Ottawa County, Michigan Genealogy

United States &gt; Michigan &gt; Ottawa County

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

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

Cemeteries

 * Index to Records of Ottawa County Cemeteries
 * Internment.net
 * The Tombstone Transcription Project

Censuses
1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 and 1900 US Federal Censuses for Olmsted, Minnesota can be found at FamilySearch Record Search - Pilot. 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.)

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

Death Records

 * Index to Death Records in Ottawa County

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.