Schoolcraft County, Michigan Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Henry Schoolcraft. The County has Manistique as its seat and the County was created March 9, 1843. The County is located in the northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth, marriage, death, divorce, court and land records from 1870. Probate Court has probate records from 1870.

Parent County
1843--Schoolcraft County was created 9 March 1843 from Chippewa and Mackinac Counties. It was attached to Chippewa, Houghton, and Marquette Counties prior to organization 23 March 1871. County seat: Manistique

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Michigan county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Michigan County Boundary Maps" (1790-1897) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

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:

Neighboring Counties
Alger •  Delta  •  Luce  •  Mackinac

Census
Federal Census 
 * 1850 Federal Census, Schoolcraft County


 * 1940 Census

State Census
 * 1894 - at FamilySearch — index

Church

 * 1819-1991 - at FamilySearch — index

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1929 - 1966 at FamilySearch — index and images

Maps

 * Maps of Michigan (1790-1897)

Civil War
Civil War service men from Schoolcraft 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 Schoolcraft County.

Online Records
 * at FamilySearch — index
 * 1876-1945 - at FamilySearch — index

World War I

 * 1917-1919 - at FamilySearch — index

Obituaries

 * 1820-2006 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1784 – 1980 Michigan Wills and Probate Records 1784-1980 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1797 – 1973 at FamilySearch — images

Birth

 * 1867-1917 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1867-1902 - Michigan Birth Registrations, 1867-1902 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1883-1886 - Births from the Pioneer Tribune (MIGenWeb)

Marriage

 * 1585-1945 - Michigan, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1820-1937 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1820-1940 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1868-1925 - Michigan Marriage Registrations, 1868-1925 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1870-1893 - Marriage Index for Schoolcraft County, 1870-1893 (MIGenWeb)

Death

 * 1850-1880 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1867-1897 - Michigan Death Registrations, 1867-1897 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1870-1899 - Death Index for Schoolcraft County 1870-1899 (MIGenWeb)
 * 1897-1920 - Seeking Michigan is a free database that has Michigan Death Certificates from 1897-1920, Civil war volunteer records, property records and other historical documents.

Societies and Libraries

 * Schoolcraft County Historical Society PO Box 284 Manistique, MI 49854 Website
 * Schoolcraft Historical Society 16278 Prairie Ronde Schoolcraft, MI 49087
 * Log Cabin Genealogical Society 103 N. Third St. Manistique, MI 49854-1018

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Websites

 * Michigan Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Michigan Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Seeking Michigan is a free database that has Michigan Death Certificates from 1897-1920, Civil war volunteer records, property records and other historical documents.
 * Schoolcraft County MI Genealogy (Michigan Genealogy)
 * Schoolcraft County MI Genealogy (Michigan Genealogy)