Wisconsin Code § 2.01

County boundaries
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The state is divided into the
counties hereinafter named, and they are respectively bounded as
follows, to wit:
(1) ADAMS: Beginning at the southeast corner of township
14, of range 7 east of the 4th principal meridian, and running
thence north on the range line to the northeast corner of township
20, range 7 east; thence west on the township line to the center of
the main channel of the Wisconsin River; thence southerly along
the main channel of said river to the township line between townships 13 and 14; thence east on the township line to the place of
beginning.
(2) ASHLAND: Beginning at the southwest corner of township
41 north, of range 4 west of the 4th principal meridian, and running thence north on the range line between ranges 4 and 5 west,
to the south end of Long Island Bay, on Lake Superior; thence
northerly along the center of said bay to the center of the channel
known as the Bay of La Pointe; thence northerly, following the
center of the watercourse between the main land and the Apostle
Islands, and passing east of Raspberry Island, to the state line;
thence easterly and northerly along the state line, to the center of
Lake Superior; thence southwesterly to the northwest corner of
township 47 north, of range one west; thence south on the range
line between ranges one and 2 west, to the southwest corner of
township 44 north of range one west; thence east along the township line to the southeast corner of said township 44 north, of
range one west; thence south on the range line to the southwest
corner of township 43 north, of range one east; thence east along
the township line to the southeast corner of said township 43
north, of range one east; thence south along the range line to the
southeast corner of township 41 north, of range one east; thence
west on the township line to the place of beginning.
(3) BARRON: Beginning at the southwest corner of township
32, of range 14 west of the meridian aforesaid; running thence
east on the township line to the southeast corner of township 32,
of range 10 west; thence north on the range line to the northeast
corner of township 36, of range 10 west; thence west on the township line to the northwest corner of township 36, of range 14
west; thence south on the range line to the place of beginning.
(4) BAYFIELD: Beginning at the southwest corner of township 43, of range 9 west of the meridian aforesaid; and running
thence east on the township line to the range line between ranges
4 and 5 west; thence north on said range line to the south end of
Long Island Bay on Lake Superior; thence northerly along the
center of said bay to the center of the channel known as the Bay
of LaPointe; thence northerly, following the center of the watercourse between the main land and the Apostle Islands, passing
east of Raspberry Island to the state line; thence southwesterly
along the state line to a point where the range line between ranges
9 and 10 west, when extended, intersects the state line; thence
south on said last-named range line to the place of beginning.
(5) BROWN: Beginning at the southeast corner of township
22, of range 22 east of the meridian aforesaid; and running thence
north on the range line to the point where said range line intersects the east shore of Green Bay; thence northeasterly along the
east shore of said bay to a point where the township line between
townships 25 and 26 intersects the shore of said bay; thence west
on said township line to the southeast corner of fractional section
31, in township 26, of range 19 east; thence north on the section
line to the quarter-post between fractional section 31 and section
32 in township 26, of range 19 east; thence west on the quartersection lines to the center-post of section 36, in township 26, of
range 18 east; thence south on quarter-section lines to the northwest corner of the southwest one-sixteenth in the southeast onequarter of section one, in township 25, of range 18 east; thence
east on sixteenth-section lines to a point 825 feet west of the
range line between section one, in township 25, of range 18 east,
and section 6, in township 25, of range 19 east; thence north 264
feet; thence east 825 feet to the range line; thence south on the
range line to the southwest corner of township 25, of range 19
east; thence east on the south line of said township to the northeast corner of section 4, in township 24, of range 19 east; thence
south on the section lines to the southeast corner of section 33, in
township 21, of range 19 east; thence east on the township line to
the southwest corner of township 21, of range 22 east; thence
north on the range line to the northwest corner of said township
21, of range 22 east; thence east on the township line to the place
of beginning.
(6) BUFFALO: Beginning at the northwest corner of township
24, of range 9 west of the meridian aforesaid; and running thence
south on the range line to the Trempealeau or Mountain River;
thence down the meandered channel, being the most westerly
channel of said river, passing through townships 20 and 19, of
range 10 west, and through the northeast corner of section 2,
through sections 3, 10, 9 and 15 of township 18, of range 10 west,
to the Mississippi River, and to the western boundary line of this
state; thence northerly up the Mississippi River, along the western boundary of this state, to the mouth of the Chippewa River;
thence up the main channel of the Chippewa River to the township line between townships 24 and 25; thence east on said township line to the place of beginning.
(7) BURNETT: Beginning at the southeast corner of township
37, of range 14 west of the meridian aforesaid; and running
thence north on the range line to the northeast corner of township
42, of said range 14 west; thence west on the township line to the
boundary line between this state and the state of Minnesota;
thence south along said boundary line to a point where the township line between townships 36 and 37 intersects said line; thence
east on said township line to the southeast corner of township 37,
of range 18 west; thence north to the northeast corner of said lastnamed township; thence east to the southeast corner of township
38, of range 15 west; thence south on the range line to the southwest corner of township 37, of range 14 west; thence east on the
township line to the place of beginning.
(8) CALUMET: Beginning at the southeast corner of township
17, of range 20 east of the meridian aforesaid; and running thence
north on the range line to the northeast corner of township 20, of
range 20 east; thence west on the township line to the northwest
corner of township 20, of range 18 east; thence due south through
Winnebago Lake to a point in the range of the east and west line
which forms the southern boundary of the Indian reservation;

thence east on said last-named boundary line to the range line between ranges 19 and 20 east; thence south on said range line to
the southwest corner of township 17, of range 20 east; thence east
on the township line to the place of beginning.
(9) CHIPPEWA: Beginning at the northeast corner of township
27 north, of range 5 west of the meridian aforesaid; running
thence north on the range line to the northeast corner of township
32, of range 5 west; thence west on the township line to the northwest corner of township 32 north, of range 9 west; thence south
on the range line to the southwest corner of township 32 north, of
range 9 west; thence west on the township line to the northwest
corner of township 31, of range 10 west; thence south on the
township line to the southwest corner of township 31 north, of
range 10 west; thence east on the township line to the northwest
corner of township 30 north of range 10 west; thence south on the
range line to the southwest corner of township 28 north, of range
10 west; thence east on the township line to the place of
beginning.
(10) CLARK: Beginning at the southeast corner of township
23, of range one east of the meridian aforesaid; thence north on
the range line to the northeast corner of township 29, of range one
east; thence west on the township line to the northwest corner of
township 29, of range 4 west; thence south on the range line to the
southwest corner of township 24, of range 4 west; thence east on
the township line to the southeast corner of said township 24, of
range 4 west; thence south on the range line to the southwest corner of township 23, of range 3 west; thence east on the township
line to the place of beginning.
(11) COLUMBIA: Beginning at a point in the north line of
township 13, of range 6 east, where the said line intersects the
center of the main channel of the Wisconsin River; running
thence down the middle of the main channel of said river to a
point where the range line between ranges 7 and 8 east intersect
said river; thence south on said range line to the middle of the
Wisconsin River aforesaid (in township 10); thence down the
middle of the main channel of said river to a point where the
north line of township 9 intersects the same; thence east on said
township line to the southeast corner of township 10, of range 12
east; thence north on the range line to the northeast corner of
township 13, of range 12 east; thence west on the township line to
the place of beginning.
(12) CRAWFORD: Beginning at a point in the western boundary line of this state, in the Mississippi River, opposite the mouth
of the Wisconsin River; and running thence easterly up the middle of the main channel of the Wisconsin River to a point where
the range line between ranges 2 and 3 west of the meridian aforesaid intersects the middle of said main channel; thence north on
said range line to the northeast corner of section 24, of township
11, of range 3 west; thence west on the section line to the west
boundary line of this state, in the main channel of the Mississippi
River; thence southerly on said boundary line to the place of
beginning.
(13) DANE: Beginning at a point in the center of the main
channel of the Wisconsin River where the range line between
ranges 5 and 6 east of the meridian aforesaid crosses said river;
running thence south on said range line to the southwest corner of
township 5, of range 6 east; thence east on the township line to the
southeast corner of township 5, of range 12 east; thence north on
the range line to the northeast corner of township 9, of range 12
east; thence west on the township line to the middle of the Wisconsin River; thence down the middle of the main channel of said
river to the place of beginning.
(14) DODGE: Beginning at the southeast corner of township
9, of range 17 east of the meridian aforesaid; running thence
north on the range line to the northeast corner of township 13, of
range 17 east; thence west on the township line to the northwest
corner of township 13, of range 13 east; thence south on the range
line to the southwest corner of township 9, of range 13 east;
thence east on the township line to the place of beginning.
(15) DOOR: Beginning on the west shore of Lake Michigan
where the south line of township 26 intersects Lake Michigan;
running thence west on the township line to the center of Green
Bay; thence northeasterly along the center of the main channel of
Green Bay to the boundary line between the states of Michigan
and Wisconsin; thence along said boundary line between the state
of Michigan and the state of Wisconsin to a point in Lake Michigan where the east and west line on the south side of township 26,
extended easterly, would intersect the eastern boundary of the
state of Wisconsin; and from thence west to the place of
beginning.
(16) DOUGLAS: All that part of this state lying west of range
9 west of the 4th principal meridian and north of the township
line between townships 42 and 43.
(17) DUNN: Beginning at the southwest corner of township
26, of range 14 west of the meridian aforesaid; and running
thence east on the township line to the range line between ranges
10 and 11 west; thence north on said range line to the township
line between townships 31 and 32; thence west on the township
line to the range line between ranges 14 and 15 west; thence south
on said range line to the place of beginning.
(18) EAU C LAIRE: Beginning at the southwest corner of
township 25, of range 10 west of the meridian aforesaid; and running thence east on the township line to the range line between
ranges 4 and 5 west; thence north on said range line to the township line between townships 27 and 28; thence west on said township line to the range line between ranges 10 and 11 west; thence
south on said line to the place of beginning.
(19) FLORENCE: Commencing at the southwest corner of
township 38, of range 15 east of the meridian aforesaid; thence
east along the township line to the southeast corner of township
38, of range 19 east; thence north on the range line to the northern
boundary of this state, in the Menominee River; thence northwesterly along said boundary line to the range line between
ranges 14 and 15 east, in the Brule River; thence southerly on said
range line to the place of beginning.
(20) FOND DU L AC: Beginning at the southeast corner of
township 13, of range 19 east of the meridian aforesaid; running
thence north on the range line to the south line of the Indian reservation; thence west on said south line to a point in Lake Winnebago, in the range line between ranges 17 and 18 east; thence
south on said range line to the township line between townships
16 and 17; thence west to the northwest corner of township 16, of
range 14 east; thence south on the range line to the southwest corner of township 14, of range 14 east; thence east on the township
line to the northwest corner of township 13, of range 18 east;
thence south to the southwest corner of the last-named township;
thence east on the township line to the place of beginning.
(21) FOREST: Commencing at the southwest corner of township 34 north, of range 13 east of the 4th principal meridian; running thence north on the range line between ranges 12 and 13 to
the township line between townships 34 and 35 north; thence
west on said township line to the range line between ranges 11
and 12 east; thence north on said range line to the 4th correction
line; thence east on said correction line to the range line between
ranges 12 and 13; thence north on the range line between ranges
12 and 13 to the boundary line between the states of Michigan
and Wisconsin; thence southeasterly on said boundary line to the
range line between ranges 14 and 15 east; thence south on said
range line to the 4th correction line; thence east on said correction line to the northeast corner of township 40, of range 14 east;

thence south on the range line between ranges 14 and 15 to the
southeast corner of township 38, of range 14 east; thence east on
the township line to the range line between ranges 16 and 17 east;
thence south on the range line to the township line between townships 33 and 34; thence west on the township line to the place of
beginning.
(22) GRANT: All that part of this state lying west of the 4th
principal meridian, and south of the center of the main channel of
the Wisconsin River.
(23) GREEN: Beginning at the southeast corner of township
one, of range 9 east of the meridian aforesaid, in the boundary
line of this state; running thence north on the range line to the
northeast corner of township 4, of range 9 east; thence west on the
township line to the northwest corner of township 4, of range 6
east; thence south on the range line to the southwest corner of
township one, of range 6 east; thence east on the boundary line
aforesaid to the place of beginning.
(24) GREEN L AKE: Beginning at the southwest corner of
township 14, of range 11 east; and running thence east on the
township line to the range line between ranges 13 and 14 east;
thence north on said range line to the northeast corner of township 17, of range 13 east; thence west on the township line to the
northeast corner of section 3, of township 17, of range 11 east;
thence south along the east lines of sections 3, 10, 15, 22, 27, and
34 of township 17 of range 11 east and the east lines of sections 3
and 10 of township 16 of range 11 east to the southeast corner of
section 10 of township 16, of range 11 east; thence west along the
south lines of sections 9 and 10 of township 16 of range 11 east to
the north one-quarter corner of section 16; thence south through
the center of sections 16, 21, 28 and 33 to the township line between townships 15 and 16; thence east along said township line
to the point where the center of the Fox River crosses said township line between sections 4 and 33 of the last named townships;
thence southerly and easterly along the center of the Fox River to
the point where the center of said river crosses the east line of
section 3, in township 15, of range 11 east; thence south on the
east lines of sections 3, 10, 15, and 22 of township 15 of range 11
east to Lake Puckaway; thence westerly along the shore of said
lake as meandered by the original government survey to the east
line of section 19 in township 15 of range 11 east; thence westerly
to the northeast corner of government lot 5 in section 19 in township 15 of range 11 east; thence southerly and westerly along the
easterly line of government lot 5 in section 19 in township 15 of
range 11 east to the south line of section 19 in township 15 of
range 11 east; thence west on the south line of section 19 in township 15 of range 11 east to the range line between ranges 10 and
11 east; thence south on said range line to the place of beginning.
(25) IOWA: Beginning at a point in the middle of the main
channel of the Wisconsin River where the 4th principal meridian
crosses said river; running thence south on said meridian to the
southwest corner of section 18, in township 4, of range one east;
thence east on the section lines to the southeast corner of section
13, in township 4, of range 5 east; thence north on the range line
to the middle of the Wisconsin River; thence down the middle of
the main channel of said river to the place of beginning.
(26) IRON: Commencing at the mouth of the Montreal River,
thence to the center of Lake Superior along the state line; thence
southwesterly to the northwest corner of township number 47
north, of range number one west; thence south on the range line
between ranges number one and 2 west, to the southwest corner
of township number 44 north, of range number one west; thence
east, along the township line, to the southeast corner of said township number 44 north, of range number one west; thence south on
range line, to the southwest corner of township number 43 north,
of range number one east; thence east along the township line to
the southeast corner of said township number 43 north, of range
number one east; thence south, along the range line, to the southeast corner of township number 41 north, of range number one
east; thence east, along the township line, to the southeast corner
of township number 41 north, of range number 4 east; thence
north on the range line between ranges number 4 and 5 east, to the
state line; thence northwesterly along the state line to the center
of the Montreal River, and following center line of said river to
the place of beginning.
(27) JACKSON: Beginning at the southeast corner of township 20, of range one east of the meridian aforesaid; running
thence north on the range line to the township line between townships 22 and 23; thence west on said township line to the southwest corner of township 23, of range 3 west; thence north on the
range line to the northwest corner of said township 23, of range 3
west; thence west on the township line to the range line between
ranges 4 and 5 west; thence north on said range line to the township line between townships 24 and 25; thence west on said township line to the range line between ranges 6 and 7 west; thence
south on said range line to the township line between townships
18 and 19; thence east on said township line to the southwest corner of section 34, of township 19, of range 5 west; thence north on
the west lines of sections 34, 27, 22, and 15 of township 19 north,
range 5 west, to the most southerly intersection with the center
line of the Black River; thence in a northeasterly direction along
said center line of the Black River to its intersection with the
north line of section 6, township 19 north, range 4 west; thence
east on the township line between townships 19 and 20 to the
place of beginning.
(28) JEFFERSON: Beginning at the southeast corner of township 5, of range 16 east of the meridian aforesaid; running thence
north on the range line to the northeast corner of township 8, of
range 16 east; thence west on the township line to the northwest
corner of township 8, of range 13 east; thence south on the range
line to the southwest corner of township 5, of range 13 east;
thence east on the township line to the place of beginning.
(29) JUNEAU: Beginning at the southwest corner of township
14, of range 2 east of the meridian aforesaid; running thence east
on the township line to the center of the main channel of the Wisconsin River; thence northerly up the main channel of said river
to the township line between townships 20 and 21; thence west on
said township line to the range line between ranges one and 2
east; thence south on said range line to the place of beginning.
(30) KENOSHA: Beginning at the southwest corner of township one, of range 19 east of the meridian aforesaid, in the southern boundary line of this state; running thence east on said
boundary line to the center of Lake Michigan; thence northerly
along the eastern boundary line of this state to the township line
between townships 2 and 3; thence west on said township line to
the range line between ranges 19 and 20 east; thence south on said
range line to the section line between sections 24 and 25, in township 2, of range 19 east; thence west on said section line to the
range line between ranges 18 and 19 east; thence south on said
range line to the place of beginning.
(31) KEWAUNEE: Beginning at a point on the west shore of
Lake Michigan where the north line of township 21 intersects
said shore; running thence west on the north line of said township
21 to the range line between ranges 22 and 23 east of the meridian
aforesaid; thence north on said range line until it strikes the east
shore of Green Bay, and thence northeasterly along the shore of
said bay to the township line between townships 25 and 26;
thence east on said township line to the east boundary line of this
state; thence south on said boundary line to a point directly east
of the place of beginning; thence west to the place of beginning.
(32) LA C ROSSE: Beginning at the point in the western
boundary line of this state, in the Mississippi River, where the

township line between townships 17 and 18 intersects said
boundary line; running thence east on said township line to the
main channel of the Black River; thence up the main channel of
the Black River to the range line between ranges 6 and 7 west;
thence south on said range line to the township line between
townships 18 and 19; thence east on said township line to the
range line between ranges 4 and 5 west of the meridian aforesaid;
thence south on said range line to the township line between
townships 14 and 15; thence west on said township line to the
western boundary line of this state, in the Mississippi River;
thence northerly up the main channel of said river to the intersection of the center line of the west channel of said river with the
center line of the main east channel thereof at a point south of
Barron’s Island (also known as Pettibone Park) thence northwesterly up the center line of said west channel and west of said island
to the intersection of said center line north of said island and
thence northerly up the main channel of said river to the place of
beginning.
(33) LAFAYETTE: Beginning at the southwest corner of township one, of range one east of the meridian aforesaid, in the
boundary line of this state; running thence east on said boundary
line to the southeast corner of township one, of range 5 east;
thence north on the range line to the northeast corner of section
24, in township 4, of range 5 east; thence on the section line to the
northwest corner of section 19, in township 4, of range one east;
thence south on the aforesaid principal meridian to the place of
beginning.
(34) LANGLADE: Commencing at the southwest corner of
township 31, of range 9 east; thence north on the range line to the
southwest corner of township 35, of the same range; thence east
on the township line to the range line between ranges 12 and 13
east; thence south to the southwest corner of township 34, of
range 13 east; thence east to the range line between ranges 14 and
15 east; thence south on the range line to the southwest corner of
township 32 of range 15 east; thence east to the northeast corner
of section 5, in township 31, of range 15 east; thence south on
section lines to the township line between townships 30 and 31;
thence west on the township line to the northeast corner of township 30, of range 12 east; thence south to the southeast corner of
township 30, of range 12 east; thence west to the southwest corner of township 30, of range 11 east; thence north to the northwest corner of township 30, of range 11 east; thence west to the
place of beginning.
(35) LINCOLN: Commencing at the southwest corner of
township 31, range 4 east; thence north on the range line to the
southwest corner of township 36, same range; thence east on the
township line to the southeast corner of township 36, range 8 east;
thence south on the range line to the township line between townships 30 and 31; thence west on the township line to the place of
beginning.
(36) MANITOWOC: Beginning at the southwest corner of
township 17, of range 21 east of the meridian aforesaid; running
thence on the township line to the eastern boundary of this state
in Lake Michigan; thence north along said boundary line to the
point where the township line between townships 21 and 22, extended, intersects said boundary line; thence west on said township line to the northwest corner of township 21, of range 22 east;
thence south on the range line to the township line between townships 20 and 21; thence west on said township line to the range
line between ranges 20 and 21 east; thence south on said range
line to the place of beginning.
(37) MARATHON: Beginning at the southwest corner of
township 26, of range 2 east of the meridian aforesaid; running
thence east on the township line to the southeast corner of township 26, of range 10 east; thence north on the range line to the
northeast corner of township 30, of range 10 east; thence west on
the township line to the northwest corner of township 30, of range
3 east; thence south to the southwest corner of the last-named
township; thence west on the township line to the range line between ranges one and 2 east; thence south on said range line to the
place of beginning.
(38) MARINETTE: Beginning on the north boundary line of
this state, on the range line between ranges 19 and 20 east of the
meridian aforesaid; thence southerly along said boundary line to
the center of the main channel of Green Bay; thence southerly
along the main channel of Green Bay to the range line between
ranges 22 and 23; thence north along said range line to the southeast corner of section 12, in township 29, of range 22; thence west
along section lines to the southwest corner of section 10, in township 29 of range 21, thence north along section lines to the township line between townships 29 and 30; thence west along the
same to the range line between ranges 19 and 20; thence north
along the same to the township line between townships 30 and
31; thence west along the same to the range line between ranges
18 and 19; thence north along the same to the township line between townships 31 and 32; thence west along the same to the
range line between ranges 17 and 18; thence north along the same
to the township line between townships 33 and 34; thence west
along the same to the range line between ranges 16 and 17 east;
thence north along the same to the township line between townships 37 and 38; thence east on the township line to the range line
between ranges 19 and 20 east; thence north along the same to the
place of beginning.
(39) MARQUETTE: Beginning at the northeast corner of section 3 in township 17, of range 11 east of the meridian aforesaid;
running thence south along the east lines of sections 3, 10, 15, 22,
27, and 34 of township 17 of range 11 east and the east lines of
sections 3 and 10 of township 16 of range 11 east to the southeast
corner of section 10 of township 16, of range 11 east, thence west
along the south lines of sections 9 and 10 of township 16 of range
11 east to the north one-quarter corner of section 16 of said lastmentioned township; thence south through the center of sections
16, 21, 28 and 33 to the township line between townships 15 and
16; thence east along said last-mentioned line to the point where
the center of the Fox River crosses said township line between
sections 4 and 33 of the last named townships; thence southerly
and easterly along the center of the Fox River to the point where
the center of the said river crosses the east line of section 3 in
township 15, range 11 east; thence south on the east lines of sections 3, 10, 15, and 22 of township 15 of range 11 east to Lake
Puckaway; thence westerly along the shore of said lake, as meandered by the original government survey, to the east line of section 19 in township 15 of range 11 east; thence westerly to the
northeast corner of government lot 5 in section 19 in township 15
of range 11 east; thence southerly and westerly along the easterly
line of government lot 5 in section 19 in township 15 of range 11
east to the south line of section 19 in township 15 of range 11
east; thence west on the south line of section 19 in township 15 of
range 11 east to the range line between ranges 10 and 11 east;
thence south on said range line to the township line between
townships 13 and 14; thence west on said last-named township
line to the southwest corner of township 14, range 8 east; thence
north on the range line to the northwest corner of township 17,
range 8 east; thence east on the township line to the place of
beginning.
(39m) MENOMINEE: Beginning at the southeast corner of
township 28, range 16 east of said meridian; running thence north
on the range line to the correction line between townships 30 and
31; thence west on said correction line to the northeast corner of
township 30, range 12 east; thence south on the range line to the
township line between townships 28 and 29; thence east on said
township line to the range line between ranges 14 and 15 east;

thence south on said range line to the township line between
townships 27 and 28; thence east on said township line to the
place of beginning.
(40) MILWAUKEE: Beginning at the southwest corner of
township 5, of range 21 east of the meridian aforesaid; running
thence due east to the boundary line of this state in Lake Michigan; thence northerly on said boundary line to a point in range
with the east and west line between townships 8 and 9; thence due
west to the northwest corner of township 8 of range 21 east;
thence south on the range line to the place of beginning.
(41) MONROE: Beginning at the southeast corner of township
15, of range one east of the meridian aforesaid; running thence
north on the range line to the township line between townships 19
and 20; thence west on said township line to the center line of the
Black River where it intersects with the north line of section 6,
township 19 north, range 4 west; thence in a southwesterly direction along said center line of the Black River to its most southerly
intersection with the west line of section 15, township 19 north,
range 5 west; thence south on the west lines of sections 15, 22, 27,
and 34 of township 19 north, range 5 west to the southwest corner
of said section 34, being a point on the township line between
townships 18 and 19; thence east on said township line to the
range line between ranges 4 and 5 west; thence south on said
range line to the township line between townships 14 and 15;
thence east on said township line to the southwest corner of the
southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section 34, township
15, of range 2 west; thence north to the northwest corner of said
southeast quarter of the southwest quarter; thence east one mile
to the northeast corner of the southwest quarter of the southwest
quarter of section 35, township 15, of range 2 west; thence south
to the southeast corner of said southwest quarter of the southwest
quarter; thence east on the township line to the place of
beginning.
(42) OCONTO: Beginning at the quarter-post between section
36, in township 26, of range 18 east of said meridian, and fractional section 31, in township 26, of range 19 east; thence north
on the range line to the township line between townships 27 and
28; thence west on said township line to the range line between
ranges 16 and 17 east; thence north on said range line to the correction line between townships 30 and 31; thence west on said
correction line to the southeast corner of section 32, of township
31, range 15 east; thence north on section lines to the township
line between townships 31 and 32; thence west on said township
line to the range line between ranges 14 and 15 east; thence north
on such range line to the township line between townships 33 and
34; thence east on said township line to the range line between
ranges 17 and 18; thence south on said range line to the township
line between townships 31 and 32; thence east on said township
line to the range line between ranges 18 and 19; thence south on
said range line to the township line between townships 30 and 31;
thence east on said township line to the range line between ranges
19 and 20; thence south on said range line to the township line between townships 29 and 30; thence east along said township line
to the northwest corner of section 3, in township 29, range 21;
thence south along section lines to the southwest corner of section 10, of the said township and range; thence east along section
lines to the southeast corner of section 12, in township 29, of
range 22; thence south along the range line to the center of the
main channel of Green Bay; thence southerly along the center of
said main channel to the township line between townships 25 and
26; thence west on said township line to the southeast corner of
fractional section 31, in township 26, of range 19 east; thence
north on the section line to the quarter-post between fractional
section 31 and section 32 in township 26, of range 19 east; thence
west on the quarter-section lines to the place of beginning.
(43) ONEIDA: Commencing at the southeast corner of township 35 north, of range 11 east; thence north on the range line between ranges 11 and 12 to the southeast corner of township 40, of
range 11 east; thence west on the township line between townships 39 and 40 to the northeast corner of township 39, of range
10 east; thence south on the range line between ranges 10 and 11
to the southeast corner of section 13, in said township 39, of
range 10 east; thence west on the south lines of sections 13, 14,
15, 16, 17 and 18 to the southwest corner of section 18, in the
same town and range; thence north on the range line between
ranges 9 and 10 east to the northeast corner of township 39, north
of range 9 east; thence west on the township line between townships 39 and 40 to the northwest corner of township 39, of range
4 east; thence south on the range line between ranges 3 and 4 to
the southwest corner of township 36, of range 4 east; thence east
on the township line between townships 35 and 36 to the southeast corner of township 36, of range 8 east; thence south on the
range line between ranges 8 and 9 to the southwest corner of
township 35, of range 9 east; thence east on the township line between townships 34 and 35 to the place of beginning.
(44) OUTAGAMIE: Beginning at the southwest corner of
township 21, of range 15 east of the 4th principal meridian; running thence north on the range line to the northwest corner of
township 24, of range 15 east; thence east on the township line to
the northeast corner of section 4, in township 24, of range 19 east;
thence south on the section lines to the southeast corner of section 33, in township 21, of range 19 east; thence west on the township line to the place of beginning.
(45) OZAUKEE: Beginning at the southwest corner of township 9, of range 21 east of the meridian aforesaid; running thence
north on the range line to the northwest corner of township 12, of
range 21 east; thence east on the township line to the eastern
boundary line of this state, in Lake Michigan; thence southerly on
said boundary line until it intersects a line running due east between townships 8 and 9; thence west on said line to the place of
beginning.
(46) PEPIN: Beginning in the center of the Mississippi River,
at the mouth of Rush River; thence running due east to the range
line between ranges 14 and 15 west of the meridian aforesaid;
thence north on the said range line to the township line between
townships 25 and 26; thence east on the township line to the range
line between ranges 10 and 11 west; thence south on said range
line to the township line between townships 24 and 25; thence
west on said township line to the Chippewa River; thence down
the center of the main channel of said river to the Mississippi
River; thence up the center of the Mississippi River to the place
of beginning.
(47) PIERCE: Beginning in the Mississippi River in the western boundary line of this state at the mouth of the Rush River;
thence due east to the range line between ranges 14 and 15 west;
thence north on said range line to the township line between
townships 27 and 28; thence west on said township line to the
western boundary of this state; thence southerly along said western boundary to the place of beginning.
(48) POLK: Beginning at the southeast corner of township 32,
of range 15 west of the meridian aforesaid; running thence north
on the range line to the township line between townships 37 and
38; thence west on said township line to the northwest corner of
township 37, of range 17 west; thence south to the southwest corner of said township; thence west to the western boundary line of
this state; thence southerly along said boundary line to the township line between townships 31 and 32; thence east on said township line to the place of beginning.
(49) PORTAGE: Beginning at the southeast corner of township 21, of range 10 east of the meridian aforesaid; thence north
on the range line to the township line between townships 25 and

26; thence west on said township line to the range line between
ranges 5 and 6 east; thence south on said range line to the township line between townships 23 and 24; thence east on said township line to the range line between ranges 6 and 7 east; thence
south on said range line to the township line between townships
20 and 21; thence east on said township line to the place of
beginning.
(50) PRICE: Beginning at the southwest corner of township
34, of range 2 west of the meridian aforesaid; thence north on the
range line to the township line between townships 40 and 41;
thence east on said township line to the range line between ranges
3 and 4 east; thence south on said range line to the township line
between townships 33 and 34; thence west on said township line
to the place of beginning.
(51) RACINE: Beginning at the northwest corner of township
4, of range 19 east of the aforesaid meridian; running thence east
on the township line to the east boundary line of this state, in
Lake Michigan; thence south along said boundary line to a point
where the township line between townships 2 and 3, extended, intersects said boundary line; thence west on said township line to
the range line between ranges 19 and 20 east; thence south on said
range line to the section line between sections 24 and 25, in township 2, of range 19 east; thence west on said section line to the
range line between ranges 18 and 19 east; thence north on said
range line to the place of beginning.
(52) RICHLAND: Beginning at a point in the center of the
main channel of the Wisconsin River where the range line between ranges 2 and 3 east of the meridian aforesaid crosses said
river; running thence on said range line to the northeast corner of
township 12, of range 2 east; thence west on the township line to
the northwest corner of township 12, of range 2 west of said
meridian; thence south on the range line to the middle of the Wisconsin River, thence up the middle of the main channel of said
river to the place of beginning.
(53) ROCK: Beginning at the southwest corner of township
one, of range 10 east of the meridian aforesaid, in the southern
boundary line of this state; running thence east on said boundary
line to the southeast corner of township one, of range 14 east;
thence north on the range line to the northeast corner of township
4, of range 14 east; thence west on the township line to the northwest corner of township 4, of range 10 east; thence south on the
range line to the place of beginning.
(54) RUSK: Commencing at the southeast corner of township
33 north, of range 5 west; running thence north on the range line
between ranges 4 and 5, to the northeast corner of said township
33; thence running east on the town line between towns 33 and 34
to the southeast corner of township 34 north, of range 3 west;
thence running north on the range line between ranges 2 and 3
west, to the northeast corner of township 36 north, of range 3
west; thence running west on the town line between townships 36
and 37, to the northwest corner of township 36 north, of range 9
west; thence south on the range line between ranges 9 and 10
west, to the southwest corner of township 33 north, of range 9
west; thence running east on the town line between townships 32
and 33 north, to the place of beginning.
(55) ST. CROIX: Beginning at the southeast corner of township 28, of range 15 west of the meridian aforesaid; running
thence north on the range line to the township line between townships 31 and 32; thence west on said township line to the western
boundary of this state; thence southerly along said western
boundary line to the township line between townships 27 and 28;
thence east on said township line to the place of beginning.
(56) SAUK: Beginning at a point in the middle of the main
channel of the Wisconsin River, in the range line between ranges
2 and 3, east of the meridian aforesaid; running thence north on
said range line to the southeast corner of township 13, of range 2
east; thence west on the township line to the southwest corner of
the last-named township; thence north on the range line to the
northwest corner of the last-named township; thence east on the
township line to the middle of the Wisconsin River; thence down
the middle of the main channel of said river until it intersects the
range line between ranges 7 and 8 east; thence south on said range
line until it strikes the middle of said river; thence down the middle of the main channel of said river to the place of beginning.
(57) SAWYER: Commencing at the southeast corner of township 37, range 3 west of the meridian aforesaid; thence north on
the range line to the northeast corner of township 40, of range 3
west; thence west on the township line to the southeast corner of
township 41, of range 5 west; thence north on the range line to the
northeast corner of township 42, range 5 west; thence west on the
township line to the northwest corner of township 42, range 9
west; thence south on the range line to the southwest corner of
township 37, range 9 west; thence east on said township line to
the place of beginning.
(58) SHAWANO: Beginning at the southeast corner of township 25, of range 18 east of said meridian; thence north on the
range line to a point 264 feet north of the northeast corner of the
southeast one-sixteenth in the southeast one-quarter of section
one, in township 25, of range 18 east; thence west 825 feet; thence
south 264 feet to the sixteenth-section line; thence west on sixteenth-section lines to the northwest corner of the southwest onesixteenth in the southeast one-quarter of section one, in township
25, of range 18 east; thence north on quarter-section lines to the
center-post of section 36, in township 26, of range 18 east; thence
east on the quarter-section line to the quarter-post between section 36, in township 26, of range 18 east, and fractional section
31, in township 26 of range 19 east; thence north on the range line
to the township line between townships 27 and 28; thence west on
said township line to the range line between ranges 14 and 15
east; thence north on said range line to the township line between
townships 28 and 29; thence west on said township line to the
range line between ranges 12 and 13 east; thence north on the
range line to the township line between townships 29 and 30;
thence west on said township line to the range line between
ranges 10 and 11 east; thence south on said range line to the township line between townships 25 and 26; thence east on said township line to the range line between ranges 15 and 16 east; thence
south on said range line to the township line between townships
24 and 25; thence east on said township line to the place of
beginning.
(59) SHEBOYGAN: Beginning at the southwest corner of
township 13, of range 20 east of the meridian aforesaid; running
thence due east to the eastern boundary line of this state, in Lake
Michigan; thence northerly on said boundary line until it intersects a line running due east between townships 16 and 17;
thence due west on said line to the northwest corner of township
16, of range 20 east; thence south on the range line to the place of
beginning.
(60) TAYLOR: Beginning at the northeast corner of township
33, of range 3 east of the meridian aforesaid; thence running west
on the township line to the range line between ranges 4 and 5
west; thence south on said range line to the township line between
townships 29 and 30; thence east on said township line to the
range line between ranges 2 and 3 east; thence north on said range
line to the township line between townships 30 and 31; thence
east on said township line to the southeast corner of township 31,
of range 3 east; thence north on the east line of townships 31, 32
and 33 to the place of beginning.
(61) TREMPEALEAU: Beginning at the point of the western
boundary line of this state, in the Mississippi River, where the
line between townships 17 and 18 intersects said boundary line;

thence running east on said township line to the main channel of
Black River; thence up the middle of the main channel of said
river to the range line between ranges 6 and 7 west; thence north
on said range line to the township line between townships 24 and
25; thence west on said township line to the range line between
ranges 9 and 10 west; thence south on said range line to the Trempealeau or Mountain River; thence down the meandered channel,
being the most westerly channel of said Trempealeau or Mountain River, passing through townships 20 and 19 of range 10 west,
and through the northeast corner of section 2, and through sections 3, 10, 9 and 15, of township 18, of range 10 west, to the Mississippi River, including in Trempealeau County the island in the
Mississippi River composed of portions of sections 14, 15, 22, 23
and 24, of township 18, of range 10 west, as surveyed by the
United States, to the western boundary of this state in the Mississippi River; thence down the main channel of said river along said
boundary line to the place of beginning.
(62) VERNON: Beginning at the northeast corner of township
12, of range 3 west of the meridian aforesaid; thence running
south on the range line to the northeast corner of section 24, of
township 11, of range 3 west; thence west on the section line to
the boundary line of this state, in the main channel of the Mississippi River, thence northerly on the boundary line of this state in
said river, to the point of intersection of said boundary line and
the township line between township 14 and 15; thence east on
said township line to the southwest corner of the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section 34, township 15, of range 2
west; thence north to the northwest corner of said southeast quarter of the southwest quarter; thence east one mile to the northeast
corner of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 35, township 15, of range 2 west; thence south to the southeast corner of said southwest quarter of the southwest quarter;
thence east to the northeast corner of township 14, of range one
east; thence south on the range line to the southeast corner of
township 13, of range one east; thence west on the township line
to the place of beginning.
(63) VILAS: Commencing at the southeast corner of township 40 north, of range 11 east of the meridian aforesaid, thence
north on the township line to the 4th correction line; thence east
on the 4th correction line to the range line between ranges 12 and
13 east; thence north on the range line between ranges 12 and 13
east to the state boundary; thence northwesterly on the state
boundary to the northwest corner of township 44, of range 5 east;
thence south on the range line to the southwest corner of township 41 north, of range 5 east; thence west on the township line
between towns 40 and 41 to the northwest corner of town 40
north, of range 4 east; thence south on the range line to the southwest corner of township 40 north, range 4 east; thence east on the
township line between townships 39 and 40 to the northwest corner of township 39 north, of range 10 east; thence south on the
range line between ranges 9 and 10 east to the southwest corner of
section 18, in township 39 north, of range 10 east; thence east on
the south lines of sections 18, 17, 16, 15, 14 and 13 to the southeast corner of section 13, in the same town and range; thence
north on the range line between ranges 10 and 11 east to the
northeast corner of township 39 north, of range 10 east; thence
east on the township line between townships 39 and 40 to the
place of beginning.
(64) WALWORTH: Beginning at the southwest corner of
township one, of range 15 east of the meridian aforesaid, in the
southern boundary line of this state; running thence east on said
boundary line to the southeast corner of township one, of range
18 east; thence north on the range line to the northeast corner of
township 4, of range 18 east; thence west on the township line to
the northwest corner of township 4, of range 15 east; thence south
on the range line to the place of beginning.
(65) WASHBURN: Commencing at the southeast corner of
township 37, of range 10 west of the meridian aforesaid; thence
north on the range line to the northeast corner of township 42, of
range 10; thence west on the township line to the northwest corner of township 42, of range 13 west; thence south on the range
line to the southwest corner of township 37, of range 13 west;
thence east on the township line to the place of beginning.
(66) WASHINGTON: Beginning at the southwest corner of
township 9, of range 18 east of the meridian aforesaid; running
thence east on the township line to the range line between ranges
20 and 21 east; thence north on said range line to the township
line between townships 12 and 13; thence west on said township
line to the range line between ranges 17 and 18 east; thence south
on said range line to the place of beginning.
(67) WAUKESHA: Beginning at the southwest corner of township 5, of range 17 east of the meridian aforesaid; running thence
east on the township line to the southeast corner of township 5, of
range 20 east; thence north on the range line to the northeast corner of township 8, of range 20 east; thence west on the township
line to the northwest corner of township 8, of range 17 east;
thence south on the range line to the place of beginning.
(68) WAUPACA: Beginning at the southeast corner of township 21, of range 14 east of the meridian aforesaid; running
thence north on the range line to the township line between townships 24 and 25; thence east on said township line to the range
line between ranges 15 and 16 east; thence north on said range
line to the township line between townships 25 and 26; thence
west on said township line to the range line between ranges 10
and 11 east; thence south on said range line to the township line
between townships 20 and 21; thence east on said township line
to the place of beginning.
(69) WAUSHARA: Beginning at the southeast corner of township 18, of range 13 east of the meridian aforesaid; running
thence north on the range line to the northeast corner of township
20; thence west on the township line to the range line between
ranges 7 and 8 east; thence south on said range line to the township line between townships 17 and 18; thence east on said township line to the place of beginning.
(70) WINNEBAGO: Beginning at the northeast corner of
township 20, of range 17 east of the meridian aforesaid; running
thence due south through Lake Winnebago until it intersects the
township line between townships 16 and 17; thence west on said
township line to the southwest corner of township 17, of range 14
east; thence north on the range line to the northwest corner of
township 20, of range 14 east; thence east on the township line to
the place of beginning.
(71) WOOD: Beginning at the southwest corner of township
21, of range 2 east of the meridian aforesaid; running thence east
on the township line to the range line between ranges 6 and 7 east;
thence north on said range line to the township line between
townships 23 and 24; thence west on said township line to the
range line between ranges 5 and 6 east; thence north on said range
line to the township line between townships 25 and 26; thence
west on said township line to the range line between ranges one
and 2 east; thence south on said range line to the place of
beginning.

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