Ionia County, Michigan Genealogy

United States Michigan  Ionia County

County Courthouse
Ionia County Courthouse 100 E Main St. Ionia, MI 48846 Phone: (616) 527-5322 County Clerk has birth and death records from 1867, marriage records from 1837, divorce and court records from 1890.

Parent County
1831--Ionia County was created 2 March 1831 from Mackinac County. It was attached to Kent County prior to organization 3 April 1837. County seat: Ionia

Neighboring Counties

 * Barry
 * Clinton
 * Eaton
 * Gratiot
 * Kent
 * Montcalm

Cemeteries
Ionia County Cemeteries US GenWeb Highland Park Cemetery, Ionia BillionGraves

Civil War
Civil War service men from Ionia 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 Ionia County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Engineers and Mechanics, Michigan, Company E

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.

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.