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Projects

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

Adjacent counties

• Clare County, MI  to the northeast
• Isabella County, MI  to the southeast
• Lake County, MI  to the northwest
• Montcalm County, MI  to the south
• Newaygo County, MI  to the west
• Osceola County, MI  to the north

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

• Mecosta County Biographies      (Source: USGenWeb Michigan Archives)
• Mecosta County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Portrait and biographical album, Mecosta county, Mich.  1883     (Source: Michigan County Histories)
• Portrait and biographical album, Mecosta county, Mich.  1883     (Source: Internet Archive)

Cemeteries

• Cemeteries of Mecosta County      (Source: Interment.net)
• Mecosta County  Michigan Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project     (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Mecosta County Cemeteries      (Source: ePodunk)
• Mecosta County Cemeteries      (Source: USGenWeb Michigan Archives)
• Mecosta County Cemeteries Reference Guide 
• Mecosta County Cemetery List      (Source: Find A Grave)
• The Political Graveyard      (Source: The Political Graveyard)
• Unknown Cemetery, Lakeview      (Source: Saving Graves)

Census Records and Indexes (15)

Directories

• 1884 Directory of Western Michigan  includes Big Rapids in Mecosta County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Big Rapids History and Business Directory  1863/64     (Source: The Perseus Digital Library)

Ethnic

• Old Settlers  Montcalm, Isabella and Mecosta Counties

History

• Historical Data of Mecosta County 
• Mecosta County      (Source: Wikipedia)
• Mecosta County  Historical and Descriptive Sketch     (Source: The Perseus Digital Library)
• Mecosta County History Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Mecosta County, Michigan      (Source: Michigan Information)
• Michigan Historical Markers  Mecosta County Menu
• National Register of Historic Places 

• Histories of specific towns and townships (12)

• Tornados, Blizzards, Floods, World's Fairs and other events

  • Big Rapids, MI Drowning, Jun 1882      (Source: GenDisasters)
  • Mackinac, Macomb, Manistee, Marquette, Mason, Mecosta, Menominee, Midland, Missaukee, Monroe, Montcalm, Montmorency and Muskegon County Tornadoes      (Source: The Tornado Project)
  • Mecosta County Storms      (Source: NCDC Storm Events)

Introduction and Guides

• County Records Availability      (Source: Genealogy, Inc.)
• Cyndi's List of Michigan locality links      (Source: Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet)
• Mecosta County      (Source: CinnamonToast Genealogy)
• Mecosta County Resources      (Source: RootsWeb)
• Mecosta Genealogy      (Source: GenDir)

Land Records

• Land Patent Search      (Source: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office)
• Mecosta County Land Records      (Source: USGenWeb Michigan Archives)
• Subdivision plats  Michigan Bureau of Construction Codes & Fire Safety
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Mecosta County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Libraries, Museums, Archives

• Family History Library Holdings      (Source: Family History Library)
• Local History Bibliography - Mecosta County  Clarke Historical Library
• Mecosta County Libraries      (Source: Public Libraries Library Directory)
• Special Collections  Ferris Library for Information, Technology and Education, Ferris State University

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• GenForum Message Boards      (Source: Genealogy.com)
• Mecosta County Genealogy Queries      (Source: CousinConnect.com)
• Mecosta County, MI Club      (Source: GenCircles)
• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)

• MIMECOST-L Mecosta County genealogy

  • MIMECOST-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • MIMECOST-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • MIMECOST-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers

• Map of Mecosta County, Michigan  1873     (Source: David Rumsey Map Collection)
• Mecosta County      (Source: 1895 U.S. Atlas)
• Mecosta County Land Ownership Atlas  1879     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Mecosta County Land Ownership Atlas  1915     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Mecosta County Post Offices 
• Mecosta County Postal Covers      ($)
• Mecosta County Topo Maps and Aerial Photos      (Source: Unlimited access to topo maps. Try it free!)
• Michigan Place Names      (Source: Michigan Family History Network)
• Tiger Map Server Browser 

Military Records and Histories

• Spanish American War

  • Michigan Volunteers      (Source: Michigan Family History Network)

• World War I

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

• World War II

  • Mecosta County, Michigan  World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps     (Source: AccessGenealogy)

Miscellaneous Data

• Mecosta County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)
• Mecosta County Records      (Source: Find County Records)
• Migrations through Mecosta County      (Source: MIGRATIONS.org)

Newspaper Records

• Mecosta County      (Source: Newspaper Abstracts)
• Mecosta County Newspaper Articles      (Source: USGenWeb Michigan Archives)
• Mecosta County Newspaper Holdings  Michigan Newspaper Project

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• Mecosta County Obituaries      (Source: USGenWeb Michigan Archives)
• Pioneer, Big Rapids (4/2/2007 to current)  GenealogyBank     ($)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• Barryton, Michigan      (Source: Dale'n'Linda Willett)
• Big Rapids, Michigan      (Source: Dale'n'Linda Willett)
• Historical Picture Post Cards of Paris Fish Hatchery 
• Historical Postcards of Mecosta County      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Mecosta County  Built in America     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Penny Postcards from Michigan      (Source: USGenWeb Michigan Archives)

School Records and Histories (10)

Societies

• Barryton Area Historical Commission      (Source: Historical Society of Michigan)
• Mecosta Chapter      (Source: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution)
• Mecosta County Genealogical Society 

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (88)

Transportation and Industry

• Big Rapids Depot 
• Building histories of Mecosta County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Extant Railroad/Railway Structures      (Source: Railroad Station Historical Society)
• Lumbertowns in the Cutover (1880-1910)  includes Big Rapids
• Mecosta County Bridges      (Source: Historic Bridges of the United States)

Vital Records

• Marriage Records for Mecosta County      (Source: A to Z Marriages)
• Mecosta County Marriage Records      (Source: USGenWeb Archives Marriage Records Project)
• Mecosta County Marriage Records      (Source: USGenWeb Michigan Archives)
• Mecosta County Vital Records      (Source: Vital Records Information for the United States)
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880  Mecosta County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

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