Berrien County MI Genealogy

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Berrien Records by Type

Birth Records (6)
Cemetery Records (212)
Census Records (50)
Church Records (41)
City Directories (135)
Court Records (1)
Death Records (17)
Histories and Genealogies (50)
Immigration Records (3)
Land Records (16)
Map Records (70)
Marriage Records (16)
Military Records (10)
Miscellaneous Records (2)
Newspapers and Obituaries (98)
Probate Records (3)
School Records (97)
Tax Records (1)

Berrien County Records by City/Town

Bainbridge Genealogy (44)
Baroda Genealogy (39)
Benton Harbor Genealogy (130)
Benton Township Genealogy (35)
Berrien Genealogy (38)
Berrien Springs Genealogy (60)
Bertrand Genealogy (37)
Bridgman Genealogy (35)
Buchanan Genealogy (67)
Coloma Genealogy (52)
Eau Claire Genealogy (38)
Galien Genealogy (37)


Hagar Genealogy (32)
Lake in Berrien County Genealogy (33)
New Buffalo Genealogy (40)
New Troy Genealogy (33)
Niles Genealogy (134)
Oronoko Genealogy (37)
Sodus Genealogy (33)
St Joseph Genealogy (131)
Stevensville Genealogy (41)
Three Oaks Genealogy (51)
Watervliet Genealogy (51)

Overview of Berrien County Records

  • Berrien County was created in 1829 from 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 Berrien County Clerk has birth records starting in 1867, death records starting in 1867, marriage records starting in 1831, naturalization records from 1835 to 1985, and military records starting in 1918.
  • The Berrien County Probate Court has probate records starting in 1832.
  • The Berrien County Register of Deeds has land records starting in 1831.
  • The Berrien County Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records starting in 1835.
  • Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.