Calhoun County, Michigan Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for John C. Calhoun. The County is located in the south-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Calhoun County Courthouse 315 W Green St. Marshall, MI 49068 Phone: 269-781-0730 Fax: 269-781-0720 Calhoun County Website County Clerk has birth, marriage, death and court records from 1867, burial records from 1952, naturalization records from 1918, military discharge records from 1919 and election records from 1972. Probate Court has probate 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:

Cemeteries

 * 1799-1999 at FamilySearch — index and images

Census Records
 State Census
 * 1850-1880 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 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
Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
 * 1819-1991 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Battle Creek
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1847-1951 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1915-1951 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Directories

 * 1863-1922 Michigan State Gazetteers and Business Directories at Hathi Trust Digital Library — images

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1929-1966 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Michigan (1790-1897)
 * 1863-1922 Michigan State Gazetteers and Business Directories at Hathi Trust, images – includes business directories for towns across the state
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records
Civil War Civil War service men from Calhoun 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 Calhoun County.
 * - 12th Regiment, Michigan Infantry, Companies D and H


 * 1861-1865 Record of Service of the Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War 1861-1865 at Michiganology — images, multiple volumes organized alphabetically by surname
 * 1876-1945 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 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
 * at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

World War I
 * 1917-1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1837-1993 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Newspapers

 * Digital Michigan Newspapers at Central Michigan University

Obituaries

 * 1820-2006 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1784-1980 Michigan, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1784-1980 at Ancestry.com ($) — index & images
 * 1797-1973 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; images
 * 1829-1870 (*); General Land Office at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1834-1944 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Birth

 * 1867-1917 at FamilySearch.com - How to Use this Collection
 * 1867-1902 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Marriage

 * 1585-1945 Michigan, United States Marriages at Findmypast $
 * 1820-1937 at FamilySearch.com - How to Use this Collection
 * 1820-1940 at FamilySearch.com - How to Use this Collection
 * 1822-1995 - Michigan Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records at FamilySearch.com
 * 1868-1925 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Death

 * 1850-1880 at FamilySearch.com - How to Use this Collection
 * 1867-1897 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1867-1952 Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1952 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1897-1952 Michigan Death Records at Michiganology - index and images, organized by county and then last name.

Divorce

 * 1897-1952 Michigan, Divorce Records, 1897-1952 at Ancestry ($) — index and images

FamilySearch Centers

 * Battle Creek Michigan FamilySearch Center
 * Kalamazoo Michigan FamilySearch Center


 * Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Whit Sunday Family History group, Inc. - an affiliate library

Museums
Regional History Museum of Battle Creek 307 West Jackson Street Battle Creek, MI 49037 Phone: 269-964-0750 website

Societies

 * Albion Historical Society 509 S. Superior St. Albion, MI 49224 517.629.5100 Website


 * Athens Area Historical  PO Box 22 Athens, MI 49011-0022 Phone: 269-729-9228 Email: [mailto:athens.mi.historical.society@gmail.coms athens.mi.historical.society@gmail.coms] Facebook website


 * Calhoun County Genealogical Society PO Box 879 Marshall, MI 49068 E-mail:[mailto:MichiganCalhounGene@yahoo.com MichiganCalhounGene@yahoo.com] Website
 * Historical Society Of Battle Creek  165 N. Washington Battle Creek, MI 49017 Phone: (269) 660-9072 Email: [mailto:info@hsbcmi.org info@hsbcmi.org] Website


 * Homer Historical Society P.O Box 146 Homer, MI 49245 Phone: (517) 250-3920 Website


 * Marshall Historical Society 107 N. Kalamazoo Ave Marshall, MI 49068 269-781-8544 Website

Websites

 * Calhoun County, MI-Roots Michigan Roots is a member of the PA-Roots family of websites.
 * Calhoun County Genealogical Society
 * The Calhoun County MIGenWeb Project, an member of The MIGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * Calhoun County MI Genealogy (Michigan Genealogy)
 * – 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.