Clinton County, Michigan Genealogy

United States Michigan  Clinton County

County Courthouse
County Clerk has bird and death records from 1867, marriage records from 1839, divorce records from early 1800’s and court records.

History

 * Named for DeWitt Clinton, U.S. Senator and Governor of New York

Parent County
1831--Clinton County was created 2 March 1831 from unoganized territory. It was attached to Kent and Shiawassee Counties prior to organization 12 March 1869. County seat: St. Johns

Populated Places

 * Cities: DeWitt . East Lansing . Grand Ledge . St. Johns
 * Villages: Eagle . Elsie . Fowler . Hubbardston . Maple Rapids . Ovid . Westphalia
 * Townships: Bath . Bengal . Bingham . Dallas . DeWitt . Duplain . Eagle . Essex . Greenbush . Lebanon . Olive . Ovid . Riley . Victor . Watertown . Westphalia
 * Communities: Bath . Eureka . Matherton . Shepardsville . Wacousta

Neighboring Counties
Eaton | Gratiot | Ingham | Ionia | Montcalm | Saginaw | Shiawassee

Cemeteries
BillionGraves:


 * Duplain Cemetery, St. Johns
 * Gunnisonville Cemetery, Lansing Charter Township
 * Hurd Cemetery, DeWitt
 * Maple Grove Cemetery, Ovid
 * Mount Rest Cemetery, St. Johns
 * Reed Cemetery, Laingsburg
 * Riverside Cemetery, Elsie
 * South Ovid Cemetery, St. Johns
 * Wilsey Cemetery, DeWitt

Civil War
Civil War service men from Clinton 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 Clinton County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Michigan Cavalry, Company D

Vital Records

 * 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.
 * 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.
 * 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.

Societies and Libraries

 * DeWitt District Library
 * Genealogists of the Clinton County Historical Society

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Lansing Michigan Family History Center

Web Sites

 * The Clinton County MIGenWeb Project, an member of The MIGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The Clinton County MIGenWeb Project, an member of The MIGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.