Luce County, Michigan Genealogy

United States Michigan  Luce County

County Courthouse
Luce County Courthouse 407 West Harrie St. Newberry, MI 49868 Phone: (906) 293-5521 Fax: (906) 293-5553 County Clerk has birth, marriage, divorce court and land records from 1887. Probate Judge has probate records.

Parent County
1887--Luce County was created 1 March 1887 from Chippewa and Mackinac Counties. County seat: Newberry

Neighboring Counties

 * Alger
 * Chippewa
 * Mackinac
 * Schoolcraft

Vital Records

 * Michigan Birth Registrations, 1867-1902 -- Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch Record Search. 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 Record Search. 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 Record Search.  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.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.