Ottawa County, Michigan Genealogy

United States &gt; Michigan &gt; Ottawa County

Parent County
1831--Ottawa County was created 2 March 1831 from Mackinac County and unorganized territory. It was attached to Kent County prior to organization 29 December 1837. County seat: Grand Haven

Cities
Coopersville | Ferrysburg | Grand Haven | Holland | Hudsonville | Zeeland

Villages
Spring Lake

Townships
Allendale Charter | Blendon | Chester  | Crockery  | Georgetown Charter |Grand Haven Charter | Holland Charter | Jamestown Charter | Olive | Park | Polkton | Port Sheldon | Robinson | Spring Lake | Tallmadge Charter | Wright | Zeeland Charter

Unincorporated
Allendale | Beechwood | Drenthe | Eastmanville | Jenison | Marne

Neighboring Counties

 * Allegan
 * Kent
 * Muskegon

Cemeteries

 * Index to Records of Ottawa County Cemeteries

Censuses
1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 and 1900 US Federal Censuses for Ottawa Co. can be found on labs.familysearch.org. Free searchable name indexes and images. No images available for 1880 censuses.

Court

 * Ottawa County Courthouses (Found on left side of home page.)

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog
 * Ottawa County, wikipedia
 * Family History 101. Brief history, facts and where to find records in Ottawa Co.