Sanilac County Courthouse

60 W Sanilac Avenue, Sandusky, Michigan 48471
Phone: 810-648-3212 Fax: 810-648-2900

Genealogy Researchers Welcome - Tuesday thru Friday - 8 am to 4:30 pm

Comments: Call ahead for an appointment to reserve the room. Space allows for two to four genealogists at one time. NO CHILDREN under the age of 12 are allowed. Driver's License required for identification purposes.

Sanilac County Register of Deeds - located at the Courthouse … (810) 648-2313

Land Records from the Family History Library
Land Tract Book for Sanilac County, Michigan (1848-1875)

by United States. General Land Office (Michigan). 
Location: Salt Lake City
Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975 
NOTES: Microfilm of original records in Sandusky, Michigan 
FHL #0978694

Mortgage Records, 1834-1905; Index to Mortgages, 1834-1900

Index to mortgages, v. 1-3 (1834-1886) FHL #0978676
Index to mortgages, v. 4-5 (1886-1900) FHL #0978677

Mortgage records, v. A   (1834-1854)    FHL #0978678
Mortgage records, v. 1-2 (1850-1863)    FHL #0978678
Mortgage records, v. 3-4 (1863-1869)    FHL #0978679
Mortgage records, v. 5-6 (1867-1875)    FHL #0978680
Mortgage records, v. 7-8 (1869-1875)    FHL #0978681
Mortgage records, v. 9-10 (1872-1882)   FHL #0978682
Mortgage records, v. 11-12 (1874 -1878) FHL #0978683
Mortgage records, v. 13-14 (1875-1878)  FHL #0978684
Mortgage records, v. 15-16 (1876-1905)  FHL #0978685
Mortgage records, v. 17-18 (1878-1880)  FHL #0978686
Mortgage records, v. 19-20 (1878-1885)  FHL #0978687
Mortgage records, v. 21-22 (1879-1882)  FHL #0978688
Mortgage records, v. 23-24 (1879-1882)  FHL #0978689
Mortgage records, v. 25-26 (1880-1886)  FHL #0978690
Mortgage records, v. 27-28 (1881-1884)  FHL #0978691
Mortgage records, v. 29-30 (1881-1890)  FHL #0978692 

Miscellaneous Records, vol. 1, 1866-1889

by Sanilac County, Michigan. Register of Deeds 
Location: Salt Lake City: 
Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975 
NOTES: Micro reproduction of ms. Contains various
land records, military discharges, civil records, etc.
FHL #0978693

Deed Records, 1835-1942; Index, 1835-1902

Deed Index, v. A   (1835-1849) FHL #0978659
Deed Index, v. 1-3 (1848-1872) FHL #0978659
Deed Index, v. 4-6 (1872-1886) FHL #0978660
Deed Index, v. 7-9 (1886-1902) FHL #0978661

Deed Records v. A    ( 1835-1849) FHL #0978662
Deed Records v. 1     (1859-1852) FHL #0978662
Deed Records v. 2-3   (1852-1857) FHL #0978663
Deed Records v. 4-5   (1857-1862) FHL #0978664
Deed Records v. 6-7   (1862-1865) FHL #0978665
Deed Records v. 8-9   (1865-1869) FHL #0978666
Deed Records v. 10-11 (1865-1917) FHL #0979620
Deed Records v. 12-13 (1865-1869) FHL #0979621
Deed Records v. 14-15 (1865-1869) FHL #0979622
Deed Records v. 16-17 (1869-1873) FHL #0979623
Deed Records v. 18-19 (1870-1873) FHL #0979624
Deed Records v. 20-21 (1873-1877) FHL #0979625
Deed Records v. 22-23 (1873-1878) FHL #0979626
Deed Records v. 24-25 (1875-1877) FHL #0979627
Deed Records v. 26-27 (1876-1878) FHL #0979628
Deed Records v. 28-29 (1877-1881) FHL #0979629
Deed Records v. 30-31 (1878-1879) FHL #0979630
Deed Records v. 32-33 (1878-1881) FHL #0979631
Deed Records v. 34-35 (1879-1891) FHL #0979632
Deed Records v. 36-37 (1879-1883) FHL #0979633
Deed Records v. 38-39 (1880-1883) FHL #0979634
Deed Records v. 40-41 (1881-1882) FHL #0979635
Deed Records v. 42-43 (1881-1942) FHL #0979636
Deed Records v. 44-45 (1883-1885) FHL #0979637
Deed Records v. 46-47 (1883-1886) FHL #0978673
Deed Records v. 48-49 (1884-1940) FHL #0978674
Deed Records v. 50    (1885-)     FHL #0978675

Atlas of Sanilac County, Michigan (1894)
Contains maps of every township in the county, with village and city plats, and outline map of the county. Also maps of Michigan, United States and the world. Compiled from late and authentic sources, together with other valuable information. Surveys by J.S. Randall, C.E. Ypsilanti, Mich., E.R. Cookingham, 1894.
Location(s): C, DB, LC, MiUH, MSU, S

Plat Book of Sanilac County, Michigan (19??)
Rockford, Ill., W.W. Hixson & Co.
Cited for Library of Congress as (193?) in LGA7 and as a variant copy with cover title in ms. in NUCP56.
Location(s): LC, S

Standard Atlas of Sanilac County, Michigan (1906)
Including a plat book of the villages, cities and townships of the county. Map of the state, United States and world. Patron directory, reference business directory and departments devoted to general information. Analysis of the system of U.S. land surveys, digest of the system of civil government, etc. etc.
Chicago, Geo.A Ogle & Co., 1906
Location(s): C, DH, LC, S, ST and
Microfilm of original published 1906? - 81 p., includes names of land owners is located at the Family History Library, SLC (US/CAN Film Area 2022152 item 6)

Chadwick Farm Atlas of Sanilac County, Michigan (1917)
Ann Arbor, Mich., C.W. Chadwick, 1917
Location(s): LC

Plat Book of Sanilac County, Michigan (194?)
Rockford, Ill., W.W. Hixson & Co., (194?)
Location(s): DH

Farm Plat Book, Sanilac County, Michigan (1959)
Sponsored by Sanilac County 4-H Council. Rockford, Ill., Rockford Map Publishers (1959)
Location(s): DH, MSU, S

Tri-Annual Atlas & Plat Book Sanilac County, Michigan (1964)
Sponsored by Sanilac County 4-H Council. Rockford, Ill., Rockford Map Publishers, 1964.
Location(s): DH, LC, S

Triennial Atlas & Plat Book, Sanilac County, Michigan (1969)
Sponsored by Sanilac County 4-H Council. Rockford, Ill., Rockford Map Publishers, 1969.
Location(s): MH, MiUM, MSU, S

Atlas & Plat Book, Sanilac County, Michigan (1972)
Rockford, Ill., Rockford Map Publishers, 1972
Location(s): G, MH, MSU, S

Land Atlas, Plat book and Business Directory, Sanilac County, Michigan (1987)
Sponsored by Sanilac County 4-H Council, Sandusky, Michigan; Rockford, Ill., Rockford Map Publishers, 1987; 1 atlas (76 p.) Cadastral maps of townships.
Location(s): Family History Library, SLC (Call#: US/CAN BOOK AREA 977.443 E7r)

Online Mapping Information is available from several sources

• Tiger Mapping Service from the US Census Bureau is also informative.
• Maps On Us
• MapQuest! Interactive Atlas should also be checked out!

The Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States Home Page provides live database and image access to more than two million federal land title records for the Eastern Public Land States, dating back to 1820.

The site offers researchers a source of information on the initial transfer of land titles from the federal government to individuals. In addition to verifying title transfer, this information will allow the researcher to connect an individual (Patentee) with a specific location (Legal Land Description) in time (Signature date).