Delta County, Michigan Genealogy

Guide to Delta County, Michigan ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. 

Description
The County was named for the Greek letter "delta", which refers to the triangular shape of the original county. The County is located in the northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth, marriage, death, divorce court, probate and land records 1867.

Parent County
1843--Delta County was created 9 March 1843 from Mackinac County and unorganized territories. It was attached to Mackinac County prior to ogranization 12 March 1861. County seat: Escanaba

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Michigan county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Michigan County Boundary Maps" (1790-1897) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Neighboring Counties
Alger •  Marquette  •  Menominee  •  Schoolcraft

Census
 State Census
 * 1894 - at FamilySearch — index

Church

 * 1819-1991 - at FamilySearch — index

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1929 - 1966 at FamilySearch — index and images

Maps

 * Maps of Michigan (1790-1897)

Civil War
Civil War service men from Delta 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 Delta County.

Online Records
 * at FamilySearch — index
 * 1876-1945 - at FamilySearch — index

World War I

 * 1917-1919 - at FamilySearch — index

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1837-1993 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Obituaries

 * 1820-2006 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1784 – 1980 Michigan Wills and Probate Records 1784-1980 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1797 – 1973 at FamilySearch — images

Birth

 * 1867-1917 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1867-1902 - 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.

Marriage

 * 1585-1945 - Michigan, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1820-1937 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1820-1940 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1868-1925 - 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.

Death

 * 1850-1880 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1867-1897 - 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.
 * 1867-2010 - Delta County Death Records, 1867-2010 - index of death records created by the Delta County Genealogical Society.
 * Pre-1897 (not complete) - Michigan State Department of Community Health Genealogical Death Indexing System
 * State death records - Seeking Michigan

Societies and Libraries
Delta County Historical Society PO Box 484 Escanaba, MI 49829 Website

Delta County Genealogical Society Box 442 Escanaba, MI 49829 Website

Delta County Genealogical Society 312 North 20th St. Escanaba 49829 Website

Delta County Historical Society PO Box 1776 Escanaba 49829

Garden Peninsula Historical Society and Museum 6347 State St. M-138 PO Box 6 Garden, MI 49835 Telephone: 517-324-1828 Fax: 517-324-4370 E-mail:[mailto:hsm@hsmichigan.org hsm@hsmichigan.org] Website


 * List of Michigan Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies


 * Delta County MI GenWeb - This link takes the researcher to a GENWEB page with several online databases, including births, marriages, cemetery records, the library catalog with entries by ethnicity, surname, etc; probate records, and Civil War records. However, the site is not maintained by the Genealogical Society. Their holdings at the Escanaba City Library include numerous Canadian resources listed according to province, county, then parish, Delta County and Michigan resources, many genealogies, local histories and records, as well as histories, research tools, and other publications for most of the United States, Canada, and several European countries.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers


 * Escanaba Michigan Family History Center 1315 9th Ave South, Escanaba, MI 49829 United States

Websites

 * Delta County, MI History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Michigan Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Michigan Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * The Delta County MIGenWeb Project, an member of The MIGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * Delta County MI Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)
 * Delta County MI Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)