Allegan County MI Genealogy

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Allegan Records by Type

Birth Records (11)
Cemetery Records (189)
Census Records (53)
Church Records (14)
City Directories (5)
Court Records (5)
Death Records (25)
Histories and Genealogies (50)
Immigration Records (8)
Land Records (16)
Map Records (54)
Marriage Records (14)
Military Records (18)
Minority Records (1)
Miscellaneous Records (2)
Newspapers and Obituaries (61)
Probate Records (3)
School Records (33)
Tax Records (6)

Allegan County Records by City/Town

Allegan Genealogy (99)
Cheshire Genealogy (45)
Dorr Genealogy (51)
Douglas Genealogy (42)
Fennville Genealogy (56)
Fillmore Genealogy (40)
Ganges Genealogy (43)
Gunplain Genealogy (40)
Hamilton Genealogy (40)

Hopkins Genealogy (52)
Martin Genealogy (48)
Monterey Genealogy (41)
Otsego Genealogy (61)
Overisel Genealogy (46)
Plainwell Genealogy (55)
Saugatuck Genealogy (62)
Watson Genealogy (42)
Wayland Genealogy (67)

Overview of Allegan County Records

Allegan County was created in 1831 from Barry County.
Copies of birth, marriage, and death records for 1867 and later can be obtained from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services .
The Allegan County Clerk has birth and death records starting in 1867, marriage records starting in 1835, divorce records, court records starting in 1836 and land records starting in 1836, and military discharge records.
The Allegan County Probate Court has probate records starting in 1839.
Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.