Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

1870 Ward Boundries

1st Ward: 
Includes all that part of the city lying east of 
the Milwaukee River and north of Division Street. 

2nd Ward:
Includes all that part of the city lying west of 
the Milwaukee River and between Cedar and Vliet Streets. 

3rd Ward:
Includes all that part of the city lying east of the 
Milwaukee River and south of Wisconsin Street. 

4th Ward:
Includes all that part of the city lying west of the 
Milwaukee River and between Cedar Street and the 
southern boundary line of Sections 29 and 30. 

5th Ward:
Includes all that part of the city lying south of the 
Fourth Ward and between the Milwaukee River and First 
Avenue. 

6th Ward:
Includes all that part of the city lying north of 
Vliet Street and between the Milwaukee River and 
Seventh Street. 

7th Ward:
Includes all that part of the city lying east of 
the Milwaukee River and between Wisconsin and Division 
streets. 

8th Ward:
all that part of the city lying south of the Fourth 
Ward and west of Monroe Street. 

9th Ward:
Includes all that part of the city lying west of 
Seventh and north of Vliet Street. 

Name Changes throughout the years:

Cedar Street
	now Kilbourn Avenue 

Division Street 
	now Juneau Avenue 

Monroe Street 
	not defined in the directory 

Wisconsin Street 
	now Wisconsin Avenue 

Numbered STREETS were on the North Side
Numbered AVENUES on the South Side. 

The following is a list of street names on
the south side running east to west beginning
at the Milwaukee River 

Juneau now Seebooth
	the street now known as Juneau Avenue was called Division Street 
Polk (now Pittsburgh) 
Oregon 
Florida 
Virginia 
Park (now Bruce) 
Pierce 
Elizabeth (now National Avenue) 
Walker 
Mineral 
Washington 
Scott 
Madison 
Railroad (now Greenfield) 
Orchard 
Lapham 
Mitchell 
No streets were listed south of Mitchell 


The following is a list of street names on
the south side running north & south

Barclay 
Clinton now 2nd St 
Reed now 3rd St
Hanover now 4th St
Greenbush now 5th St
Grove now 5th Pl
First Avenue now 6th St