Gladwin County, Michigan Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Gladwin County Courthouse 401 W Cedar Ave. Gladwin, MI 48624 Phone: (989) 426-7351 Phone: 517.426.7351 Fax: (989) 426-6917 Email: countyclerk@gladwinco.com 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 2 March 1831 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Saginaw and Midland Counties prior to organization 18 April 1875.

County seat: Gladwin

Neighboring Counties

 * Arenac
 * Bay
 * Clare
 * Isabella
 * Midland
 * Ogemaw
 * Roscommon

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.



Vital Records

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


 * 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.
 * Michigan Marriage Registrations, 1868-1925 -- Free name indexes at FamilySearch. 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.  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.

Public Libraries

 * Gladwin County District Library 402 James Robertson Drive Gladwin, MI 48624 Telephone: (989) 426-8221 The library also serves as a FamilySearch Center.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.