Macomb County, Michigan Databases

Macomb County was created by Proclamation made by Governor Lewis Cass on Janary 15, 1818; as ceeded to the United States by several area Indian Tribes.

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Census Records Online

1820 Macomb Co Census by Denise Frederick

1830 Shelby Twp, Macomb Co Census by Shelby Twp Historical Committee
1830 Macomb Co Census by Kent Co MI Rootsweb

1840 Richmond Twp, Macomb Co Census by Richmond Historical Society
1840 Lenox Twp, Macomb Co Census by Richmond Historical Society

1850 Richmond Twp, Macomb Co Census Index by Richmond Historial Society
1850 Richmond Twp, Macomb Co Census by Richmond Historical Society

1870 Michigan Census (covers entire state) Library of Michigan

1880 Michigan Census (covers entire state) Family Search - LDS

1920 Shelby Twp, Macomb Co Census ( if you need, the free password, its given under Historical Records Section of main page) by Shelby Township Historical Society

1930 Macomb Co Census Index by Mt Clemens Library

Vital Records

Macomb Co Birth Index (various) by Mich Family History Network

Dibean's Marriage Index for Macomb Co (various years) Michigan Family History Network

1792-1882 Macomb Co Deaths Extracted from: "Chronology; History of Macomb County" Pub 1882 by Mt Clemens Library
1866-1882 Early Settlers of Macomb Co Death Index Extracted from: "Chronology; History of Macomb County" by Mt Clemens Library
Macomb Death Records (various) by MI Family History Network
1904-2004 Macomb Co Death Index by Macomb Co Archives

Cemetery Stone Transcriptions

Available from: Mt Clements Public Library Bates Cemetery Brabb Cemetery Cannon Cemetery
Clifton Mills Cemetery Clinton Grove Cemetery Conner-Price Cemetery Curtis Cemetery
Edgerton Cemetery Ewell-Moore Cemetery Goodrich Cemetery Hadley Cemetery
Hart Cemetery Immanuel Methodist Church Cemetery Indian Trail Cemetery Kukuk Cemetery
Lenox Burying Ground Macomb Center Cemetery Powell Cemetery Richmond City Cemetery
Rose Hill Cemetery St Lawrence Catholic Cemetery Utica Cemetery Warren Union Cemetery
Washington Cemetery Washington Center Cemetery Available from:
MI Tombstone Project
Cadillac Memorial Gardens
Clifton Mills Cemetery Resurrection Cemetery Available from:
Michigan American Local History Network
Macomb Co Master Cemetery Index
Bates Cemetery Brabb Cemetery Cannon Cemetery Clifton Mills Cemetery
Clinton Grove Cemetery Conner-Price Cemetery Edgerton Cemetery Haire Cemetery
Hart Cemetery Immanuel Methodist Church Cemetery Kukuk Cemetery Lee Cemetery (aka Indian Trail/Wolcott-Ray)
Lenox Cemetery (aka Kuster) Powell Cemetery St Marys Cemetery St Michaels Cemetery
Utica Cemetery Washington South Cemetery Washington Center Cemetery .
Available from: Shelby Townhip Historical Commission Utica Cemetery, Burials, History and Photos Lenox Cemetery (aka Kuster) by Ursula B Clinton Grove Cemetery by ClintonGrove.com


Military Records

Civil War Records of Mt Clemens H.D. Terry Post 214 GAR by Mt Clemens Library
Macomb Co Civil War Soldier Burials (& Bio's) by MacombMICW

1883 MI Pensioners Index (all MI) by MIFamilyHistory.org
1890 Veteran Census of Macomb Co by Mt Clemens Library
1890 Veterans Schedule Richmond Twp, Macomb Co by Richmond Historical Society
1890 Veterans Census New Haven Twp, Macomb Co by Richmond Historical Society

Macomb Co Military Index: (1929 Soldiers of C.W. ; 62 of Span-Am ; 1098 of WWI ; 5383 of WWII ; and 2712 Korean) by Mt Clemens Library

Macomb Co Spanish American War Enlistments by MI Family History.org

Macomb Co WWI Draft Registration Index Mt Clemens Library
WWI Macomb Co Service Records by Mt Clemens Library
WWI Macomb Co Casualties by Mt Clemens Library

WWII Macomb Co Casualties Army & Airforce Access Genealogy

Newspapers and Obituaries

Macomb Co Obituary Index 1880-present (with complete coverage from 1968 to 2003) by Mt Clemens Library
1886-1940s Obits & Announcement from Richmond Review, Armada Crescent & Romeo Monitor by Richmond Historical Society

Macomb Co Obituary Index A-M (various) | N-Z by MI ALHN

Obituaries of NJ Residents who settled in Macomb Co (Kent, Lapeer, & Oakland also) MI ALHN
3 Misc Obits submitted to USGenweb

May 8, 1904 Utica Fire (70 families left homeless, Utica destroyed) Shelby Twp Historical Society
1891-1895 & 1925 Newspaper Abstracts Mt Clemens by MI ALHN
Dec 28, 1889: William Major kills his daughter & Grandchild, Mt Vernon Horror by USGenweb

Court Records - Wills - Probates

Macomb Co Circuit Court Index 1966-present by Macomb County.gov

Bibles and Bio's

Index to Macomb Co Bio's Extracted from "Michigan Biographies" Pub 1924 by Mt Clemens Library
Bio's of Macomb Co Pioneers by MI ALHN

Bio & Diary of Thomas Fanning (1852-1927) Richmond Historical Society
Bios of John Major & Charles B. Richards by USGenweb

Land Records

1856-1961 Shelby Twp Plat maps/owners (free password given) ShelbyTwp Historical Society

1859 Plat Map Richmond Twp by Richmond Historical Society
1916 Land Owners of Richmond Twp by Richmond Historical Society

1859 Plat Map Lenox Twp Richmond Historical Society

Macomb Co Land Records Prior to 1908 extracted from BLM by USGenweb

City Directories

1896-97, 1899-1906, 1911-1918 Mt Clements City Directory Index by Mt Clemens Library

1859 Shelby Township Farmers Directory by Shelby Historical Society

1908 Mt Clemens City Directory:
A-F | G-L | M-R | S-Z by Mt Clemens Library

Church Records

Marriages & Baptisms of Early French Settlers 1833-1841 (+ old parish map showing locations) by Mt Clemens Library

History of Hope Chapel Church, Shelby Twp by Shelby Twp Historical Committee

History & 1897 Membership of Immanual Evangelical Church of Ridgeway by Richmond Historical Society

School Records

Mt Clemens High School Yearbook Index (1917-1948 various) by Mt Clemens Library

1883-1897 Richmond Twp Highschool Graduates | Bio's of Grads by Richmond Historical Society

1878-1929 Armada High School Graduates by MI ALHN

Surnames and Queries

Erin Twp Surname Index by Roseville Historical & Genealogical Society
Richmond Twp Surnames and Family Histories by Richmond Historical Society
Macomb Co Surnames, Queries and Genealogy Data by MI American Local History Network

Local History Databases
Mt Clemens Social Organization "Old Crowd" Membership Deaths 1880-2001 (Men's Civic Club) by Mt Clemens Library

Macomb Co Settlement History by MI ALHN
Macomb Co History by MI ALHN
1875 Macomb Co Map & Histories of Villages & Early Settlers by MI ALHN
Macomb Co Extinct Towns, Railroad Stops, & Placenames by Mt Clemens Library

1792-1882 Macomb Co Deaths Extracted from: "Chronology, History of Macomb County" Pub 1882 by Leeson - Mt Clemens Library

1866-1882 Early Settlers of Macomb Co Death Index Extracted "Chronology" Pub 1882 Leeson-Mt Clemens Library

Shelby Township History (pretty much everything you ever needed to know) * EXCELLENT site ! * by Shelby Historical Society

Macomb Co Poor House History by Poor House Story.com

Cultural Information

1839-1982 Macomb Co Naturalization Files by Michigan Library; HAL program

1833-1841 Marriages & Baptisms of Early French Settlers (+ old parish map showing locations) by Mt Clemens Library
French Collection of EBooks (Historical and Genealogy) Online by Rootsweb

German Immigrants to Macomb & St Clair Counties, MI by Richmond Historical Society

Moravian History in Macomb Co by MI ALHN

Native American Tribes in Michigan by Round Sky
Michigan Tribes Central Michigan University

..The Miami Tribe History by Ohio History Central
..Migration pattern of Miami Tribes from 1600s-1700s Indiana.edu
.. Miami Indian "Surnames" as listed with the Indiana Archives (scroll to bottom of page for index)

..Chippewa/Ojebway History by Turtle Island.com

..Menominee Nation

..Ottawa Nation 1836 Ottawa Treaty (showing locations, where removed, reservations) by Freeway.net
.. Ottawa(Odawa) Culture by Freeway.net

..Potawatomi Nation Letters, Locations, some Chiefs' by name by Indiana.edu

..The Wyandot

1855 Reservation Census "Surname Index" (Sault Ste Marie, Grand River, Grand and Little Traverse, Mackinac, Ottawa, Chippewa) by Round Sky

Historical and Genealogical Societies and Libraries

Armada Area Historical Society
73715 S. Fulton
Armada, MI 48005
(586) 784-8593

Chesterfield Township Historical Society
34651 Lakewood
Chesterfield Township, MI 48047-4402
(586) 725-8009

French-Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan
9513 Whipple Shores Drive
Clarkston, MI 48348

Macomb County Genealogy Group
150 Cass Avenue
Mt. Clemens, Michigan 48043
(586)469-6200

Macomb Co Clerk
40 North Main, 1st Floor,
Mount Clemens, Michigan 48043
(586)783-8184
Macomb Co Register of Deeds
(586) 469-5130

Macomb, Alexander DAR Chapter
Mt Clemens, MI

New Baltimore Historical Society
51065 Washington
New Baltimore, MI 48047
(586) 725-4755

Richmond Area Historical and Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 68
Richmond, MI 48062
(586) 727-1518

Romeo Historical Society
P.O. Box 412
Romeo, MI 48065
(586) 752-4111

Roseville Historical & Genealogical Society
29777 Gratiot Avenue
Roseville, Michigan 48066
(586) 445-5407

St. Clair Shores Historical Commission Genealogy Group
22500 11 Mile Road
St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
(586) 771-9020

Shelby Township Historical Society
52700 Van Dyke Avenue
Shelby Twp., Mi 48315
(586) 731-5102

Sterling Heights Genealogical & Historical Society, Inc.
P.O. Box 1154
Sterling Heights, MI 48311-1154
(586) 254-2127

Sterling Heights Public Library
40255 Dodge Park Road
Sterling Heights, MI 48313
(586) 446-BOOK

Warren Historical Society
P.O.Box 1773
Warren, MI 48090-1773
(586) 264-9407

Washington Area Historical Society
54230 Van Dyke
P.O. Box 94144
Washington, MI 48094
(586) 652-2458

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