Gladwin County, Michigan Genealogy

Guide to Gladwin 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 Henry Gladwin. The County has Gladwin as its seat and the County was created 1831. The County is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth, marriage, death, divorce and court records from 1875 and military records from 1917. Probate Court has probate records from 1875. Register of Deeds has land records. County Library has obituary files created March 1831 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Saginaw and Midland Counties prior to organization 18 April 1875.

County seat
Gladwin

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
Arenac •  Bay  •  Clare  •  Isabella  •  Midland  •  Ogemaw  •  Roscommon

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
Civil War service men from Gladwin 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 Gladwin County.

Online Records
 * 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

 * List of Michigan Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies
 * 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 — index

Death

 * 1850-1880 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1867-1897 - Michigan Death Registrations, 1867-1897 — index and images

Societies and Libraries

 * Gladwin County Genealogical Society, Inc. Attention President 402 James Robertson Drive Gladwin, MI 48624 Phone: 989-426-8221 Website Affiliate Library of Family History Center Special Genealogy Room available with an extensive collection of books
 * Gladwin County Historical Society 221 W Cedar Avenue Gladwin, MI 48624 Phone: 989-426-9277 Facebook Museum info

Public Libraries

 * Gladwin County District Library 402 James Robertson Drive Gladwin, MI 48624 Phone: 989-426-8221 Website Also serves as a FamilySearch Center.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Websites

 * 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.
 * Gladwin County MI Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)
 * Gladwin County MI Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)