Jackson County, Michigan Genealogy

From the US GenWeb Jackson County, Michigan homepage:

www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mijackso/jackson.htm

General County Information Jackson County is located in the south central part of Michigan.

Jackson County was formed in 1832 from Washtenaw County. The county seat is Jackson. Other communities include Brooklyn, Cement City, Clarklake, Columbia, Concord, Grass Lake, Hanover, Horton, Liberty, Michigan Center, Munith, Napoleon, Norvell, Parma, Pulaski, Rives Junction, Spring Arbor, Springport, Stockbridge, Tompkins Center, and Vandercook Lake.

Geographical Names Information System Query Results for Jackson County Info about townships, towns, cemeteries etc. Bordering counties are Branch, Branch MIGenWeb site, Calhoun MIGenWeb site, Eaton MIGenWeb site, Hillsdale MIGenWeb site, Ingham MIGenWeb site, Lenawee MIGenWeb site, Livingston, Livingston MIGenWeb site, and Washtenaw MIGenWeb site.

Genealogical and Historical Societies

Jackson County Genealogical Society c/o Jackson District Library 244 W. Michigan Jackson, MI 49201 Jackson County Genealogical Society Library 536-540 N. Jackson Jackson, MI 49201 Email the JCGS Library.

Jackson Historical Society c/o Jackson District Library 244 W. Michigan Jackson, MI 49201