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Wisconsin STate Genealogical Society

Portage County

Area Research Center (ARC):

Location: UW - Stevens Point900 Reserve Street, Room 520 ALB, Stevens Point, WI 54481-1962

Website: https://www.uwsp.edu/library/archives/Pages/default.aspx


Cemeteries:


Directions: To obtain a copy of any of the cemeteries listed, please follow the steps below. Please make checks payable to "WSGS". Please note: These transcriptions are not complete and were copied during various years before about 1990, so will not have more recent graves in them.


1. Enclose $2.00 US for postage and $0.50 per page. 
2. Include the county and exact name of each cemetery you wish to order copies of.
3. Include your email address in case we have a question about your order.
4. Mail your request to: WSGS Inscriptions, P. O. Box 5106, Madison, WI 53705-0106.


List of Cemeteries available


FindAGrave Portage County, Wisconsin Cemeteries

Portage County Cemetery Locator


Family History Centers & FamilySearch Affiliates:

Portage County Public Library, Stevens Point, FamilySearch Affiliate Library - 1001 Main St., Stevens Point, WI 54481, https://www.pocolibrary.org/genealogy-and-history


Genealogical Societies:

Stevens Point Area Genealogical Society - https://www.spagswi.org/


Historical Societies:


Almond Historical Society - https://almondhistory.wordpress.com/

Portage County Historical Society - http://www.pchswi.org/


Libraries:


Lettie W. Jensen Library - Amherst - https://www.lwjlibrary.info/

Portage County Public Library - Branches in Almond, Plover, Rosholt, Stevens Point - https://www.pocolibrary.org/


Links:


Cyndi's List - https://www.cyndislist.com/us/wi/counties/portage/


FamilySearch Wiki - https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Portage_County,_Wisconsin_Genealogy


Historic Map Work - Plat Maps

History of Northern Wisconsin, Containing an Account of Its Settlement, Growth, Development, and Resources; An Extensive Sketch of Its Counties, Cities, Towns and Villages, Their Improvements, Industries, Manufactories; Biographical Sketches, Portraits of Prominent Men and Early Settlers; Views of County Seats, etc(1881) https://archive.org/details/historyofnorther00west

PBS Wisconsin Hometown Stories: Stevens Point https://pbswisconsin.org/watch/wisconsin-hometown-stories/wisconsin-hometown-stories-stevens-point-zv6gyg/


University of Wisconsin Digital Collections

Wisconsin Historical Society Digital Collections


Resources:


Index to the History of Northern Wisconsin 1881

Published by Wisconsin State Genealogical Society (1981)



Index to Names in the Commemorative Biographical Record of the Upper Wisconsin Counties of Waupaca, Portage, Wood, Marathon, Lincoln, Oneida, Vilas, Langlade & Shawano 1895

Published by Wisconsin State Genealogical Society (1980)



Index to Names in A Standard History of Portage County, Wisconsin 1919

Published by Wisconsin State Genealogical Society (1980) 


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