Mecosta County, Michigan Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Mecosta County Courthouse 400 Elm St. Big Rapids, MI 49307 Phone: (616) 592-0783

Mecosta County; 400 Elm St; Big Rapids, MI 49307-1849; Ph. 616.592.0783 Details: (Attached to Newaygo &amp; Kent Cos prior to organization 11 Feb 1858) (Co Clk has b &amp; d rec from 1867, m, div &amp; ct rec from 1859; Pro Ct has pro rec from 1864; Reg of Deeds has land rec from 1859) www.rootsweb.com/~mimecost/inex.html

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.