Macomb County, Michigan Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Alexander Macomb. The County is located in the southeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Macomb County Courthouse 40 N Main St. Mt. Clemens, MI 48043 Phone: 810-469-5120 Macomb County Website

County Clerk has birth and death records from 1867, marriage records from 1819, divorce records from 1847and military records. Probate Court has probate records. Register of Deeds has land records

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:

Census Records
 State Census


 * 1850-1880 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1894 Michigan Department of State. Census of the State of Michigan, 1894. Vol 3. Lansing, MI: R. Smith & co., state printers, 1896. (Civil War veterans only) Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library

Church Records

 * 1819-1991 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Lutheran List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Sterling Heights, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).
 * FamilySearch Places

Directories

 * 1863-1922 Michigan State Gazetteers and Business Directories at Hathi Trust Digital Library — images

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1929-1966 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Michigan (1790-1897)
 * 1863-1922 Michigan State Gazetteers and Business Directories at Hathi Trust, images – includes business directories for towns across the state
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records
Civil War Civil War service men from Macomb 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 Macomb County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Michigan Cavalry, Company L


 * 1861-1865 Record of Service of the Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War 1861-1865 at Michiganology — images, multiple volumes organized alphabetically by surname
 * 1876-1945 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1894 Michigan Department of State. Census of the State of Michigan, 1894. Vol 3. Lansing, MI: R. Smith & co., state printers, 1896. (Civil War veterans only) Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library
 * at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

World War I
 * 1917-1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1837-1993 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Newspapers

 * Digital Michigan Newspapers at Central Michigan University

Obituaries

 * 1820-2006 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1784-1980 Michigan, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1784-1980 at Ancestry.com ($) — index & images
 * 1797-1973 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; images
 * 1825-1869 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1849-1905 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Birth

 * 1867-1917 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1867-1902 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Marriage

 * 1585-1945 Michigan, United States Marriages at Findmypast $
 * 1820-1937 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1820-1940 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1868-1925 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Death

 * 1850-1880 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1867-1897 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1867-1952 Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1952 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1897-1952 Michigan Death Records at Michiganology - index and images, organized by county and then last name.

Divorce

 * 1897-1952 Michigan, Divorce Records, 1897-1952 at Ancestry ($) — index and images

FamilySearch Centers

 * Bloomfield Hills Michigan FamilySearch Center
 * Clarkston Michigan FamilySearch Center
 * Rochester Michigan FamilySearch Center
 * Roseville Michigan FamilySearch Center


 * Bloomfield Township Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Waterford Township Public Library - an affiliate library

Libraries
Mount Clemens Public Library 150 Cass Ave Mount Clemens, MI 48043 Phone: 586-469-6200 Email: [mailto:info@mtclib.org info@mtclib.org] Website Facebook St. Clair Shores Public Library 22500 Eleven Mile Rd St. Clair Shores, MI 48081-1399 Phone: 586-771-9020 Email: [mailto:scsadult@libcoop.net scsadult@libcoop.net] Website Facebook

Societies
Macomb County Genealogical Group 150 Cass Ave Mt. Clemens, MI 48043 Phone: 586-469-6200 Email: [mailto:macombcogg@gmail.com macombcogg@gmail.com] Website Facebook Blog Macomb County Historical Society 15 Union St Mt. Clemens, MI 48043 Phone: 586-465-2488 Email: [mailto:info@crockerhousemuseum.org info@crockerhousemuseum.org] Website Facebook New Baltimore Historical Society 51065 Washington St New Baltimore, MI 48047 Phone: 586-725-4755 Website Facebook Romeo Historical Society 290 N Main St PO Box 412 Romeo, MI 48065 Phone: 586-752-4111 Email: [mailto:rhs@romeohistoricalsociety.org rhs@romeohistoricalsociety.org] Website Facebook Roseville Historical and Genealogical Society c/o Roseville Public Library 29777 Gratiot Ave Roseville, MI 48066-2179 Phone: 586-777-9169, 586-445-5407 Email: [mailto:roseville.rhgs@gmail.com roseville.rhgs@gmail.com] Website Facebook Warren Historical and Genealogical Society 5460 Arden Warren, MI 48090 Phone: 586-258-2056 Email: [mailto:warrenhistsoc@yahoo.com warrenhistsoc@yahoo.com] Website Facebook

Websites

 * Macomb County, MI-Roots Michigan Roots is a member of the PA-Roots family of websites.
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Macomb County MI Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.