Barrien County MIGenWeb

Welcome to Berrien County

Welcome to this website which is a part of MIGenWeb and USGenWeb, a network of websites that provide free online genealogical information. This county is currently available for adoption. For more information contact our state coordinator.

Berrien County was named for John M. Berrien of Georgia who was the United States Attorney General under President Andrew Jackson, It's boundaries were established on October 29, 1829, as Niles Township in Cass County. In 1831 it became a separate county.

Berrien County is located in the southwestern corner of Michigan and is bordered to the South by LaPorte County, Indiana. Early day settlers and modern day visitors are drawn to Berrien partially because of the beautiful shores of Lake Michigan. The benefit of being near Lake Michigan helps extends the growing season in the area. This added to the rich loamy soil of the area makes it a very desirable growing area for fruit farms.

Table of Contents
Cemetery	Military	Photographs
Cemetery Records	War of 1812	Family Photos
Findagrave	Civil War	Postcards #1
Michigan Tombstone Project	Michigan in the War	Postcards #2
	World War I	School Photos
Census	World War II	Businesses
1830 Census Names	Korean War	Residences
1840 Census Names	Viet Nam	Towns & Points of Interest
1790-1950 Census**	Burial of indigent veterans**	St. Joseph Monuments
	Military discharge records**	Farmers & Merchants Bank
History	Fold3*	Three Oaks Baseball
Berrien County Directory and History (1871)
History of Berrien and VanBuren (1880)	Miscellaneous	Places
20th Century History of Berrien Co. (1906)	Business Directories	Deeds 1831-1937
1906 History Name Index	Old Pioneer List (1878)	Mortgage Records 1869-1928
County, Town & Township History	Old Time Ads	Land Measurements
Berrien County Historic Sites	Elizabeth Hinish Birthday Book
Early Church Histories	Naturalizations	Schools
Poor House History	Catholic Mission - St. Joseph 1720-1773**	School Records
Hoyt House Hotel, St. Joseph	Moccasin Grange Secretary Book	Old Time Schools
Osgood House Hotel, Coloma	Tidbits & Trivia
Tabor Resort		Vital Records
St. Joseph Lifesavers	Newspapers	Births - Submitted to this site
Reminiscences of the Lower St. Joseph Valley**	Clarke Newspaper Portal	Birth Records 1867-1913**
A. P. Dutton Shipwreck	News Articles	Marriages - Submitted to this site
Hippocampus Shipwreck	News Clippings from MIGenWeb	Marriage Records 1832-1929**
Dewey Cannon Day		Marriage Records 1831-1950**
Warren Featherbone Co.	People	Dibean Marriage Index
	Family Records	Deaths - Submitted to this site
Maps	Biographies	Death Records 1867-1967**
County Map Scans (1860)	Portrait and Biographical Record (1893)	Death Certificates 1897-over 75 yrs old
Atlas of Berrien Co. (1873)	Lottie Wilson, Painter	Obituaries - Submitted to this site
Atlas of Berrien Co. (1887)		Divorces
Standard Atlas of Berrien Co. (1903)		MIGenWeb Archives
Sanford Fire Maps Library of Michigan*		Probate Records 1832-1913**
Tourist Map 1959		Probate Records of Minors 1832-1915**
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