Welcome to Oceana 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.

      Oceana County is located in West Central Michigan, on the Lake Michigan coast and was formed in 1831 from Ottawa County. The county seat is Hart. Other communities include Crystal Valley, Ferry, Hesperia, Mears, New Era, Pentwater, Rothbury, Shelby, Stony Lake, and Walkerville.

     The photo to the left is the Pentwater ferry from early 1900's.