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Ottawa County, Michigan
Map
Location of Michigan in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	March 2, 1831
County Seat	Grand Haven
Courthouse
Address	Ottawa County Courthouse 414 Washington Ave. Grand Haven, MI 49417-1473 Phone: (616) 846-8310 Ottawa County Website

County Courthouse

County Clerk has birth and death records from 1867, marriage
and court records from 1847 and divorce records from 1863.^[1]

History

Parent County

1831--Ottawa County was created 2 March 1831 from Mackinac County and unorganized territory.  It was attached to Kent County prior to organization 29 December 1837.  County seat: Grand Haven ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Cities

Coopersville | Ferrysburg | Grand Haven | Holland | Hudsonville | Zeeland

Villages

Spring Lake

Townships

Allendale Charter | Blendon  | Chester  | Crockery  | Georgetown Charter |Grand Haven Charter |
Holland Charter | Jamestown Charter | Olive | Park | Polkton | Port Sheldon | Robinson | Spring Lake | Tallmadge Charter | Wright | Zeeland Charter  

Unincorporated

Allendale | Beechwood | Drenthe | Eastmanville | Jenison | Marne

Neighboring Counties

• Allegan
• Kent
• Muskegon

Resources

Cemeteries

• Find A Grave
• Index to Records of Ottawa County Cemeteries
• Interment.net
• The Tombstone Transcription Project

Censuses

1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890, 1900, 1910, and 1920 US Federal Censuses for Ottawa, Michigan can be found at FamilySearch Record Search.  Free searchable name indexes and images are available for most census years.

Church

• Ottawa County Michigan Church Directory: A listing of some of the different churches in Ottawa.

Court

• Ottawa County Courthouses (Found on left side of home page.)

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Civil War

Civil War service men from Ottawa 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 Ottawa County.

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Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Birth Records

• Index to Birth Records in Ottawa County 1867-1902
• 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.

Marriage Records

• Index to Marriage Records in Ottawa County
• 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.

Death Records

• Index to Death Records in Ottawa County
• 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

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
• Ottawa County, wikipedia
• Family History 101. Brief history, facts and where to find records in Ottawa Co.

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Ottawa County, Michigan page 350, 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).