Grand Traverse County

 Traverse City

Welcome to Grand Traverse 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.

     Grand Traverse County was formed on April 7, 1851, from the area formerly known as Omeena. The first county seat was Boardman's Mills, which is now part of Traverse City.

    Grand Traverse County is known for it vineyards, cherry orchards, festivals, and sandy Lake Michigan beaches.  It is also the home the the Interlochen Center of the Arts.

 

Table of Contents
Cemeteries Miscellaneous  Research Help 
Michigan Tombstone Project  Michigan in the War (Civil War) FamilySearch** 
Findagrave  WWII Honor Roll  Library of Michigan*
  Korean War Memoirs  Archives of Michigan 
History Read Estate Law Suits  1861-1904**  My Heritage* 
Traverse Region (1884) portion  Old News Native Americans 
Traverse Region (1884) full text    Grand Traverse Message Board 
Spraue's History of Grand Traverse (1903)   Newspapers  Traverse City Historical Society 
History of Northern Michigan Vol 1 (1912) Newspaper Archive (T. C. Record Eagle)* Traverse Area District Library  
History of Northern Michigan Vol II  (1912) Grand Traverse Newspapers   Grand Traverse County (Gov)
History of Northern Michigan Vol 1II  (1912)   Traverse City (Gov)
Mission Point Lighthouse  People  Research Tips 
Historic Sites   Family Group Sheets   
  McCully Family  Vital Records 
Land  Old Settlers ( 1918)  Birth Records 1867-1917**
Land Records    Marriage Records 1853-1933** 
  Photographs  Dibean Marriage Index 
Maps  Penny Postcards   Death Records 1867-1916** 
Atlas of Grand Traverse (1881)  State Hospital 1 Ad Building Death Certificates 1897-over 75 yrs old  
New Atlas and Directory (1895)  State Hospital 2  Vital Records 1853-1873**  
Standard Atlas of Grand Traverse (1908  State Hospital 3  MIGenWeb Archives 
Plat Book ( 1927-1936)   Obituaries 1900-2005** 
Township Maps (current)    Obituaries on this Site 
Sanford Fire Maps*   Probate Records  1853-1901**  
*available for Michigan residents with free library card    **FamilySearch requires free account

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Last update: 11/24/2024