Burnett County Collections


Dr. Aker homestead, Burnett County, n.d.

• Church and Cemetery Records
• Manuscripts and Special Collections
• Maps
• Newspapers
• Public Records
  • census
  • local government records
  • naturalizations
  • school records
  • tax and assessment rolls
  • vital statistics
• Burnett County Photographs
• Burnett County Records Online (USGenWeb)
  
  Note: Clicking on linked call numbers (i.e. River Falls Micro 25, Burnett Series 11, etc.) will bring you to a holding record or a collection inventory (also called a Finding Aid or Register), not to online collections. Some of the links will navigate you away from the UW-River Falls ARC and University Archives website and onto the Wisconsin Historical Society's (WHS) pages. Please direct requests and other inquiries about these collections back to the River Falls ARC rather than the WHS.
  
  This list is currently incomplete: more finding aids are being added on a regular basis. Holding records for all collections can be found in ArCat, the online library catalog for the WHS.
  
  Visit the ARC Research Tools & Information page for information and additional assistance finding online records.

Burnett County Church & Cemetery Records
Church and cemetery records vary significantly by collection but can include items such as burial permits, tombstone inscriptions, sacramental registers, membership lists, anniversary materials, church histories, and financial records. The UW-River Falls ARC holds Burnett County church and cemetery records for:

• Barshaw (Sacramental records), River Falls Micro 25
• Grantsburg-Riverside Cemetery
• Rusk-Greendale Cemetery, River Falls Micro 27
• Scott-Sacred Heart Cemetery, River Falls SC 384
  

Additional records can be found at USGenWeb.

Burnett County Manuscripts & Special Collections
These collections are comprised of original, one of a kind materials created by individuals or organizations with historical significance to Burnett County. Collection Inventories for manuscripts housed at the UW-River Falls ARC are currently being automated by the Wisconsin Historical Society. Inventories will be linked here as they are made available. Click here to see a list of all collection inventories already available for UW-River Falls ARC manuscripts.

• Ahlstrom, Mabel. County superintendent's history of Burnett County schools, 1908. River Falls SC 214
• Dahlberg, Aaron. Biographical information on Dahlberg and the Northwest WI Electric Co., undated. River Falls SC 148
• History of Siren, 1968. Dodson, John S. River Falls SC 97
• Peet, Edward L. Journalist and land developer. Papers, 1859-1929. River Falls Mss BV
• Sacred Heart Cemetery tombstone inscriptions, 1850-1993. River Falls SC 384
• Trade Lake Town Mutual Fire Insurance Company. Records, 1874-1930. River Falls SC 112
• Wood River Baptist Church. Records, 1869-1912. River Falls SC 355

• Highway Road Maps: 1953; 1959
• County Map: 1912
• Plat Maps: 1915; 1930; 1931; 1948; 1962; 1965; 1974;1976; 1981; 1983; 1991; 1997
• Sanborn Maps: 1800's-1900's
  

• Burnett County Enterprise; Webster: 1917-1929; 1946-1951.
• Burnett County Leader; Siren: 1944-1955.
• Burnett County Sentinel; Grantsburg: 1875-1910;1962-1985; Current year and 1 year previous.  [Indexed: June 10, 1892– Jan. 27, 1910]
• Journal of Burnett County; Grantsburg: 1895-1962. [Indexed: 1895 – 1901]

Burnett County Public Records

• Census
• Local Government Records
• Naturalizations
• School Records
• Tax and Assessment Rolls
• Vital Statistics

Burnett County Census Records: Statewide unless specified: 1836; 1838; 1840; 1842; 1846; 1847; 1850; 1855; 1860; 1870; 1875; 1880; 1885; 1890 (Civil War veterans only); 1900; 1905; 1910; 1920 (Burnett, Pierce, Polk, and St. Croix Counties only); 1930 (Burnett, Pierce, Polk, and St. Croix Counties only)

Indexes: 1836; 1840; 1850; 1860; 1870; 1880 Soundex; 1900 Soundex; 1905 (Burnett, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix, and Washburn Counties only); 1910

Burnett County Local Government Records:

Annual directory of public officials. 1920; 1930; 1942-1950; 1956-1978; 1981; 1987-1988; 1993; 1996. Burnett Series 3

Assessment and apportionment records. 1888-1920. Burnett Series 4

Audit reports. 1945-1982. Burnett Series 38

Board proceedings and papers. 1874-1980. Burnett Series 30

Circuit court record-civil actions. 1888-1976. Burnett Series 43

Commitment of the insane and feeble minded. 1884-1960 Burnett Series 35 ACCESS RESTRICTED. Contact archivist for more information.

Delinquent Children case files. 1897-1932. Burnett Series 36 ACCESS RESTRICTED. Contact archivist for more information.

Dependent Children case files. 1899-1934. Burnett Series 37 ACCESS RESTRICTED. Contact archivist for more information.

Grantsburg. Clerk’s record book. 1878-1889. Burnett Series 11

Jail register. 1887-1924. Burnett Series 10

Election record. 1888-1906. Burnett Series 7

Extension agent’s county fair premium books. 1926-1970. Burnett Series 34

Misc. court records. 1906-1940. Burnett Series 42

Printed proceedings of the County Board of Supervisors. 1892; 1900-1903; 1905-1907; 1909-1911; 1914-1922; 1926-1929; 1932-1934; 1936-1942; 1944-1972; 1974-1980. Burnett Series 1

Property tax rolls. 1865-1912; 1915-1960. Burnett Series 8; Burnett Series 33

Real estate sales reports. 1908-1911. Burnett Series 5

Registration of accidents. 1905-1907. Burnett Series 31

Scott, Township of. Justice of the Peace Dockets. 1911-1924. Burnett Small Series 7

Supervisor of Assessments’ annual statistical reports. 1910; 1912-1937; 1939-1980 Burnett Series 2

Tax levy record. 1887-1900. Burnett Series 6

Tax sale book. 1866-1874. Burnett Series 9

Trade Lake: Clerk’s records and papers, 1872-1935: Burnett Series 13; Burnett Series 14   election records, 1879-1894, 1906-1949: Burnett Series 15 highway book, 1875-1888: Burnett Small Series 2 treasurer’s ledger, 1875-1916: Burnett Series 19 road district books, 1880-1899: Burnett Series 16 personal property statements, 1910: Burnett Series 17 town board proceedings, 1875-1921: Burnett Series 12

 

Burnett County Naturalizations:
Declarations of intent: 1888-1950. Certificates, oaths and petitions: 1888-1953.
Indexes: ca. 1870-1945. Burnett Series 23-28, 35; RF Micro 35

Burnett County School Records:

Burnett County Tax and Assessment Rolls:

Burnett County Vital Statistics:
Burnett County birth certificates, 1852-1907; death certificates, 1862-1907; marriage certificates, 1868-1907.
Indexes: Pre-1907, statewide.

The pre-1907 WI Vital Statistics Index for births, deaths, and marriages is searchable online through the Wisconsin Historical Society.


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