Mecosta County, Michigan Genealogy

United States Michigan  Mecosta County

County Courthouse
Mecosta County Courthouse 400 Elm St. Big Rapids, MI 49307 Phone: (616) 592-0783 County Clerk has birth and death records from 1867, marriage, divorce and court records from 1859. Probate Court has probate records from 1864. Register of Deeds has land records from 1859.

Parent County
1840--Mecosta County was created 1 April 1840 from Mackinac and Oceana Counties. It was attached to Newaygo and Kent Counties prior to organization 11 February 1858. County seat: Big Rapids

Neighboring Counties

 * Clare
 * Isabella
 * Lake
 * Montcalm
 * Newaygo
 * Osceola

Local Histories

 * Mecosta County Local History page index.mecosta.migenweb.net

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
 * Big Rapids Michigan Family History Center

Web Sites

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