Arenac County, Michigan Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Arenac County Courthouse 120 N Grove St. P. O. Box 747 Standish, MI 48658 Phone: 989-846-4626

Arenac County; 120 N Grove St; PO Box 747; Standish, MI 48658; Ph. 517.846.4626 Details: (Co Clk has b, m, d, div &amp; ct rec from 1883 &amp; bur rec from 1952)

Parent County
1883--Arenac County was created 21 April 1883 from Bay County. County seat: Standish

Populated Places

 * Cities: Au Gres | Omer | Standish
 * Villages: Sterling | Turner | Twining
 * Townships: Adams | Arenac | Au Gres | Clayton | Deep River | Lincoln | Mason | Moffatt | Sims | Standish | Turner | Whitney
 * Communities: Alger | Delano | Maple Ridge | Melita | Pine River

Neighboring Counties
Bay | Gladwin | Losco | Ogemaw

Civil War
Civil War service men from Arenac 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 Arenac County.



Vital Records

 * 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.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * The Arenac County MIGenWeb Project, an member of The MIGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The Arenac County MIGenWeb Project, an member of The MIGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.