Wisconsin, Wood County
Where Marshfield's records are kept. Marshfield has its own city government; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Marshfield's own offices, along with State of Wisconsin offices; the Wood County offices are on our Wood 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
Marshfield 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
Bankruptcy court for western Wisconsin with divisions in Madison and Eau Claire; the Eau Claire office takes filings in person only. Dockets are on PACER and hearings on an interactive public calendar.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western 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
Census Bureau QuickFacts entry for the city of Marshfield, Wisconsin with its 2020 Census population of 18,929, the most recent population estimate, and figures from the American Community Survey and Economic Census.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsCity records
Official Marshfield city site listing council agendas, packets and videos, elections, property taxes, public records requests, permits and inspections, municipal court and Wildwood Zoo. City Hall: 207 W. 6th St., 715-486-2000.
Open official site City of MarshfieldEverything else, organized
15 more Marshfield sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Marshfield, a place of 18,929 people, is in Wood County, whose county seat is Wisconsin Rapids. Court and property records sit with Wood County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Wisconsin. Marshfield's own offices are in the cards above, and our Wood County page lists each county office.
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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 Marshfield.
Deeds for property in Marshfield are recorded by the Wood County Register of Deeds, and the city or town assessor keeps the tax values. Our Wood County page lists the county offices.
Businesses that operate in Marshfield register with the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Marshfield requires one, comes from the town or Wood County.
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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.