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County Courthouse

Ionia County Courthouse
100 E Main St.
Ionia, MI 48846
Phone: (616) 527-5322

History

Parent County

1831--Ionia County was created 2 March 1831 from Mackinac County. It was attached to Kent County prior to organization 3 April 1837.  County seat: Ionia ^[1]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Barry
• Clinton
• Eaton
• Gratiot
• Kent
• Montcalm

Resources

Cemeteries

Ionia County Cemeteries (GENWEB) 

ionia.migenweb.net/cem.htm

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

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

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

References

1. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).