Grand Traverse County MIGenWeb

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	Grant Twp #2 School Census	Grand Traverse Message Board
Spraue's History of Grand Traverse (1903)		Traverse City Historical Society
History of Northern Michigan Vol 1 (1912)	Newspapers	Traverse Area District Library
History of Northern Michigan Vol II (1912)	Newspaper Archive (T. C. Record Eagle)*	Grand Traverse County (Gov)
History of Northern Michigan Vol 1II (1912)	Grand Traverse Newspapers	Traverse City (Gov)
Mission Point Lighthouse		Research Tips
Historic Sites	People
	Family Group Sheets	Vital Records
Land	McCully Family	Birth Records 1867-1917**
Land Records	Old Settlers ( 1918)	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**
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