
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Portage County, Wisconsin.
Official Website
Portage County was created from the Wisconsin Territory in 1836 and organized in 1844. It is named for the portage between the Fox and Wisconsin rivers; Portage County originally included the portage, but boundary changes detached the county from its namesake.
Adjacent Counties
Cities & Villages
- Almond
- Amherst
- Amherst Junction
- Junction City
- Milladore (part)
- Nelsonville
- Park Ridge
- Plover
- Stevens Point (County Seat)
- Whiting
Other Towns & Communities
Alban | Amherst | Arnott | Badger | Bancroft | Belmont | Blaine | Buena Vista | Carson | Casimir | Coddington | Custer | Dewey | Dopp | Ellis | Esker | Eau Pleine | Fancher | Garfield | Grant | Heffron (part) | Hull | Keene | Keller (part) | Lake Emily | Lanark | Linwood | Meehan | Mill Creek | New Hope | North Star | Peru | Pine Grove | Plover | Polonia | Rocky Run | Sharon | Stockton | Torun | West Almond | West Bancroft
Cemeteries
Links
National Register of Historic Places
Stevens Point Genealogical Society
Portage County Public Library Genealogy & Local History
Portage County Historical Society
