Iron County, Michigan Genealogy

Guide to Iron County, Michigan ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Description
The County was named for Iron ore. The County is located in the northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Iron County Courthouse 2 S 6th St. Crystal Falls, MI 49920-1413 Phone: 906-875-3221 Iron County Website County Clerk has birth, marriage, death, divorce and court records from 1895. Probate court has probate records. Register of Deeds has land records. Towns and Cities have burial records.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Census Records
 State Census


 * 1850-1880 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Article
 * 1894 Michigan Department of State. Census of the State of Michigan, 1894. Vol 3. Lansing, MI: R. Smith & co., state printers, 1896. (Civil War veterans only) Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * 1819-1991 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Article
 * FamilySearch Places

Directories

 * 1863-1922 Michigan State Gazetteers and Business Directories at Hathi Trust Digital Library — images

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1929-1966 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Article

Funeral Homes

 * Jacobs Funeral Home Inc. of Iron River in Iron River.
 * Jacobs Funeral Homes and Cremation Services in Crystal Falls.
 * Nash Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Crystal Falls.

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Michigan (1790-1897)
 * 1863-1922 Michigan State Gazetteers and Business Directories at Hathi Trust, images – includes business directories for towns across the state
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records
Civil War
 * 1861-1865 Record of Service of the Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War 1861-1865 at Michiganology — images, multiple volumes organized alphabetically by surname
 * 1876-1945 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Article
 * 1894 Michigan Department of State. Census of the State of Michigan, 1894. Vol 3. Lansing, MI: R. Smith & co., state printers, 1896. (Civil War veterans only) Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library
 * at FamilySearch - How to Use This Article

World War I
 * 1917-1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Article

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1837-1993 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Article

Newspapers

 * Digital Michigan Newspapers at Central Michigan University

Obituaries

 * 1820-2006 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Article

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1784-1980 Michigan, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1784-1980 at Ancestry.com ($) — index & images
 * 1797-1973 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; images
 * 1855-1945 (*); Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1886-1918 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Birth

 * 1867-1917 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Article
 * 1867-1902 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Article

Marriage

 * 1585-1945 Michigan, United States Marriages at Findmypast $
 * 1820-1937 at FamilySearch - How To Use This Article
 * 1820-1940 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Article
 * 1868-1925 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Article

Death

 * 1850-1880 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Article
 * 1867-1897 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Article
 * 1867-1952 Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1952 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1897-1952 Michigan Death Records at Michiganology - index and images, organized by county and then last name.

Divorce

 * 1897-1952 Michigan, Divorce Records, 1897-1952 at Ancestry ($) — index and images

FamilySearch Centers

 * Iron Mountain Michigan FamilySearch Center
 * Marquette Michigan FamilySearch Center


 * Crandon Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Edward U Demmer Memorial Library - an affiliate library

Museums
Iron County Historical Museum 100 Brady Ave PO Box 272 Caspian, MI 49915 Phone: 906-265-2617 Email: [mailto:info@ironcountymuseum.org info@ironcountymuseum.org] Website Facebook

Societies
Beechwood Historical Society 178 Beechwood Store Rd PO Box 219 Iron River, MI 49935 Email: [mailto:beechwoodhistoricalsociety@gmail.com beechwoodhistoricalsociety@gmail.com] Website Facebook Iron County Historical Museum Society 100 Brady Ave PO Box 272 Caspian, MI 49915 Phone: 906-265-2617 Email: [mailto:info@ironcountymuseum.org info@ironcountymuseum.org] Website Facebook Iron County Michigan Genealogical Society PO Box 82 Stambaugh, MI 49964 E-mail:[mailto:ironcountygenealogy@gmail.com ironcountygenealogy@gmail.com] Facebook

Websites

 * Iron County, MI-Roots Michigan Roots is a member of the PA-Roots family of websites.
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Iron County MI Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.