Wisconsin, Outagamie County
Where Appleton's records are kept. Appleton has its own city government; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Appleton's own offices, along with State of Wisconsin offices; the Outagamie County offices are on our Outagamie County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
Wisconsin's central criminal history file, kept by the Department of Justice, holds fingerprint supported arrests, charges and outcomes; anyone may request an adult record for a fee through WORCS.
Open official site Wisconsin Department of Justice Criminal Background ChecksPolice & jail
Appleton Inmate and offender search 3099 East Washington Avenue Post Office Box 7925 Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7925 DOC Records Office (608) 240-3750
Open official site State of Wisconsin Department of CorrectionsState records
The society's genealogy team offers indexes to more than 3 million records, including birth, death and marriage indexes before 1907, plus a library and archives catalog, finding aids and digital collections.
Open official site Wisconsin Historical Society Family HistoryCounty court
Filings go to Milwaukee, with hearings also held in Green Bay and Oshkosh; the court offers a calendar lookup by case number or debtor name, a PACER terminal, online claim filing and free legal help.
Open official site United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of WisconsinCounty court
Wisconsin's court system runs WCCA, which shows public circuit court case records searchable by party name, business name or case number; adoption, juvenile and mental commitment cases are confidential and not shown.
Open official site Wisconsin Circuit Court AccessVital records
Wisconsin birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates are ordered here by mail or through VitalChek, which charges extra; the Department of Health Services counter is closed, but county registers of deeds also issue copies.
Open official site Wisconsin Vital Records OfficePolice & jail
Run by the Wisconsin Department of Justice, the clearinghouse lists missing children and adults with posters, searchable by name or county, along with unidentified and unsolved cases.
Open official site Wisconsin Clearinghouse for Missing and Exploited Children and AdultsPolice & jail
Wanted list of the FBI Milwaukee Field Office: fugitives sought for violent and nonviolent crimes, terrorism suspects, kidnapping and missing person cases, and requests for tips from the public.
Open official site FBI Milwaukee Wanted and Missing PersonsPolice & jail
Search by name, county or radius around an address and get email alerts on nearby registrations; the Department of Corrections list generally covers people convicted, incarcerated or supervised since December 25, 1993.
Open official site Wisconsin Public Sex Offender RegistryState records
The Wisconsin Department of Justice runs WORCS for individuals and organizations to request criminal background checks and get results online. Police certificates and good conduct statements must be ordered by mail.
Open official site Wisconsin Online Record Check System (WORCS)Federal
Appleton city, Wisconsin in Census Bureau QuickFacts, estimated at 75,452 residents on July 1, 2025. The table adds housing, income and poverty, education, health insurance, commuting and business statistics.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsCity records
Appleton city government at 100 N Appleton St., with bill payment, agendas and minutes, property information, the road report, parking rules and city news.
Open official site City of AppletonEverything else, organized
15 more Appleton sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Appleton, a place of 75,644 people, is the seat of Outagamie County. Court and property records sit with Outagamie County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Wisconsin. Appleton's own offices are in the cards above, and our Outagamie County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 5 named mine sites inside the city or town limits, 1 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 1 hole drawn inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The mineral the records name is construction sand and gravel.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area. Wisconsin has no coal AML program; the old lead and zinc workings are in the southwest counties.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
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Voter registration in Wisconsin is run by the Wisconsin Elections Commission and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Appleton.
Deeds for property in Appleton are recorded by the Outagamie County Register of Deeds, and the city or town assessor keeps the tax values. Our Outagamie County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Wisconsin come from the state vital records office, Wisconsin Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
Businesses that operate in Appleton register with the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Appleton requires one, comes from the town or Outagamie County.
Same county
Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.