Iosco County, Michigan Genealogy

United States &gt; Michigan &gt; Iosco County

County Courthouse
Iosco County Courthouse 422 W Lake St. P. O. Box 838 Tawas City, MI 48764-0838 Phone: (989) 362-3497

County Clerk has birth records from 1867, marriage records from 1862, death records from 1868, burial records 1961-1978, divorce and court records from 1859 and naturalization records 1859-1906

Parent County
1840--Iosco County was created 1 April 1840 from unorganized territory. It was formerly Kanotin County, until the name changed 8 March 1843. It was attached to Mackinac, Saginaw, and Cheboygan Counties prior to organization 16 February 1857. County seat: Tawas City

Neighboring Counties

 * Alcona
 * Arenac
 * Ogemaw
 * Oscoda

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.

Societies and Libraries
Huron Shores Genealogical Society

http://www.usgwarchives.org/mi/iosco/3501hsgs.htm

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~miiosco/huronpage.html

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.