Alcona County, Michigan Genealogy

United States Michigan  Alcona County

County Courthouse
Alcona County Courthouse 166 5th St. Harrisville, MI 48740 Phone: (989) 724-9470 Fax: (989) 724-9419 County Clerk has birth, marriage, death, divorce court and naturalization records from 1869 and military records from 1900. Probate Court has probate records. Register of Deeds has land records.

Parent County
1840--Alcona County was created 1 April 1840 from Mackinac County and unorganized territory. It was formerly Neewago County, until the name was changed to Alcona County 8 March 1843. It was attached to Mackinac, Cheybogan, Iosco, and Alpena Counties prior to organization 12 March 1869. County seat:  Harrisville

Populated Places

 * City: Harrisville
 * Village: Lincoln
 * Townships: Alcona . Caledonia . Curtis . Greenbush . Gustin . Harrisville . Hawes . Haynes . Mikado . Millen . Mitchell
 * Communities: Alcona . Alvin . Backus Beach . Barton City . Black River . Curran . Curtsville . Glennie . Greenbush . Hubbard Lake . Killmaster . Larson Beach . Lost Lake Woods . Mikado . Springport . Spruce

Neighboring Counties
Alpena | Iosco | Montmorency | Ogemaw | Oscoda |

Cemeteries

 * Mount Joy Cemetery Alcona County Genealogical Society Free membership with registration.

Civil War
Civil War service men from Alcona County served in various regiments. Men often joined a regiment or a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are the military units that were formed in or had many men from Alcona County.



Newspapers

 * County newspaper articles Alcona County Genealogical SocietyFree membership with registration.

Vital Records

 * Birth Records Table Alcona County Genealogical SocietyFree membership with registration.
 * Marriage Records Table Alcona County Genealogical SocietyFree membership with registration.
 * Death Records Table Alcona County Genealogical SocietyFree membership with registration.


 * Michigan Birth Registrations, 1867-1902 -- Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch. Records include such information as name of child, birthdate and place, if still-born, illegitimate or twin, gender, race and record number.
 * Michigan Marriage Registrations, 1868-1925 -- Free name indexes at FamilySearch. Records include such information as names of bride and groom, date of license, ages, race, residences, birthplaces, occupations and names of the fathers of the bride and groom.
 * Michigan Death Registrations, 1867-1897  Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch.  Records include such information as name of deceased, date and place of death, gender, color, marital status, age in years, months and days, disease or apparent cause of death, birthplace, names and occupations of parents, and the date the record was made.

Societies and Libraries

 * Alcona County Genealogical Society Free membership with registration. 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910 transcribed individualized census returns. Transcribed birth, death, &amp; marriage Records Tables, Transcribed county newspaper articles, transcribed records from Mount Joy Cemetary. Discussion forum. Lists of members searching specific surnames.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * The Alcona County MIGenWeb Project, an member of The MIGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * Alcona County Genealogical SocietyFree membership with registration. 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910 transcribed individualized census returns. Transcribed birth, death, &amp; marriage Records Tables, Transcribed county newspaper articles, transcribed records from Mount Joy Cemetary. Discussion forum. Lists of members searching specific surnames.
 * Alcona County Genealogical SocietyFree membership with registration. 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910 transcribed individualized census returns. Transcribed birth, death, &amp; marriage Records Tables, Transcribed county newspaper articles, transcribed records from Mount Joy Cemetary. Discussion forum. Lists of members searching specific surnames.