Calhoun County, Michigan Genealogy

United States &gt; Michigan &gt; Calhoun County

County Courthouse
Calhoun County Courthouse 315 W Green St. Marshall, MI 49068 Phone: (269) 781-0730 Fax: (269) 781-0720

Parent County
1829--Calhoun County was created 29 October 1829 from unorganized territory. It was attached to St. Joseph and Kalamazoo Counties prior to organization 1 April 1833. County seat: Marshall

Neighboring Counties

 * Barry
 * Branch
 * Eaton
 * Hillsdale
 * Jackson
 * Kalamazoo
 * St. Joseph

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Battle Creek

Civil War
Civil War service men from Calhoun 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 Calhoun County.


 * - 12th Regiment, Michigan Infantry, Companies D and H

Vital Records

 * Birth Records Table Alcona County Genealogical SocietyFree membership with registration.
 * Marriage Records Table Alcona County Genealogical SocietyFree membership with registration.
 * Death Records Table Alcona County Genealogical SocietyFree membership with registration.


 * 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.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Battle Creek Michigan Family History Center

Web Sites

 * The Calhoun County MIGenWeb Project, an member of The MIGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The Calhoun County MIGenWeb Project, an member of The MIGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.