Benzie County, Michigan:
Family History & Genealogy, Census, Birth, Marriage, Death Vital Records & More

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Projects

• Benzie County History & Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Benzie County MIGenWeb      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Benzie County Records      (Source: Michigan Family History Network)
• Benzie, MI      (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)

Adjacent counties

• Grand Traverse County, MI  to the east
• Leelanau County, MI  to the north
• Manistee County, MI  to the south
• Wexford County, MI  to the southeast

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence

• Benzie Co, Michigan, USA      (Source: Our Family Tree)
• Benzie County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Benzie County GEDCOM Index      (Source: GEDCOM Index .Com)
• A history of northern Michigan and its people  Volume II, 1912     (Source: Internet Archive)
• A history of northern Michigan and its people  Volume III, 1912     (Source: Internet Archive)

Blogs

• Grand Traverse Area Genealogy Society 

Cemeteries

• Benzie County  Michigan Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project     (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Benzie County Cemeteries      (Source: The Tombstone Transcription Project)
• Benzie County Cemeteries      (Source: USGenWeb Michigan Archives)
• Benzie County Cemetery List      (Source: Find A Grave)
• Billion Graves for Benzie County, Michigan      (Source: Billion Graves)
• Cemeteries of Benzie County      (Source: Interment.net)
• The Political Graveyard      (Source: The Political Graveyard)

Census Records and Indexes (24)

Church Records

• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1826-1945  includes Frankfort, Michigan     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Court and Legal Records

• Benzie County Court Records Directory      (Source: Court Records Free Reference and Directory)
• Notice lis pendens, vol. l, 1870-1893  Viewing restrictions may apply     (Source: FamilySearch)

Estate Records

• Michigan Probate Records  1797-1973     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Michigan Wills and Probate Records, 1784-1980  includes Benzie County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

History (37)

Introduction and Guides

• Benzie County      (Source: Histopolis Collaborative Genealogy & History)
• Benzie County Public Records      (Source: Nationwide Environmental Title Research)
• Benzie County, Michigan Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy, Inc.)
• Cyndi's List of Michigan locality links      (Source: Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet)
• FamilySearch Wiki Research Guide      (Source: FamilySearch)

Land Records

• Benzie County Deeds and Indexes      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Benzie County Land Records      (Source: USGenWeb Michigan Archives)
• Land Patent Search      (Source: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office)
• Miscellaneous record, vol. 1, 1869-1892      (Source: FamilySearch)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Benzie County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Libraries, Museums, Archives

• Benzie Area Historical Society and Museum  Benzonia, Michigan     (Source: Facebook)
• Family History Library Holdings      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Grand Traverse Area Genealogical Society 
• Library Directory for Benzie County, Michigan      (Source: libraries.org - A directory of libraries throughout the world)
• Local History Bibliography - Benzie County  Clarke Historical Library
• PERiodical Source Index Search  Benzie County, Michigan     (Source: Find My Past)
• Research and Archives  Benzonia Public Library

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• GenForum Message Boards      (Source: Genealogy.com)
• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)

• MIBENZIE Benzie County genealogy

  • MIBENZIE Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (12)

Military Records and Histories

• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883  Benzie County, Michigan     (Source: Internet Archive)

• Civil War

  • 1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War  Benzie County     (Source: FamilySearch)

• Spanish American War

  • Michigan Volunteers      (Source: Michigan Family History Network)

• World War I

  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Benzie County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Miscellaneous Data

• Benzie County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)
• Classic Buildings of Benzie County      (Source: Society of Architectural Historians)

Newspaper Records

• Benzie County Historic newspapers 
• Benzie County Newspaper Articles      (Source: USGenWeb Michigan Archives)
• Benzie County Newspaper Holdings  Michigan Newspaper Project
• Chronicling America  Benzie County     (Source: The Library of Congress)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• Bennett-Barz Funeral Home & Terwilliger Funeral Home  Beulah and Kaleva, Michigan
• Benzonia Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Beulah Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Frankfort Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Frankfort, Michigan Newspaper Obituaries      (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• Benzie County  Built in America     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Benzie County Courthouse 
• Benzie County Photographs  Jan 1935-June 1944     (Source: Photogrammar)
• Benzie County, Frankfort  America from the Great Depression to World War II     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Historical Postcards of Benzie County      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

School Records and Histories

• Michigan Schools  Benzie Co.

Societies

• Almira Historical Society 
• Benzie Area Historical Museum 
• Benzie Area Historical Society      (Source: Facebook)
• Grand Traverse Area Genealogical Society 

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (34)

Transportation and Industry (13)

Vital Records

• 1880 Mortality Schedule      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Benzie County Marriage Records      (Source: USGenWeb Archives Marriage Records Project)
• Benzie County Marriages      (Source: USGenWeb Michigan Archives)
• Benzie County Vital Records      (Source: Vital Records Information for the United States)
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880  Benzie County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Wiki

• Benzie County, Michigan Wiki      (Source: RootsWeb)

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