Outagamie County, Wisconsin
Historic newspapers, landmarks, and county history layers for genealogists and local historians.
At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 52 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1972. Most listings are in or near Appleton, Kaukauna, Greenville.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
Library of CongressNewspaper directory data for Wisconsin is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Outagamie titles at the Library of Congress.
National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP42 of 52 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
52 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBOutagamie was formed in 1851 (1851-02-17) from Brown, Winnebago.
OUTAGAMIE created from BROWN and WINNEBAGO.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusOutagamie County population from 1860 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9,587 | 28,716 | 46,247 | 55,113 | 70,032 | 81,722 | 101,794 | 128,799 | 160,971 | 190,705 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS52 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 52 of 52 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Black Creek Cemetery |
| Black Creek Evangelical Cemetery |
| Church of Christ Cemetery |
| Community Lutheran Cemetery |
| Dale Union Cemetery |
| Danish Cemetery |
| Ellington Union Cemetery |
| Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery |
| Freedom Cemetery |
| Highland Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Holy Cross Cemetery |
| Holy Name Cemetery |
| Hortonville Union Cemetery |
| Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery |
| Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery |
| Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery |
| Kelso Cemetery |
| Maple Creek Cemetery Number 1 |
| Medina Cemetery |
| Moses Montefiore Cemetery |
| Mosquito Hill Cemetery |
| New Maple Creek Cemetery |
| North Cicero Cemetery |
| Oak Hill Cemetery |
| Pine Grove Cemetery |
| Restland Cemetery |
| Rexford Cemetery |
| Riverside Cemetery |
| Saint Catherine Cemetery |
| Saint Edward Cemetery |
| Saint John Catholic Cemetery |
| Saint John Cemetery |
| Saint Johns Cemetery |
| Saint Joseph Cemetery |
| Saint Joseph Cemetery |
| Saint Mary Cemetery |
| Saint Mary's Cemetery |
| Saint Nicholas Cemetery |
| Saint Patrick Cemetery |
| Saint Patricks Cemetery |
| Saint Sebastian Cemetery |
| Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery |
| Sassman Cemetery |
| Seymour Cemetery |
| Shiocton Bovina Saint Denis Cemetery |
| South Cicero Cemetery |
| South Maine Cemetery |
| Trinity Lutheran Cemetery |
| Turney Hill Cemetery |
| Union Cemetery |
| Wanderers Rest Cemetery |
| Zion Cemetery |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
HMdb linkMarker text and photos from the Historical Marker Database (HMdb) are not embedded here. HMdb allows non-commercial reuse with attribution, but commercial/compensated use needs written permission; this is a commercial site, so we only link out.
Search HMdb for Outagamie County, Wisconsin
Terms: hmdb.org/copyright.asp. Linking is encouraged by HMdb.