Keweenaw County, Michigan Genealogy

United States &gt; Michigan &gt; Keweenaw County

County Courthouse
Keweenaw County Courthouse 5095 4th St. Eagle River, MI 49950 Phone: (616) 336-3550

Keweenaw County; County Courthouse; 4th St; Eagle River, MI 49924; Ph. 906.337.2229 Details: (Co Clk has b, m &amp; d rec from 1867, land rec from 1848, div &amp; ct rec; Pro Ct has pro rec) Future website at www.rootsweb.com/~migenweb/county_list.htm

Parent County
1861--Keweenaw County was created 11 March 1861 from Houghton County. County seat: Eagle River

Neighboring Counties

 * Houghton

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.

Societies and Libraries
Houghton Keweenaw County Genealogical Society

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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