Mackinac County, Michigan Genealogy

United States Michigan  Mackinac County

Guide to Mackinac County Michigan genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth and death records from 1873, marriage records from 1867, divorce and court records from 1808.

History
Mackinac (pronounced 'Mackinaw') County is situated in southeastern portion upper peninsula of Michigan. The name is from Indians in the area. The Straits of Mackinac are also named for this area and are between the two peninsulas that make up Michigan.

Parent County
1818--Mackinac County was created 26 October 1818 from Wayne County. It was formerly Michilimackinac County, until name was changed 26 January 1837. County seat: St. Ignace

Boundary Changes

 * See COUNTY EVOLUTION IN MICHIGAN, 1790-1897 by Richard W. Welch for the development of the counties in the state. This will help you to determine place of residence of your ancestors and under whose civil jurisdiction they resided. It is also useful for when you start to read the census records.

St. Ignace

 * http://www.mifamilyhistory.org/mimack/1883historyupperpen/pages366-372.aspx

Neighboring Counties

 * Cheboygan
 * Chippewa
 * Emmet
 * Luce
 * Schoolcraft

Cemeteries

 * St. Anne Cemetery, Mackinac Island BillionGraves
 * http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&amp;CScn=&amp;CScntry=4&amp;CSst=24&amp;CScnty=1275

Families

 * http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wioconto/Lakesfamilies.htm

Queries: Mailing Lists &amp; Message Boards

 * http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.mackinac/mb.ashx
 * http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/usa/MI/mackinac.html#MIMACKIN
 * https://www.facebook.com/groups/203833693057556/
 * http://genforum.genealogy.com/mi/mackinac/

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

 * Mackinac MIGenWeb USGenWeb project. Has maps, name indexes, marriages, military history, biographies, history, church records, or other historical information for this county.
 * http://www.mifamilyhistory.org/counties/mackinac.aspx
 * http://genealogytrails.com/mich/mackinac/
 * http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mimacki2/