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

Description
The County was named for pseudo-Native American word coined by Henry Schoolcraft, a Michigan geographer and ethnologist. The County has Kalkaska as its seat and the County was created 1871. The County is located in the north-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Kalkaska County Courthouse 605 N. Birch Street Kalkaska, MI 49646 Phone: 616-258-3300 Kalkaska County Website County Clerk has birth, marriage, death, divorce and court records from 1871 and burial records. Probate Judge has probate records. Register of Deeds has land records.

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:

Census Records
 State Census


 * 1850-1880 - at FamilySearch
 * 1894 Michigan Department of State. Census of the State of Michigan, 1894. Vol 3. Lansing, MI: R. Smith & co., state printers, 1896. (Civil War veterans only) Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library

Church Records

 * 1819-1991 - at FamilySearch

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1929-1966 at FamilySearch

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Michigan (1790-1897)

Military Records
Civil War
 * at FamilySearch
 * 1876-1945 - at FamilySearch


 * 1894 Michigan Department of State. Census of the State of Michigan, 1894. Vol 3. Lansing, MI: R. Smith & co., state printers, 1896. (Civil War veterans only) Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library

World War I
 * 1917-1919 - at FamilySearch

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1837-1993 - at FamilySearch

Obituaries

 * 1820-2006 at FamilySearch

Probate Records
Online Indexes and Records


 * 1784-1980 Michigan Wills and Probate Records 1784-1980 at Ancestry
 * 1797-1973 at FamilySearch

Birth

 * 1867-1917 - at FamilySearch
 * 1867-1902 - Michigan Birth Registrations, 1867-1902 at FamilySearch

Marriage

 * 1585-1945 - Michigan, United States Marriages at FindMyPast $
 * 1820-1937 - at FamilySearch
 * 1820-1940 - at FamilySearch
 * 1868-1925 - Michigan Marriage Registrations, 1868-1925 at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1850-1880 - at FamilySearch   and images
 * 1867-1897 - Michigan Death Registrations, 1867-1897 at FamilySearch

Libraries

 * Kalkaska Genealogical Society PO Box 353 Kalkaska, MI 49646 Website
 * Kalkaska County Historical Society PO Box 1178 Kalkaska, MI 49646 Phone: 231-258-9719 or 231-258-7840

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Kalkaska County MI Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.