County · code 55113
Sawyer CountyWisconsin
Sawyer County, Wisconsin, was established in 1883 and is seated in Hayward.
- Founded1883
- County seatHayward
- Named forPhiletus Sawyer
- Land area1,258 sq mi + 93 sq mi water
- Population18,074 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped63,675 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Sawyer on the map of Wisconsin
Wisconsin has 72 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1883 from Ashland County and Chippewa County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Sawyer County was created on March 13, 1883, from parts of Ashland and Chippewa counties. The county was named after Philetus Sawyer. Initially attached to Ashland County for judicial purposes, Sawyer County was fully organized and detached from Ashland on March 9, 1885.
- 1883Sawyer County created Sawyer created from Ashland and Chippewa; Sawyer not fully organized, attached to Ashland "for all judicial purposes." · Wis. Laws 1883, ch. 47, secs. 1-3, 15/pp. 41, 45
- 1885Changed Sawyer fully organized, detached from Ashland. · Wis. Laws 1885, ch. 38, sec. 1/p. 31
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Sawyer
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 63,675 parcels. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 3 February 2026 · checked 15 October 2026 -
Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Sawyer County yet.
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Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Sawyer by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Who to ask before you build, dig or sell
Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.
Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.
Zoning and code
County government
- County government
The official website of Sawyer County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Sawyer County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Sawyer County
- When was Sawyer County founded?
- Sawyer County was founded in 1883, formed from Ashland County and Chippewa County, and named after Philetus Sawyer.
- What is the county seat of Sawyer County?
- The county seat of Sawyer County is Hayward.
- Is there an online parcel map for Sawyer County?
- Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 63,675 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Sawyer County's boundary or name changed?
- Sawyer County was created in 1883 from Ashland County and Chippewa County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change, chiefly involving Ashland County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Sawyer County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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