Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Bayfield County, Wisconsin.

Official Website

Originally, in 1848 it was named La Pointe County, Wisconsin. After Douglas and Ashland Counties were split off from the original La Pointe County, the remainder was renamed Bayfield County on April 12, 1866.

Bayfield County is home to the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, a branch of the Ojibwe Tribe.

Adjacent Counties

• Douglas County
• Ashland County
• Sawyer County
• Washburn County
• Lake County, Minnesota

Cities, Villages & Towns

• Ashland (part)
• Barksfield
• Barnes
• Bayfield
• Bayview
• Bell
• Cable
• Clover
• Delta
• Drummond
• Eileen
• Grand View
• Hughes
• Iron River
• Kelly
• Keystone
• Lincoln
• Mason
• Namakagon
• Orienta
• Oulu
• Pilsen
• Port Wing
• Russell
• Tripp
• Washburn (County Seat)

Other Communities

Ashland Junction | Bark Point | Barksdale | Benoit | Cornucopia | Delta | Herbster | Ino | Lake Owen | Leonards | Moquah | Muskeg | Namekagon | Pike River | Radspur | Pureair | Oulu | Red Cliff | Salmo | Sand Bay | Sioux | Sutherland | Topside | Wills

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Wisconsin

Links

Wikipedia

USS Bayfield - (APA-33)

Apostle Islands Lighthouses

SS Sevona (shipwreck)

Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest (part)

Whittlesey Creek National Wildlife Refuge

Genealogy Trails

Roots Web

USGW Archives

Bayfield County Historical Society