Iosco County, Michigan Genealogy

United States

Michigan Genealogy

Iosco County

Guide to Iosco County, Michigan ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Iosco County, Michigan
Map
Location of Michigan in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	April 1, 1840
County Seat	Tawas City
Courthouse
Address	Iosco County Courthouse 422 W Lake St. P. O. Box 838 Tawas City, MI 48764-0838 Phone: (989) 362-3497 Iosco County Website

County Information

Description

The County was named for a pseudo-Native American name by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, an American geographer and ethnologist. The County has Tawas City as its seat and the County was created 1840. The County is located in the east area of the state.

Iosco County, Michigan Record Dates

Beginning Dates for Major County Records
Birth	Marriage	Death	Census	Land	Probate
1867	1858	1867	1820	1840	1859

County Courthouse

County Clerk has birth records from 1867, marriage records from 1862,
deathrecords from 1868, burial records 1961-1978, divorce and court
records from 1859 and naturalization records 1859-1906.

History

Parent County

1840--Iosco County was created 1 April 1840 from unorganized territory. It was formerly Kanotin County, until the name changed 8 March 1843. It was attached to Mackinac, Saginaw, and Cheboygan Counties prior to organization 16 February 1857.  County seat: Tawas City

Boundary Changes

For animated maps illustrating Michigan county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Michigan County Boundary Maps" (1790-1897) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss

There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Places/Localities

Neighboring Counties

Alcona  • Arenac  • Ogemaw  • Oscoda

Resources

Cemeteries

Tombstone Transcriptions Online	Tombstone Transcriptions in Print	List of Cemeteries in the county
Findagrave.com	Family History Library	Findagrave.com
Rootsweb	WorldCat	Billion Graves
Tombstone Project
EPodunk
Billion Graves
See Michigan Cemeteries for more information.

Census

State Census

• 1894 - Michigan State Census, 1894 at FamilySearch — index

Church

Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For general information about Michigan denominations, view the Michigan Church Records wiki page.

Emigration and Immigration

• 1929 - 1966 Michigan, Crew Lists for various ports, 1929-1966 at FamilySearch — index and images

Land

Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.

See Michigan Land and Property for additional information about early Michigan land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse and where records are currently housed.

Local Histories

Local histories are available for Iosco County, Michigan Genealogy. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section Michigan Local Histories.

Maps

Click a neighboring county
for more resources

• Maps of Michigan (1790-1897)

Newspapers

Finding More Michigan Newspapers

Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Iosco County, Michigan Genealogy newspapers in online catalogs like:

• WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
• The Saginaw News
• Do a Iosco County, Michigan Genealogy Place-name search for these and other records in the Family History Library Catalog (For instructions see FHL Catalog Place-name Search).

Obituaries

• 1820-2006 - Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006 at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate

In most counties in Michigan, probate records have been kept by the county judge. They include wills, fee books, claim registers, legacy records, inheritance records, probate packets, and dockets. The records are available at the county courthouse.

The FamilySearch Catalog lists films of probate records. To find the records for this county, use the Place Search for Michigan, Iosco and search for Probate records in the list.

Note: Not every county in Michigan will have Probate Records in the FamilySearch Catalog.

Online Probate Records

• 1784 – 1980 Michigan Wills and Probate Records 1784-1980 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
• 1797 – 1973 Michigan Probate Records 1797-1973 at FamilySearch — images

Vital Records

Vital Records consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased as shown below:

Birth Records and Death Records from the Michigan Department of Community Health (from 1867) or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred.

Marriage Records (from 1867) and Divorce Records (from 1897) from the County Clerk.

• How to order Michigan Vital Records

Birth

• 1867-1917 - Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917 at FamilySearch — index and images
• 1867-1902 - Michigan Birth Registrations, 1867-1902-- Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch. Records include such information as name of child, birthdate and place, if still-born, illegitimate or twin, gender, race and record number.

Marriage

• 1585-1945 - Michigan, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
• 1820-1937 - Michigan, County Marriages Index, 1820-1937 at FamilySearch — index
• 1820-1940 - Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940 at FamilySearch — index and images
• 1868-1925 - Michigan Marriage Registrations, 1868-1925 -- Free name indexes at FamilySearch.  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

• 1850-1880 - Michigan Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880 at FamilySearch — index and images
• 1867-1897 - Michigan Death Registrations, 1867-1897 --  Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch.   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

Iosco County Historical Society & Museum
405 West Bay Street, (US-23)
East Tawas, Michigan 48730
Telephone: 989-362-8922
Website

Huron Shores Genealogical Society
c/o Robert J. Parks Public Library
6010 N Skeel Ave Oscoda MI 48750-1577
Telephone: 989-362-5425 or 989-739-3650
E-mail:klenowr@alpena.cc.mi.us
Website

Iosco County Genealogical Society
1909 Bobwhite St.
No. Oscoda 48750

Huron County Historical Society
PO Box 62
Bad Axe, MI 48413
Telephone: 989-712-0050
E-mail:huroncountyhistoricalsociety@yahoo.com
Website

• List of Michigan Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies
• Huron Shores Genealogical Society
• USGW Archives
• Isoco County Michigan Rootsweb

Family History Centers

Family history centers provide one-on-one assistance and free access to premium genealogical websites. In addition, many centers have free how-to genealogy classes. See family history center for more information. Search the online FHC directory for a nearby family history center.

• Introduction to Family History Centers

Websites

• Iosco County, MI History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
• Michigan Genealogy Network Community on Google+
• Michigan Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
• USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
• FamilySearch Catalog
• Iosco County MI Genealogy (Michigan Genealogy)