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United States Michigan Grand Traverse County

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

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Grand Traverse County, Michigan
Map
Location of Michigan in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	April 7, 1851
County Seat	Traverse City
Courthouse
Address	Grand Traverse County Courthouse 400 Boardman Ave. Traverse City, MI 49684 Phone: (231) 922-4760 Grand Traverse County Website

County Courthouse

County Clerk has bird and death records from 1867,
marriage records from 1853, divorce and court records from 1882.
Townships have burial records.
Register of Deeds has land records. ^[1]

History

Parent County

1851--Grand Traverse County was created 7 April 1851 from Omeena County.

County seat

Traverse City ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Antrim
• Benzie
• Kalkaska
• Leelanau
• Manistee
• Missaukee
• Wexford

Resources

Cemeteries

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

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.

Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
• Traverse City 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.
• Family History Library Catalog

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Grand Traverse County, Michigan page 345, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).

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