Hillsdale County, Michigan Genealogy

United States &gt; Michigan &gt; Hillsdale County

County Courthouse
Hillsdale County Courthouse 29 N Howell St. Hillsdale, MI 49242 Phone: (517) 437-3391

County Clerk has birth and death records from 1867, marriage records from 1835, divorce and court records from 1845; probate court has probate records; Register of Deeds has land records

Parent County
1829--Hillsdale County was created 29 October 1829 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Lenawee County prior to organization 11 February 1835. County seat: Hillsdale

Neighboring Counties

 * Branch
 * Calhoun
 * Fulton County, Ohio
 * Jackson
 * Lenawee
 * Steuben County, Indiana
 * Williams County, Ohio

Vital Records

 * Michigan Birth Registrations, 1867-1902 -- Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch.org 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.org. 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.org.  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
 * Jonesville 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.