Outagamie County, Wisconsin public records

In Outagamie County, deeds are recorded by the Register of Deeds; court files are kept by the Clerk of Circuit Courts.

Last checked against official sources on November 7, 2026.

On this page

Where to get each record
Deeds and land records
Property values, owners and tax bills
Court records: which clerk keeps which case
Marriage records
Divorce records
Birth certificates
Death certificates
Probate records and wills
Business names (DBA)
Voter records
Historical records
Good to know about Outagamie County records
Office addresses, phones and hours
Records that are not online: public records requests
Questions people ask
Official copies vs look-alike sites
Sources

Where to get each record

Record	Office	Search online	Fee
Deeds and land records	Register of Deeds⁴	Search deeds²	$2.00 first page of each document, $1.00 each additional page; plat maps $5.00/page, $7.00/page if mailed³
Property tax bills	County Treasurer⁵	Tax bill search⁵	—
Court cases	Clerk of Circuit Courts⁶	Outagamie County Circuit Court⁶	Copies $1.25 per page (Wis. Stat. 814.61(10))⁶
Marriage records	County Clerk⁸	—	Certified copy fee: $20.00 first copy, $3.00 each additional (Register of Deeds); statewide issuance for marriages 10/1/1907-present⁷
Divorce records	Clerk of Circuit Courts⁶	—	—
Birth certificates	Register of Deeds⁷	—	$20.00 first copy; $3.00 each additional copy⁷
Death certificates	Register of Deeds⁷	—	$20.00 first copy; $3.00 each additional copy⁷
Probate and wills	Register in Probate⁹	—	—
Business names (DBA)	No county DBA filing in Wisconsin; optional state trade name/trademark registration with DFI¹⁰	—	—

Deeds and land records

Deeds, mortgages and other land documents for property in Outagamie County are recorded by the Register of Deeds.⁴

Online search: landshark.co.outagamie.wi.us/LandShark²
Cost: Account (LandShark account; funds added by check/money order by mail, check or cash at the office, or card online with a convenience fee); per-use rates not stated²
Who runs it: LandShark (county-linked online document portal)³

Copy fee: $2.00 first page of each document, $1.00 each additional page; plat maps $5.00/page, $7.00/page if mailed³
Certified copy fee: Add $1.00 to the standard copy fee for certification³
How to order: In person at the Register of Deeds service desk (printed while you wait), by mail with the recording data (document number or volume/page) and fee, or online via LandShark; the office does not perform title searches³
In office search: Office record searching by advance appointment (3-hour morning or afternoon slots, two searchers at a time, valid photo ID; no children under 12 in the search area)¹¹
Fraud alerts: Land Notification service listed in the Register of Deeds Real Estate Information menu³

How deeds work in Wisconsin

Property values, owners and tax bills

The County Treasurer bills and collects the tax⁵.

Property search: No county assessor: property is assessed by each city, village and town; parcel/tax information via Ascent Land Records and the Land Information Parcel Viewer¹²
Tax bill search: Ascent Land Records: ascent.outagamie.org/… (find parcel; "Pay taxes" option)⁵
Parcel map (GIS): Land Information website: Parcel Viewer (property/tax information) ocgis.maps.arcgis.com/…, plus floodplain, PLSS, historic air photos and LiDAR viewers¹³
Appealing a value: Municipal Board of Review; then circuit court (s. 70.47(13)) or DOR (s. 70.85)¹²
Tax due: 1st installment or full payment due to the local municipal treasurer by January 31; 2nd installment and delinquent taxes paid to the County Treasurer (five-working-day grace period by statute)⁵
Online payment fees: E-check possibly $.25; debit card $3.50; credit card 2.2%⁵
Historical tax: Historical tax rolls at the Outagamie Historical Society, UW-Green Bay and the County Treasurer; historical assessment records only at the Historical Society¹⁴

How property tax works in Wisconsin

Court records: which clerk keeps which case

Court	Cases	Records kept by	Case search
Outagamie County Circuit Court	All case types (civil, criminal, family, small claims, traffic, juvenile, probate)	Clerk of Circuit Courts	wcca.wicourts.gov Wisconsin Circuit Court Access (WCCA), (free)⁶Free search

Fees: Copies $1.25 per page (Wis. Stat. 814.61(10))⁶
How to order: By phone or fax (920-832-5115), emailed after card payment; or written request by mail to the Clerk of Courts⁶

Criminal records and background checks

Which court: WCCA case search (free) linked by the Clerk of Circuit Court⁶
Statewide: Wisconsin DOJ Online Record Check System (WORCS)¹⁵
Sheriff reports: Sheriff report copies $.25 per printed page; requests must be reasonably specific as to subject matter or time; pick-up, fax, mail or email¹⁶

How Wisconsin courts keep their files

Marriage records

Kept by the County Clerk.⁸

Marriage license: County Clerk issues marriage licenses by appointment only (call (920) 832-5077); fee $115; waiver of the waiting period $25 extra; card payments carry a 2.2% convenience fee; non-refundable¹⁷
Certified copy fee: $20.00 first copy, $3.00 each additional (Register of Deeds); statewide issuance for marriages 10/1/1907-present⁷

Wisconsin marriage records, statewide

Divorce records

Kept by the Clerk of Circuit Courts.⁶

Judgment: Divorce judgments: Clerk of Circuit Court; divorce certificates 1/1/2016-present at any Wisconsin Register of Deeds¹⁷

Wisconsin divorce records: decree or state record

Birth certificates

Kept by the Register of Deeds (vital records).⁷

Fee: $20.00 first copy; $3.00 each additional copy⁷
Years: Births 10/1/1907-present obtainable at any Wisconsin Register of Deeds (statewide issuance)⁷
How to order: In person with ID; by mail (application, photocopy of ID, payment); online through VitalChek (additional VitalChek fee); certified copies require a direct and tangible interest⁷
Payment: Counter: credit/debit card (additional fees) or cash, no checks; mail: cash, money order or personal check (checks wait three days before mailing)⁷

Ordering a Wisconsin birth certificate

Death certificates

Kept by the Register of Deeds (vital records).⁷

Fee: $20.00 first copy; $3.00 each additional copy⁷
Years: Deaths 9/1/2013-present obtainable at any Wisconsin Register of Deeds; earlier deaths from the county where they occurred or the State⁷

Ordering a Wisconsin death certificate

Probate records and wills

Register in Probate handles probate, guardianship and civil commitments; commitment and guardianship records are confidential⁹

Finding a will or probate case in Wisconsin

Business names (DBA)

No county DBA filing in Wisconsin; optional state trade name/trademark registration with DFI¹⁰

Voter records

County Clerk administers elections; voter registration through MyVote Wisconsin, and the Clerk links to each municipal clerk¹⁸

Historical records

Genealogy: Genealogy record searching at the Register of Deeds by appointment; the page links the History Museum at the Castle (Outagamie County Historical Society), UW-Green Bay Archives & Area Research Center, Appleton Historical Society, Wisconsin Historical Society and Appleton Public Library¹¹

Good to know about Outagamie County records

Wisconsin statewide issuance: Outagamie Register of Deeds can issue births and marriages from 10/1/1907, deaths from 9/1/2013 and divorces from 1/1/2016 statewide⁷
The Treasurer calculates tax bills for about 90,000 parcels⁵
Land Notification service offered by the Register of Deeds³
County Land Information Committee created in 1990¹³

Office addresses, phones and hours

Register of Deeds

Address: 320 S Walnut St, Appleton, WI 54911⁴
Mail: Outagamie County Register of Deeds, 320 S. Walnut Street, Appleton, WI 54911 (checks or money orders payable to Outagamie County Register of Deeds)⁷
Phone: 920-832-5114 (Land Records); main office 920-832-5095⁴
Email: [email protected]⁴
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm⁴
Website: outagamie.gov/…⁴

Register of Deeds (vital records)

Address: 320 S Walnut St, Appleton, WI 54911⁴
Mail: Outagamie County Register of Deeds, 320 S. Walnut Street, Appleton, WI 54911⁷
Phone: 920-832-5095⁴
Email: [email protected]⁴
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm (for in-person copies arrive 15 minutes before the end of the workday, 4:15 PM)¹⁷
Website: outagamie.gov/…⁷

County Treasurer

Address: Outagamie County Treasurer's Office, 320 South Walnut Street, Appleton, WI 54911⁵
Mail: County Treasurer, 320 S. Walnut Street, Appleton WI 54911 (receipted by postmark)⁵
Phone: 920-832-5065⁵
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-4:30 PM⁵
Website: outagamie.gov/County-Services/Treasurer⁵

County Clerk

Address: 320 South Walnut Street, Appleton, WI 54911⁸
Phone: (920) 832-5077⁸
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-4:30 PM (marriage license interviews by appointment 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.)⁸
Website: outagamie.gov/Our-County/County-Clerk⁸

Clerk of Circuit Courts

Address: Outagamie County Justice Center, 320 S Walnut St., Appleton, WI 54911⁶
Mail: Outagamie County Clerk of Courts, 320 S Walnut Street, Appleton, WI 54911⁶
Phone: (920) 832-5131 (record requests 832-5130; fax 920-832-5115)⁶
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm; closed all county holidays⁶
Website: outagamie.gov/…⁶

Clerk of Circuit Courts (criminal cases)

Address: Outagamie County Justice Center, 320 S Walnut St., Appleton, WI 54911⁶
Phone: (920) 832-5131⁶
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm; closed all county holidays⁶
Website: outagamie.gov/…⁶

Register in Probate

Address: 320 South Walnut Street, Appleton, WI 54911⁹
Phone: (920) 832-5601⁹
Hours: 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 12:30-4:30 p.m.; closed all county holidays⁹
Website: outagamie.gov/…⁹

Development and Land Services: GIS Maps & Property Information

Phone: 920-832-5255¹³
Email: [email protected]¹³
Website: outagamie.gov/…¹³

Sheriff's Office Records

Address: 3030 E. Goodland Dr., Appleton, WI 54911¹⁶
Phone: (920) 832-5605 option 2¹⁶
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.¹⁶
Website: outagamie.gov/…¹⁶

Records that are not online: public records requests

Where to send it: Treasurer (legal custodian): written request by mail or in person at 320 S. Walnut St., or by phone 920-832-5065; responses under Wis. Stat. 19.35¹⁹

How to write a public records request

Questions people ask

How do I get a copy of a deed in Outagamie County?

The Register of Deeds keeps deed records. To order copies: In person at the Register of Deeds service desk (printed while you wait), by mail with the recording data (document number or volume/page) and fee, or online via LandShark; the office does not perform title searches. Plain copies: $2.00 first page of each document, $1.00 each additional page; plat maps $5.00/page, $7.00/page if mailed. Certified copies: Add $1.00 to the standard copy fee for certification.⁴³

How much is a birth certificate in Outagamie County?

$20.00 first copy; $3.00 each additional copy.⁷

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any Outagamie County office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

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Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

Government Units List 2026US Census Bureauchecked November 4, 2026
LandShark (Register of Deeds)Outagamie County, Wisconsinchecked November 7, 2026
How to obtain copies of Real Estate DocumentsOutagamie County, Wisconsinchecked November 7, 2026
Register of DeedsOutagamie County, Wisconsinchecked November 7, 2026
TreasurerOutagamie County, Wisconsinchecked November 7, 2026
Clerk of Circuit CourtsOutagamie County, Wisconsinchecked November 7, 2026
Vital Records (Register of Deeds)Outagamie County, Wisconsinchecked November 7, 2026
County ClerkOutagamie County, Wisconsinchecked November 7, 2026
Register In ProbateOutagamie County, Wisconsinchecked November 7, 2026
Trademark File OnlineWisconsin Department of Financial Institutionschecked November 4, 2026
Genealogy (Register of Deeds)Outagamie County, Wisconsinchecked November 7, 2026
2026 Guide for Property Owners (PB-060, R. 1-26)Wisconsin Department of Revenuechecked November 4, 2026
GIS Maps & Property InformationOutagamie County, Wisconsinchecked November 7, 2026
Historical Tax Records (Treasurer)Outagamie County, Wisconsinchecked November 7, 2026
Criminal Background ChecksWisconsin Department of Justicechecked November 4, 2026
Open Records Request (Sheriff's Office)Outagamie County, Wisconsinchecked November 7, 2026
Marriage Licenses (County Clerk)Outagamie County, Wisconsinchecked November 7, 2026
Elections (County Clerk)Outagamie County, Wisconsinchecked November 7, 2026
Office Fees (Treasurer)Outagamie County, Wisconsinchecked November 7, 2026
County population totals: Vintage 2025 (July 1, 2025)US Census Bureauchecked November 4, 2026