Cheboygan County, Michigan Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for a Native American word first applied to the river. The County is located in the north area of the state.

County Courthouse
Cheboygan County Courthouse 870 South Main St. P. O. Box 70 Cheboygan, MI 49721 Phone: (231) 627-8809 Cheboygan County Website County Clerk has birth, marriage and death records from 1867, divorce and court records from 1884. Register of Probate has probate records from 1854. Register of Deeds has land records from 1854.

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
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * 1819-1991 at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection
 * FamilySearch Places

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 Cheboygan 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 Cheboygan County.


 * 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
 * 1858-1915 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1871-1902 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1895-1934 (*); Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog — 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.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Birth

 * 1867-1931 - Vol. 4 including 1906-1931 is available but not yet indexed.
 * 1867-1917 at FamilySearch- 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- How to Use this Collection
 * 1820-1940 at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection
 * 1868-1925 at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection

Death

 * 1850-1880 at FamilySearch- 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

 * Alpena Michigan FamilySearch Center
 * Gaylord Michigan FamilySearch Center
 * Petoskey Michigan FamilySearch Center


 * Roscommon County Genealogical Society - an affiliate library

Libraries
The History Center of Cheboygan County Ellis Olson Research Library 427 Court St PO Box 5005 Cheboygan, MI 49721-5005 Phone: 231-627-9597 Email: [mailto:cheboyganmuseum@gmail.com cheboyganmuseum@gmail.com] Website Facebook

Museums
The History Center of Cheboygan County 427 Court St PO Box 5005 Cheboygan, MI 49721-5005 Phone: 231-627-9597 Email: [mailto:cheboyganmuseum@gmail.com cheboyganmuseum@gmail.com] Website Facebook

Societies
Cheboygan County Genealogical Society PO Box 51 Cheboygan, MI 49721 Email: [mailto:lahaie.fhistory@yahoo.com lahaie.fhistory@yahoo.com] Website History Center of Cheboygan County PO Box 5005 Cheboygan, MI 49721-5005 Phone: 231-627-9597 Email: [mailto:cheboyganmuseum@gmail.com cheboyganmuseum@gmail.com] Website Facebook

Websites

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