Ozaukee County, Administrative division in Wisconsin, United States.
Ozaukee County extends over 233 square miles of land and 883 square miles of water along the western shore of Lake Michigan.
The county was established in 1853, with Port Washington designated as its administrative center and primary port for maritime trade and transportation.
German, Irish, and Luxembourger immigrants settled in the region during the 1840s, with Germans forming the predominant ethnic group by 1870.
The county administration provides vital records, land information, and tax services through local government offices in Port Washington.
The Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary, established in 2021, preserves numerous historical shipwrecks along the Lake Michigan coastline.
Location: Wisconsin
Inception: 1853
Capital city: Port Washington
Shares border with: Sheboygan County, Oceana County, Muskegon County, Milwaukee County, Waukesha County, Washington County
Website: http://co.ozaukee.wi.us
GPS coordinates: 43.39847,-87.89357
Latest update: May 27, 2025 09:49
Harrington Beach State Park
12.8 km
Cedarburg Covered Bridge
11.3 km
Lion's Den Gorge Nature Preserve
6.7 km
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church
2.1 km
Washington Avenue Historic District
13.3 km
Cedarburg Mill
13.6 km
Port Washington Breakwater Light
3.1 km
Port Washington Light
2.3 km
Grafton Flour Mill
10 km
Kevich Light
8.4 km
St. Augustine Catholic Church and Cemetery
12 km
Stony Hill School
11.4 km
Port Washington Downtown Historic District
2.2 km
Jonathan Clark House
16.7 km
John Reichert Farmhouse
16.6 km
Cedarburg Bog
9.3 km
Old Ozaukee County Courthouse
2.1 km
Concordia Mill
14.1 km
Wayside House
14 km
Edward Dodge House
2.3 km
Edwin J. Nieman Sr. House
17.8 km
Isham Day House
20.8 km
William F. Jahn Farmstead
19.9 km
Bigelow School
15.8 km
Cedarburg Woolen Co. Worsted Mill
10.1 km
Columbia Historic District
13.5 km
Harry W. Bolens House
1.4 km
Main Street Historic District
20.3 kmReviews
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