Clinton County, Michigan Genealogy

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County Courthouse
100 E State St # 3400

St Johns, MI 48879-1571

Telephone (989) 224-5150

History

 * Named for DeWitt Clinton, U.S. Senator and Governor of New York

Parent County
1831--Clinton County was created 2 March 1831 from unoganized territory. It was attached to Kent and Shiawassee Counties prior to organization 12 March 1869. County seat: St. Johns

Populated Places

 * Cities: DeWitt . East Lansing . Grand Ledge . St. Johns
 * Villages: Eagle . Elsie . Fowler . Hubbardston . Maple Rapids . Ovid . Westphalia
 * Townships: Bath . Bengal . Bingham . Dallas . DeWitt . Duplain . Eagle . Essex . Greenbush . Lebanon . Olive . Ovid . Riley . Victor . Watertown . Westphalia
 * Communities: Bath . Eureka . Matherton . Shepardsville . Wacousta

Neighboring Counties
Eaton | Gratiot | Ingham | Ionia | Montcalm | Saginaw | Shiawassee

Vital Records

 * Michigan Birth Registrations, 1867-1902 -- Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch - Pilot. 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 - Pilot. 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 - Pilot.  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

 * DeWitt District Library
 * Genealogists of the Clinton County Historical Society

Web Sites

 * Family History Library Catalog
 * The Clinton County MIGenWeb Project, an member of The MIGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.