Wayne County, Michigan Genealogy

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History


The county is named after Revolutionary War General "Mad" Anthony Wayne (1745-1796).

Wayne County is the oldest county in the area known now as the State of Michigan and originally included areas that are counties in their own right. It includes the City of Detroit which was founded by the French on 24 July 1701 and which is now the state's largest.

Parent County
1815--Wayne County was created 21 November 1815 as an original county. County seat: Detroit

Populated Places
See the list of places on Wikipedia: Places in Wayne County, Michigan

Neighboring Counties

 * Macomb
 * Monroe
 * Oakland
 * Washtenaw

Cemeteries

 * Old Baptist Cemetery, Plymouth
 * Presbyterian Cemetery, Plymouth
 * Riverside Cemetery, Plymouth
 * Shearer Cemetery, Plymouth

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Detroit Dist
 * Detroit
 * Detroit E.
 * Detroit S.
 * Detroit W.
 * Mack

Maps
City maps are often found in city directories.

Military

 * Civil War Veteran Burials, Plymouth

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.

Web Sites

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