Huron County, Michigan Genealogy

United States

Michigan

Huron County

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

Michigan Online Genealogy Records

County Facts County seat: Bad Axe Organized: Janurary 25, 1859 Parent County(s): Sanilac Neighboring Counties Sanilac  • Tuscola See County Maps Courthouse Location Map Adoption This page is available for adoption

County Information

Description

The County was named for Lake Huron. The County is located in the east area of the state.

County Courthouse

Huron County Courthouse
250 E Huron Ave.
Bad Axe, MI 48413-1317
Phone: 517-269-9942
Huron County Website

County Clerk has birth, marriage, death, divorce and court records 1867.
Probate Judge has probate records.
Register of Deeds has land records.

Huron County, Michigan Record Dates

Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.

Known Beginning Dates for Major County Records
Birth*	Marriage	Death*	Court	Land	Probate	Census
1867	1867	1867	1867	1837	1861	1820
Statewide registration started in 1867 for births and deaths. General compliance by 1915.

Record Loss

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

Boundary Changes

1840--Huron County was created 1 April 1840 from Sanilac County. It was attached to Saginaw, St. Clair, and Sanilac Counties prior to ogranization 25 January 1859. County seat: Bad Axe Interactive Map of Michigan County Formation History (1790-1897) - animated maps illustrating Michigan county boundary changes Michigan Historical Boundary Changes - list of all boundary changes by county provided by Newberry Library County Evolution In Michigan, 1790-1897 by Richard W. Welch for the development of the counties in the state

Populated Places

For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Cities
Bad Axe	Caseville	Harbor Beach
Villages
Elkton Kinde Owendale	Pigeon Port Austin Port Hope	Sebewaing Ubly
Unincorporated communities
Bach Berne Cracow Filion Glencoe Grindstone City Helena Huron City Ivanhoe	Kilmanagh Lewisville Linkville Parisville Pawlowski Pinnebog Pointe aux Barques Popple	Rapson Redman Rose Island Ruth Valley Island Verona Weale White Rock
Census-designated places
Bay Port
Townships
Bingham Bloomfield Brookfield Caseville Chandler Colfax Dwight Fairhaven Gore Grant	Hume Huron Lake Lincoln McKinley Meade Oliver Paris Pointe Aux Barques Port Austin	Rubicon Sand Beach Sebewaing Sheridan Sigel Verona Winsor Township

Resources

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Huron County, Michigan online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online	Find A Grave MIGenWeb MIGenWeb Archives Tombstone Project MIInterment Billion Graves
Tombstone Transcriptions in Print (Often more complete)	Family History Library WorldCat
List of Cemeteries in the County	Findagrave.com FamilySearch Places
See Michigan Cemeteries for more information

 

Census Records

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1850	210	—
1860	3,165	1407.1%
1870	9,049	185.9%
1880	20,089	122.0%
1890	28,545	42.1%
1900	34,162	19.7%
1910	34,758	1.7%
1920	32,768	−5.7%
1930	31,132	−5.0%
1940	32,584	4.7%
1950	33,149	1.7%
1960	34,006	2.6%
1970	34,083	0.2%
1980	36,459	7.0%
1990	34,951	−4.1%
2000	36,079	3.2%
2010	33,118	−8.2%
Source: "Wikipedia.org".

State Census

• 1850-1880 - Michigan Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Article
• 1894 Michigan Department of State. Census of the State of Michigan, 1894. Vol 3. Lansing, MI: R. Smith & co., state printers, 1896. (Civil War veterans only) Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library

Church Records

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.

• 1819-1991 - Michigan, Church Records, 1819-1991 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Article

List of Churches and Church Parishes

• FamilySearch Places
  

Emigration and Immigration

• 1929-1966 Michigan, Crew Lists for various ports, 1929-1966 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Article

Land and Property Records

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 Huron County courthouse and where records are currently housed.

Local Histories

Local histories are available for Huron County. 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 and Gazetteers

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for more resources

• Maps of Michigan (1790-1897)
• FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

Military Records

Civil War

• 1876-1945 - Michigan, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records, 1876-1945 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Article
• 1894 Michigan Department of State. Census of the State of Michigan, 1894. Vol 3. Lansing, MI: R. Smith & co., state printers, 1896. (Civil War veterans only) Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library
• Michigan, Civil War Centennial Observance Commission, Committee on Civil War Grave Registration, Burial Records at FamilySearch - How to Use This Article

World War I

• 1917-1919 - Michigan, Census of World War I Veterans with Card Index, 1917-1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Article

Naturalization and Citizenship

• 1837-1993 - Michigan, Eastern and Western Districts, Naturalization Records, 1837-1993 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Article

Obituaries

• 1820-2006 Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Article

Probate Records

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.

Online Indexes and Records

• 1784-1980 Michigan Wills and Probate Records 1784-1980 at Ancestry($)
• 1797-1973 Michigan Probate Records 1797-1973 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Article

Tax Records

Michigan tax records complement land records and can be used to supplement the years between censuses. Because only persons who owned taxable property were listed, many residents were not included in tax lists. There may also be gaps of several years in the tax records of some counties. For more information see the Wiki page, Michigan Taxation.

Vital Records

• Birth Records and Death Records from 1867 can be obtained from the Michigan Department of Community Health or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred.
• Marriage Records from 1867 and Divorce Records from 1897 can be obtained from the County Clerk.
  

Birth

• 1867-1917 - Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Article
• 1867-1902 - Michigan Births, 1867-1902 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Article

Marriage

• 1585-1945 - Michigan, United States Marriages at FindMyPast $
• 1820-1937 - Michigan, County Marriages Index, 1820-1937 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Article
• 1820-1940 - Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Article
• 1868-1925 - Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Article

Death

• 1850-1880 - Michigan Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Article
• 1867-1897 - Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Article

Research Facilities

Family History Centers

Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a family history center.

• Family History Center and Affiliate Library Locator

Local Centers and Libraries

Societies

Huron County Genealogical Society
PO Box 321004
Flint, MI 48532
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Huron County Genealogical Society joined Flint Genealogical Society, sharing resources and webpage.

Huron County Historical Society
P.O. Box 62
Bad Axe, MI 48413
Phone: 989-712-0050
Email:ellicott.d@gmail.com
Website

Huron Shores Genealogical Society
6010 North Skeel Avenue
Oscoda, MI 48750-1577
Phone: 989-739-9581
E-mail:huronshoresgs@yahoo.com
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Websites

The usage of "Mormon" and "LDS" on this page is approved according to current policy.

• Huron County, MI-Roots Michigan Roots is a member of the PA-Roots family of websites.
• USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
• Huron County MI Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)
• FamilySearch Catalog – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.

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