Oceana County, Michigan
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| + | | county = Oceana County | ||
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| + | | state = Michigan | ||
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| + | | founded year = 1831 | ||
| + | | founded date = March 2 | ||
| + | | seat = Hart | ||
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| + | | building address = Oceana County Courthouse]<br>100 State Street<br>Hart, MI 49420<br>Phone: (231) 873-4328<br> [http://www.oceana.mi.us/'''Oceana County Website'''] }} | ||
== County Courthouse == | == County Courthouse == | ||
| − | + | <br>County Clerk has birth and marriage records from 1867 <br>and death records from 1868.<br> Clerk Circuit Court hasdivorce and court records. <br>Probate Court has probate records.<br>Register of Deeds has land records.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Oceana County, Michigan page 349, {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | |
== History == | == History == | ||
Revision as of 02:34, 15 February 2013
United States 
Michigan Oceana County
| Oceana County, Michigan | |
| Map | |
 Location of Michigan in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | March 2, 1831 |
|---|---|
| County Seat | Hart |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Oceana County Courthouse] 100 State Street Hart, MI 49420 Phone: (231) 873-4328 Oceana County Website |
Contents |
County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth and marriage records from 1867
and death records from 1868.
Clerk Circuit Court hasdivorce and court records.
Probate Court has probate records.
Register of Deeds has land records.[1]
History
Parent County
1831 Oceana County was created 2 March 1831 from Mackinac County. It was attached to Kent and Ottawa Counties prior to organization 7 April 1851. County seat: Hart [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Military
Civil War
Civil War service men from Oceana 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 Oceana County.
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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.
Open Wednesdays 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Societies and Libraries
Oceana County Historical & Genealogical Society
Research & Library Headquarters
114 Dryden St, Hart MI 49420
Phone 231-873-2600
Family History Centers
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
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Oceana County, Michigan page 349, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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