Iosco County, Michigan Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for a pseudo-Native American name by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, an American geographer and ethnologist. The County has Tawas City as its seat and the County was created 1840. The County is located in the east area of the state.

County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth records from 1867, marriage records from 1862, deathrecords from 1868, burial records 1961-1978, divorce and court records from 1859 and naturalization records 1859-1906.

Parent County
1840--Iosco County was created 1 April 1840 from unorganized territory. It was formerly Kanotin County, until the name changed 8 March 1843. It was attached to Mackinac, Saginaw, and Cheboygan Counties prior to organization 16 February 1857. County seat: Tawas City

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Michigan county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Michigan County Boundary Maps" (1790-1897) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

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:

Neighboring Counties
Alcona •  Arenac  •  Ogemaw  •  Oscoda

Census
 State Census
 * 1894 - at FamilySearch — index

Church

 * 1819-1991 - at FamilySearch — index

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1929 - 1966 at FamilySearch — index and images

Maps

 * Maps of Michigan (1790-1897)

Civil War

 * at FamilySearch — index
 * 1876-1945 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1876-1945 - at FamilySearch — index

World War I

 * 1917-1919 - at FamilySearch — index

Obituaries

 * 1820-2006 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1784 – 1980 Michigan Wills and Probate Records 1784-1980 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1797 – 1973 at FamilySearch — images

Vital Records

 * How to order Michigan Vital Records

Birth

 * 1867-1917 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1867-1902 - Michigan Birth Registrations, 1867-1902-- Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch. Records include such information as name of child, birthdate and place, if still-born, illegitimate or twin, gender, race and record number.

Marriage

 * 1585-1945 - Michigan, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1820-1937 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1820-1940 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1868-1925 - Michigan Marriage Registrations, 1868-1925 -- Free name indexes at FamilySearch. 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.

Death

 * 1850-1880 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1867-1897 - Michigan Death Registrations, 1867-1897 -- Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch.   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
Iosco County Historical Society & Museum 405 West Bay Street, (US-23) East Tawas, Michigan 48730 Telephone: 989-362-8922 Website

Huron Shores Genealogical Society c/o Robert J. Parks Public Library 6010 N Skeel Ave Oscoda MI 48750-1577 Telephone: 989-362-5425 or 989-739-3650 E-mail:[mailto:klenowr@alpena.cc.mi.us klenowr@alpena.cc.mi.us] Website

Iosco County Genealogical Society 1909 Bobwhite St. No. Oscoda 48750

Huron County Historical Society PO Box 62 Bad Axe, MI 48413 Telephone: 989-712-0050 E-mail:[mailto:huroncountyhistoricalsociety@yahoo.com huroncountyhistoricalsociety@yahoo.com] Website


 * List of Michigan Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies
 * Huron Shores Genealogical Society
 * USGW Archives
 * Isoco County Michigan Rootsweb

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Websites

 * Iosco County, MI History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Michigan Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Michigan Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Iosco County MI Genealogy (Michigan Genealogy)
 * Iosco County MI Genealogy (Michigan Genealogy)