Peninsula
Genealogical Society - Door
Co. WI
Peninsula
Genealogical Society - Door
Co. WI
Town of Sturgeon Bay
STURGEON BAY CITY-COUNTY SEAT
including SAWYER (now West Side of Sturgeon Bay City)
updated 24 Mar 2012
CLICK ON PICTURES TO SEE THEM ENLARGED!
Above: DEBROUX GARAGE-1940's-picture contributed by Millard CHRISTIANSON (23 Mar 2012)
LEFT: View of City of Sturgeon Bay looking towards Bay of Sturgeon Bay and railroad bridge in 1885 - RIGHT: Bef. 1928: View of Sawyer (West Side of City of Sturgeon Bay-2009) looking down Union towards railroad bridge (which no longer exists) and City of Sturgeon Bay on the other side of the Bay of Sturgeon Bay (see map below)-pictures courtesy of Leon "Lee" LONG-25 Mar 2010.
Above: SAWYER - looking down Union (what is now Madison) with view of Bay View House-winter - year? -no cars, horse-drawn sleighs.-picture courtesy of Dick HITT (22 Oct 2010)
COUNTY RECORDS.......................................
The City of Sturgeon Bay is the County Seat for Door County. You can contact the following municipal offices for:
DOOR COUNTY VITAL RECORDS: Births (from 1852), Marriages (from 1860), and Deaths (from 1856)
DOOR COUNTY LAND RECORDS:
421 Nebraska St.
P.O. Box 670
Sturgeon Bay WI 54235
telephone: (910)746-2270
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
DOOR COUNTY PROBATE RECORDS:
Door County Register in Probate
Door County Justice Center
1207 S. Duluth Ave.
Sturgeon Bay WI 54235
STREET NAMES CHANGED INDEX...............................
*In 1934, the street names for the City of Sturgeon Bay were changed. This is important if you are trying to locate a street from an old address from Censuses or letters in Sturgeon Bay today! You will find a table of these changes and a table of the current street names referring to their old names here:
