Monroe County, Michigan Genealogy

United States &gt; Michigan &gt; Monroe County 

Parent County
1817--Monroe County was created 14 July 1817 from Wayne County. County seat: Monroe

Neighboring Counties

 * Lenawee
 * Lucas County, Ohio
 * Washtenaw
 * Wayne

Cemeteries
LDS Cemetery Records Vol. 1 page 16 - St. Mary's Cemetery, at Monroe

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.

Societies and Libraries

 * Daughters of the American Revolution - Nancy DeGraff Toll Chapter
 * Monroe County Library System - Genealogy
 * Monroe County Historical Museum

Web Sites

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