Alpena County MI Genealogy

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Overview of Alpena County Records

• Alpena County was created in 1840 from Mackinac County and unorganized territory.
• Copies of birth, marriage, and death records for 1867 and later can be obtained from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services .
• The Alpena County Clerk has birth records starting in 1869, marriage records starting in 1871, death records starting in 1871, divorce records, and court records starting in 1871.
• The Alpena County Probate Judge has probate records starting in 1858.
• The Alpena County Register of Deeds has land records starting in 1858.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.