Washburn County, Wisconsin

Explore Washburn County (Click on picture) Washburn County, created in 1883 from Burnett County, is named after Cadwallader Washburn, a Civil War colonel, Wisconsin governor, US congressman, and president of the State Historical Society. Located in northwest Wisconsin, the county seat is Shell Lake.

Land Area	809.68 sq miles
Water Area	43.37 sq miles
Elevation	1,230 ft at Shell Lake
Number of Lakes	964
Area in Lakes	31,265 acres (48.85 sq miles)
Rivers	Brill, Clam, Namekagon, Ounce, Totagatic, Yellow
Major Watershed	St Croix River (North), Chippewa River (South)
Geographical Province	North: Northern Highland. Central and south: Central Plain
Natural Vegetation	Northern two-thirds: jackpine and prairie grasses; areas of black spruce, tamarack, and cedar interspersed with white and red pine. Southern third: maple, hemlock, and yellow birch.
Population
1930: 1970: 1980: 1990: 2000:	11,103 10,601 13,174 13,772 16,036
Border Counties
North: East: South: West:	Douglas County Sawyer County Barron County Burnett County

Washburn County Government and Local Information Resources
County Web Site	www.co.washburn.wi.us
County Clerk	Office of the County Clerk PO Box 639 Shell Lake, WI 54871	Phone: 715-468-4600
County Parks	Forestry Department 850 W Beaverbrook Ave, Ste 4 Spooner, WI 54801	Phone: 715-635-4490
Birth & Death Certificates, Marriage Records	Register of Deeds PO Box 607 Shell Lake, WI 54871	Phone: 715-468-4616
Cooperative Extension	UW-Extension, Washburn County 850 W Beaverbrook Ave, Ste 1 Spooner, WI 54801	Phone: 715-635-4444 E-mail
Tourism, Relocation & Business Development	Birchwood Area Lakes Association PO Box 406 Birchwood, WI 54817	Phone: 715-354-3771
	Long Lake Chamber of Commerce PO Box 19 Sarona, WI 54870	Phone: 715-354-3533
	Shell Lake Chamber of Commerce PO Box 121 Shell Lake, WI 54871-0121	Phone: 715-468-2270
	Spooner Area Chamber of Commerce 122 N River St Spooner, WI 54801-1445	Phone: 715-635-2168
	Stone Lake Area Tourism Information 16199W Musky Point Dr Stone Lake, WI 54876	Phone: 715-865-2486
	Washburn County Tourism Assn 122 N River St Spooner, WI 54801	Phone: 715-635-9696 800-367-3306
Historical and Genealogical Societies	Birchwood Area Historical Society PO Box 247 Birchwood, WI 54817	Phone: 715-354-7300
	Gordon-Wascott Historical Society 15785 S Newsome Rd Minong, WI 54859	Phone: 715-466-2268
	Stone Lake Area Historical Society PO Box 95 Stone Lake, WI 54876	Phone: 715-865-4734
	Washburn County Genealogical Society PO Box 366 Shell Lake, WI 54871
	Washburn County Historical Society PO Box 366 Shell Lake, WI 54871	Phone: 715-635-7996
	WIGenWebProject, Washburn County