Wisconsin, Jefferson County
Where Watertown's records are kept. Watertown has its own utility office; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Watertown's own offices, along with State of Wisconsin offices; the Jefferson County offices are on our Jefferson County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
Wisconsin Department of Justice keeps the state criminal history repository; anyone may pay a fee to get adult arrest, charge and disposition records through the Wisconsin Online Record Check System (WORCS).
Open official site Wisconsin DOJ Criminal Background ChecksPolice & jail
Watertown 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 statistics for Watertown city, Wisconsin: an estimated 22,704 people in July 2025 and a poverty rate of 9.9%, plus age, race, veterans, housing costs and commute times.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsCity records
Watertown city offices at 106 Jones Street offer utility bill payment, election and voter information, permits and licensing, the health department, building inspection, public records, municipal court and transit.
Open official site City of WatertownEverything else, organized
15 more Watertown sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Watertown, a place of 22,926 people, is in Jefferson County, whose county seat is Jefferson. Court and property records sit with Jefferson County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Wisconsin. Watertown's own offices are in the cards above, and our Jefferson 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, 0 of them worked out or abandoned.
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.
Straight answers
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Deeds for property in Watertown are recorded by the Jefferson County Register of Deeds, and the city or town assessor keeps the tax values. Our Jefferson 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.
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.