Presque Isle County, Michigan Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Presque Isle (French, "almost an island"; the term for a narrow peninsula). The County has Rogers City as its seat and the County was created 1840. The County is located in the northeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth and death records from 1871, marriage records from 1842 and divorce records from 1900.

Parent County
1840--Presque Isle County was created 1 April 1840 from Mackinac County. It was attached Cheyboygan and Alpena Counties prior to organization 31 March 1871. County seat: Rogers City

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Michigan county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Michigan County Boundary Maps" (1790-1897) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

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:

Neighboring Counties
Alpena •  Cheboygan  •  Montmorency

Census
 State Census
 * 1894 - at FamilySearch — index

Church

 * 1819-1991 - at FamilySearch — index

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1929 - 1966 at FamilySearch — index and images

Maps

 * Maps of Michigan (1790-1897)

Civil War
Civil War service men from Presque Isle 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 Presque Isle County.

Online Records
 * at FamilySearch — index
 * 1876-1945 - at FamilySearch — index

World War I

 * 1917-1919 - at FamilySearch — index

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1837-1993 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Obituaries

 * 1820-2006 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1784 – 1980 Michigan Wills and Probate Records 1784-1980 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1797 – 1973 at FamilySearch — images

Birth

 * 1867-1902 - Michigan Birth Registrations, 1867-1902 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1867-1917 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Marriage

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

Death

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

Societies and Libraries

 * Presque Isle County Genealogical Society c/o Onaway Library Box 742 Onaway, MI 49765-0742
 * Presque Isle County Historical Society and Museum 176 W Michigan Ave Rogers City, MI 49779 Phone: 989-734-4121 E-mail: [mailto:bradleymuseum@yahoo.com bradleymuseum@yahoo.com] Website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Websites

 * Michigan Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Michigan Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Presque Isle County MI Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)
 * Presque Isle County MI Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)