St. Joseph County, Michigan Genealogy

United States &gt; Michigan &gt; St. Joseph County

Parent County
1829--St. Joseph County was created 29 October 1829 from unorganized territory. County seat: Centreville

Neighboring Counties

 * Branch
 * Calhoun
 * Cass
 * Elkhart County, Indiana
 * Kalamazoo
 * Lagrange County, Indiana
 * Van Buren

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
Libraries:


 * Burr Oak Public Library
 * Colon Library
 * Constantine Library
 * Mendon Library
 * Nottawa Public Library
 * Sturgis Public Library
 * Three Rivers Public Library
 * White Pigeon Library
 * Glen Oaks Community College Library

Societies


 * St. Joseph County Genealogical Society

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