County · code 55137
Waushara CountyWisconsin
Waushara County is a county in Wisconsin with its seat in Wautoma, formed in 1851 from Marquette County.
- Founded1851
- County seatWautoma
- Land area626 sq mi + 11 sq mi water
- Population24,520 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped31,331 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Waushara 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 1851 from Marquette County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Waushara County was created from Marquette County on February 15, 1851, but was not initially fully organized and remained attached to Marquette for judicial purposes. The county was fully organized and detached from Marquette on March 1, 1852.
- 1851Waushara County created Waushara created from Marquette; Waushara not fully organized, attached to Marquette "for judicial purposes." · Wis. Laws 1851, ch. 77, secs. 1, 5/pp. 56-57
- 1852Changed Waushara fully organized, detached from Marquette. · Wis. Laws 1852, ch. 34, secs. 1, 4/p. 44
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Waushara
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 31,331 parcels from Waushara County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
checked 15 October 2026 -
Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Waushara 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
Waushara 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
Waushara County's official site
We have found the county's site but not its offices yet; start there.
County government
- County government
The official website of Waushara County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Waushara 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 Waushara County
- When was Waushara County founded?
- Waushara County was founded in 1851, formed from Marquette County.
- What is the county seat of Waushara County?
- The county seat of Waushara County is Wautoma.
- Is there an online parcel map for Waushara County?
- Yes. Waushara County publishes a parcel map of 31,331 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Waushara County's boundary or name changed?
- Waushara County was created in 1851 from Marquette County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change, chiefly involving Marquette County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Waushara 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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