Clinton County, Michigan
Research
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Clinton County
Biographies |
Biographies of Clinton County residents. |
Books |
Historical books about Clinton County, its people and towns. |
Cemeteries |
Cemetery locations, tombstone transcriptions and photographs. |
Census |
Census transcriptions. |
Clinton Co. News |
Clinton County historical newspapers archive. Searchable scans. |
Clinton Co Trails |
Newsletter of the Clinton Co. Historical Society. Full index and first
20 years online. |
DeWitt History |
DeWitt District Library digital library people file, organizations, schools,
history columns, and more. |
Family Websites |
Websites about Clinton County families. |
Information |
Local government, genealogical societies, churches, libraries, and newspapers. |
History |
Articles on the history of Clinton County. |
Land |
Transcriptions of federal land office records and plat map indices. |
Look-ups |
List of publications and volunteers willing to look-up information about your ancestors. |
Maps |
Maps and plats of the county. |
Military |
Military records, rosters, and letters from soldiers. |
Obituaries |
Obituaries of Clinton County residents. |
Photo Album |
Photos of Clinton County people and places. |
Queries |
RootsWeb message boards to post queries and share information. |
Schools |
School records, class rosters, yearbooks, and commencement lists. |
Surname Registry |
A place to find others who may be researching your family surnames. |
Vital Records |
Birth, Marriage and Death Records |
MIGenWeb Archives
Special Projects
Special projects that contain Clinton County information:
Regional Resources
Michigan and Great Lakes regional resources:
BLM |
Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records.
View federal land patents issued between 1820 and 1908.
Records for many Clinton County residents are available.
Hint: Surnames were often spelled incorrectly. |
Clarke Library |
Clarke Historical Library in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.
Several online resources that include Clinton County are available. |
County Clerks Directory |
Michigan County Clerks Directory for genealogists. |
Downward Bound |
Great Lakes Shipping Downward Bound.
Tracing ancestors who worked on the Great Lakes. |
MDCH |
Michigan Department of Community Health.
Information about birth, death, marriage and divorce records. |
USGS |
United States Geological Survey.
Find maps of Michigan and Clinton County. |
Global Resources
World-wide resources:
Mailing List / Message Board
Keep informed about Clinton County genealogy! Subscribe to the
Clinton County Mailing List at RootsWeb. Post a query about your
ancestors, or answer another person's query.
Subscribe to MICLINTO-L |
Subscribe to List mode (MICLINTO-L). You will receive
messages to your regular e-mail address as they are posted. |
Subscribe to MICLINTO-D |
Subscribe to Digest mode (MICLINTO-D). You will receive a
single message that contains multiple messages posted during the
previous 18 hours, if any. |
Search |
Search the archive of previously posted messages for your family
surname, place names, and so on. |
Browse |
Browse the archive of previously posted messages. |
Also, search or browse the Clinton County Message Board at Rootsweb:
The Mailing List and Message Board are separate, but similar
facilities. The Mailing List allows the exchange of messages
between those who are currently subscribed to it. It is more suited to
those actively tracing their family history in Clinton County.
The Message Board is like a bulletin board where you can post
messages that anyone can see. Here you could post a query that might be
answered weeks or even years later when a new researcher happens upon
your message.
Messages posted on the Message Board are also sent as regular
messages to the Mailing List. Likewise, you can search the Mailing List
archive as if it were a Message Board.
What's New
4/2020 |
Link to Clinton County historical newspapers |
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Revised:
April 02, 2020
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