Oceana County, Michigan Genealogy

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County Courthouse
100 South State Street, Hart - (231) 873-4530

Rebecca J. Griffin, Oceana County Clerk Email: readie@oceana.mi.us Hours: M-F 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

OCEANA COUNTY, MICHIGAN Oceana County Courthouse 100 State Street Suite M-1 Hart, MI 49420 (231) 873-4328

Parent County
1831 Oceana County was created 2 March 1831 from Mackinac County. It was attached to Kent and Ottawa Counties prior to organization 7 April 1851. County seat: Hart

Neighboring Counties

 * Lake
 * Mason
 * Muskegon
 * Newaygo

Vital Records
Open Wednesdays 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
 * 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
Oceana County Historical &amp; Genealogical Society

Research &amp; Library Headquarters 114 Dryden St, Hart MI 49420 Phone 231-873-2600

http://www.oceanahistory.org/

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