Menominee County is named for the American Indian word meaning “wild rice eater” and is the name of the Menominee Native Americans.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Langlade County and Oconto County
E – Oconto County
S – Shawano County
W – Shawano County and Langlade County
Created: July 3, 1959 
County Seat:
Keshena 1959 – present
County Courthouse – Keshena
Location: Courthouse Lane / Wolf River Drive
Built: 1968 – 1969
Style: Modern
Architect: Zwack & Peeples, Ltd. of Appleton
Contractor: Unknown
Description: The building faces south and is a one story wood and glass structure. The building sits on a hill on spacious landscaped grounds in the center of Keshena. The building has a pitched red colored roof which has a wide overhang and then rises in the center. The interior has offices around a central open circle area. There is no courtroom as the county uses the Shawano County Court House. The building was constructed as a Town of Menominee project #06-1-00653 done by the Economic Development Administration. The building was first used as a tourist office. The building houses the County Circuit Court of the 9th Judicial Circuit.
Note: Court hearings are held at the courthouse in Shawano County.
See: The 9th Judicial District includes Florence County, Forest County, Iron County, Langlade County, Lincoln County, Marathon County, Oneida County, Portage County, Price County, Shawano County, Taylor County, Vilas County and Wood County.
History: The county was created in 1959 and Keshena was designated as the county seat. The first courthouse in 1961 was a converted two story frame building. The second and present courthouse was constructed in 1968 to 1969.
County Courthouse – Keshena
Menominee Tribal Headquarters – Keshena
Photos taken 2007 and 2012