Schoolcraft County, Michigan Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Schoolcraft County Courthouse 300 Walnut St. #164 Manistique, MI 49854-1491 Phone: (906) 341-3618

Parent County
1843--Schoolcraft County was created 9 March 1843 from Chippewa and Mackinac Counties. It was attached to Chippewa, Houghton, and Marquette Counties prior to organization 23 March 1871. County seat: Manistique

Neighboring Counties

 * Alger
 * Delta
 * Luce
 * Mackinac

Cemeteries
Lakeview Cemetery, Manistique, MI

Fairview Cemetery, Manistique, MI

Thompson Cemetery, Thompson, MI

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.
 * www.seekingmichigan.org is a free database that has Michigan Death Certificates from 1897-1920, Civil war volunteer records, property records and other historical documents.

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * www.seekingmichigan.org is a free collection of historical documents and vital records.
 * www.seekingmichigan.org is a free collection of historical documents and vital records.