 715-474-3453
	Knox Creek Heritage Center, N4517 W Knox Rd, Brantwood, WI 54513    Phone: 715-564-2525
	Price County Courthouse, Phillips, WI 54555  tel: 715-339-2515
	Price County Genealogical Society - Mail: 165 Wyoming St, Phillips, WI 54555
	Price County Historical Society, W7213 Pine St, P.O. Box 156, Fifield, WI 54524-0156 Website: http://www.pricecountyhistoricalsociety.com/
	Price County Veterans Services Office, 126 Cherry Street, Room 104, Phillips, WI 54555-1288 ~ Phone: (715) 339-2545 / Fax: (715) 339-5116
	Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center, History Center and Archives, 29270 County Highway G, Ashland WI 54805-9339 - phone: 715-685-2648  (call ahead before going)   Website: http://www.nglvc.org/

 

INTERESTING WISCONSIN & OTHER LINKS

State Historical Society of Wisconsin/Archives Division
816 State Street
Madison, WI 53706
Tel: 608-264-6460

Wisconsin State Department of Health and Family Services
Vital Records
One West Wilson
P.O. Box 309
Madison, WI 53701-0309
Tel: 608-266-1371
Genealogical Research Information

AREA RESEARCH CENTERS:

Area Research Center for Price County is the History Center and Archives in Ashland, Wisconsin.

Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center
History Center and Archives
29270 County Highway G
Ashland WI 54805-9339
phone: 715-685-2648

Serving the following nine counties:

Ashland, Bayfield, Forest, Iron, Oneida, Price, Sawyer, Vilas and Washburn.

 

Superior Public Library
1530 Tower Avenue
Superior, WI 54880
Tel: 715-394-8860
(Douglas County)

University of Wisconsin/Eau Claire
William D. McIntyre Library
Special Collections Department
Eau Claire, WI 54702-5010
Tel: 715-836-2739
(Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Eau Claire, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, and Taylor Counties)

University of Wisconsin/Green Bay
Cofrin Library, 7th Floor
2420 Nicolet Drive
Green Bay, WI 54311-7001
Tel: 414-465-2539
(Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, and Shawano Counties)

University of Wisconsin/La Crosse
Murphy Library Resource Center
La Crosse, WI 54601
Tel: 608-785-8511
(Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Trempealeau, and Vernon Counties)

University of Wisconsin/Milwaukee
Golda Meir Library, Room W250
Milwaukee Urban Archives
P.O. Box 604
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0604
Tel: 414-229-5402
(Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington, and Waukesha Counties)

University of Wisconsin/Oshkosh
Forrest R. Polk Library
800 Algoma Boulevard
Oshkosh, WI 54901
Tel: 414-424-0828
414-424-3347
(Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette, and Winnebago Counties)

University of Wisconsin/Parkside
D276 Wyllie Library Learning Center
University Archives and Area Research Center
900 Wood Road
Kenosha, WI 53141-2000
Tel: 414-595-2411
(Racine and Kenosha Counties)

University of Wisconsin/Platteville
Elton S. Karrmann Library
Southwest Wisconsin Room
Platteville, WI 53818-3099
Tel: 608-342-1719
(Crawford, Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, and Richland Counties)

University of Wisconsin/River Falls
Chalmer Davee Library
120 Cascade Avenue
River Falls, WI 54022
Tel: 715-425-3567
(Burnett, Polk, St. Croix, Pierce, and Washburn Counties)

University of Wisconsin/Stevens Point
Learning Resources Center
Stevens Point, WI 54481
Tel: 715-346-2586
(Adams, Forest, Juneau, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Oneida, Portage, Vilas, Waupaca, Waushara, and Wood Counties)

University of Wisconsin/Stout
Library Learning Center
Menomonie, WI 54751
Tel: 715-232-2300
(Barron, Dunn, and Pepin Counties)

University of Wisconsin/Whitewater
Harold Anderson Library
800 West Main Street
Whitewater, WI 53190
Tel: 414-472-5520
(Jefferson, Rock, and Walworth Counties)

Wisconsin State Genealogical Society
2109 20th Avenue
Monroe, WI 53566
Email: jbrissee@execpc.com

State Historical Society of Wisconsin/Library Division
816 State Street
Madison, WI 53706
Tel: 608-264-6534
608-264-6535 (Reference)
608-264-6525 (Government Publications Reference)

 

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