Delta County, Michigan Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for the Greek letter "delta", which refers to the triangular shape of the original county. The County is located in the northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Delta County Courthouse 310 Ludington Street Escanaba, MI 49829 Phone: (906) 789-5105 Delta County Website

County Clerk has birth, marriage, death, divorce court, probate and land records 1867.

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:

Cemeteries

 * 1799-1999 at FamilySearch — index and images

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
 * 1907-1908 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Emigration and Immigration

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

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 Civil War service men from Delta 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 Delta County.


 * 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 Wills and Probate Records 1784-1980 at Ancestry($)
 * 1797-1973 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Article

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.

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

 * Pre-1897 (not complete) - Michigan State Department of Community Health Genealogical Death Indexing System
 * 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
 * 1867-2010 Delta County Death Records, 1867-2010 - index of death records created by the Delta County Genealogical Society.
 * 1897-1952 Michigan Death Certificates, 1897-1952 at Michiganology

Divorce

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

FamilySearch Centers

 * Escanaba Michigan FamilySearch Center
 * Iron Mountain Michigan FamilySearch Center
 * Marquette Michigan FamilySearch Center


 * Peter White Public Library - an affiliate library

Museums
Garden Peninsula Historical Society and Museum 6347 State St. M-138 PO Box 6 Garden, MI 49835 517-324-1828 Fax: 517-324-4370 E-mail:[mailto:hsm@hsmichigan.org hsm@hsmichigan.org] Website

Societies

 * Delta County Historical Society 16 Beaumier Way/PO Box 484 Escanaba, MI 49829 Phone: 906-789-6790 Email:[mailto:arch@deltahistorical.org arch@deltahistorical.org] Website Facebook
 * Delta County Genealogical Society 312 North 20th Street/Box 442 Escanaba, MI 49829 Website


 * Garden Peninsula Historical Society and Museum 6347 State St. M-138 PO Box 6 Garden, MI 49835 Phone: 517-324-1828 E-mail: [mailto:hsm@hsmichigan.org hsm@hsmichigan.org] Website

Websites

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