Arenac County, Michigan Genealogy

United States Michigan Arenac County

Guide to Arenac County Michigan genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

	Michigan Online Records

Arenac County, Michigan
Map
Location of Michigan in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	April 21, 1883
County Seat	Hettinger
Courthouse
Address	Arenac County Courthouse 120 N Grove St. P. O. Box 747 Standish, MI 48658 Phone: 989-846-4626 Arenac County Website

County Courthouse

County Clerk has birth, marriage, death, divorce
and court records from 1883 and burial records from 1952.

History

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arenac_County%2C_Michigan

Parent County

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

Boundary Changes

See COUNTY EVOLUTION IN MICHIGAN, 1790-1897 by Richard W. Welch for the development of the counties in the state. This will help you to determine place of residence of your ancestors and under whose civil jurisdiction they resided. It is also useful for when you start to read the census records.

Places/Localities

Populated Places

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Cities: Au Gres | Omer | Standish

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AuGres

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Au_Gres,_Michigan

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Omer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omer,_Michigan

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Standish

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standish,_Michigan

https://www.facebook.com/groups/139222763311/

The Story of Standish and its People, 1876-1976 by Allan McCready

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Villages: Sterling | Turner | Twining

• Sterling

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterling,_Michigan

• Turner
  

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turner,_Michigan

• Twining
  

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twining,_Michigan

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Townships: Adams | Arenac | Au Gres | Clayton | Deep River | Lincoln | Mason | Moffatt | Sims | Standish | Turner | Whitney

• Adams
  

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adams_Township,_Arenac_County,_Michigan

• Arenac
  

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arenac_Township,_Michigan

• AuGres
  

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Au_Gres_Township,_Michigan

• Clayton
  

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clayton_Township,_Arenac_County,_Michigan

• Communities: Alger | Delano | Maple Ridge | Melita | Pine River

Neighboring Counties

Bay | Gladwin | Losco | Ogemaw

Resources

Cemeteries

• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScn=&CScntry=4&CSst=24&CScnty=1232
  

Census

1870 - Arenac County did not exist in 1870, but was part of Arenac Co.

• http://www.mdoe.state.mi.us/1870Census/search.aspx
  

Church

Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For general information about Michigan denominations, view the Michigan Church Records wiki page.

Land

Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.

See Michigan Land and Property for additional information about early Michigan land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the {{{1}}} County courthouse and where records are currently housed.

Local Histories

Local histories are available for Arenac County, Michigan Genealogy. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section Michigan Local Histories.

Books available at the Library of Michigan (Lansing) regarding Arenac Co.

• http://35.8.7.98/search~S37/X?searchtype=X&searchscope=37&searcharg=Arenac+county&submit.x=24&submit.y=12
  

Military

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.

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Probate

In most counties in Michigan, probate records have been kept by the county judge. They include wills, fee books, claim registers, legacy records, inheritance records, probate packets, and dockets. The records are available at the county courthouse.

Queries: Message Boards and Mailing Lists

• http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.arenac/mb.ashx
  
• http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/usa/MI/arenac.html#MIARENAC
  
• http://genforum.genealogy.com/mi/arenac/
  

Vital Records

• Birth Records and Death Records from 1867 can be obtained from the Michigan Department of Community Health or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred.
• Marriage Records from 1867 and Divorce Records from 1897 can be obtained from the County Clerk.
  

• 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.

Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

• Family History Library Catalog
• The Arenac County MIGenWeb Project, an member of The MIGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
• http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/MI/Arenac/