Leelanau County, Michigan:
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Projects

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

Adjacent counties

• Benzie County, MI  to the south
• Grand Traverse County, MI  to the southeast

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

• 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)
• Leelanau County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Leelanau County GEDCOM Index      (Source: GEDCOM Index .Com)
• Sprague's history of Grand Traverse and Leelanaw counties, Michigan  1903     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Sprague's history of Grand Traverse and Leelanaw counties, Michigan  1903     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Sprague's history of Grand Traverse and Leelanaw counties, Michigan  1903     (Source: Internet Archive)

Blogs

• Grand Traverse Area Genealogy Society 

Cemeteries

• Billion Graves for Leelanau County, Michigan      (Source: Billion Graves)
• Cemeteries of Leelanau County      (Source: Interment.net)
• Grand Traverse & Leelanau (MI) Graveyard Rabbits 
• Leelanau County  Michigan Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project     (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Leelanau County Cemeteries      (Source: The Tombstone Transcription Project)
• Leelanau County Cemeteries      (Source: USGenWeb Michigan Archives)
• Leelanau County Cemetery List      (Source: Find A Grave)
• The Political Graveyard      (Source: The Political Graveyard)
• Tobin Cemetery, Glen Lake Narrows 

Census Records and Indexes (38)

Church Records

• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1826-1945  includes Goodharsor, Northport and Suttons Bay, Michigan     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940  includes Good Harbor, Northport and Suttons Bay, Michigan     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935  includes Leelanau County, Michigan     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Court and Legal Records

• Early Justice in Leelanau County      (Source: Michigan County Histories)
• Leelanau County Court Records Directory      (Source: Court Records Free Reference and Directory)
• Manitou County Common rule book, 1872-1894  Viewing restrictions may apply     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Manitou County General calendar, 1857-1892  Viewing restrictions may apply     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Record of lis-pendens and attachments, vol. 1, 1879-1933      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Special motion book; court journal at law and in chancery, 1870-1894  Viewing restrictions may apply     (Source: FamilySearch)

Directories

• Glen Arbor Business Directory  1863/64     (Source: The Perseus Digital Library)
• Leland Business Directory  1863/64     (Source: The Perseus Digital Library)

Estate Records

• Michigan Probate Records, 1797-1973  includes Leelanau and Manitou Counties     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Michigan Wills and Probate Records, 1784-1980  includes Leelanau County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Probate files, 1882-1911; probate calendar, 1889-1973      (Source: FamilySearch)

History (43)

Introduction and Guides

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

Land Records

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

Libraries, Museums, Archives (14)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

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

• MILEELAN Leelanau County genealogy

  • MILEELAN Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers

• 1873 Map  Leelanau County     (Source: Maps of the Past)     ($)
• Individual County Chronologies  Leelanau County     (Source: The Newberry Library)
• Leelanau County 1881      (Source: Historic Map Works)
• Leelanau County 2000      (Source: Historic Map Works)
• Leelanau County Gazetteer      (Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System)
• Leelanau County Land Ownership Atlas  1881     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Leelanau County Post Offices 
• Leelanau County Postal Covers      ($)
• Map of Leelanau County, Michigan  1873     (Source: David Rumsey Map Collection)

Military Records and Histories

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

• Civil War

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

• Spanish American War

  • Michigan Volunteers      (Source: Michigan Family History Network)

• World War I

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

Miscellaneous Data

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

Newspaper Records

• Chronicling America  Leelanau County     (Source: The Library of Congress)
• Leelanau County  CMU's Digital Michigan Newspapers Collection
• Leelanau County Newspaper Holdings  Michigan Newspaper Project

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• Leelanau County Obituaries      (Source: USGenWeb Michigan Archives)
• Leelanau County, Michigan Obituary and Death Notices Collection      (Source: Genealogy Buff)
• Leelanau Enterprise 
• Obituary Index  Individuals born in Leelanau County
• Suttons Bay Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• Leelanau County  Built in America     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Leelanau County Courthouse 
• Omena      (Source: Detroit Publishing Company)
• Penny Postcards from Michigan      (Source: USGenWeb Michigan Archives)

School Records and Histories

• Glen Arbor School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Michigan Schools  Leelanau Co.

Societies

• Grand Traverse Area Genealogical Society 
• Leelanau Historical Society 
• Leelanau Historical Society      (Source: Facebook)
• Manitou Islands Memorial Society 
• Omena Historical Society      (Source: Facebook)
• Omena Historical Society 
• Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear 

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (50)

Tax Lists

• Internal Revenue Assessment Lists  1862-1874     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Internal Revenue Assessment Lists, 1862-1874  Manitou County     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Manitou County Tax assessment roll, 1891-1894  Viewing restrictions may apply     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Tax assessment roll, 1863-1895  Viewing restrictions may apply     (Source: FamilySearch)

Transportation and Industry (11)

Vital Records

• Leelanau County Marriage Records      (Source: USGenWeb Archives Marriage Records Project)
• Leelanau County Marriage Records      (Source: USGenWeb Michigan Archives)
• Leelanau County Vital Records      (Source: Vital Records Information for the United States)
• Michigan County Births, 1867-1917  includes Manitou County     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Michigan, County Marriages  1820-1940     (Source: FamilySearch)
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880  Leelanau County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880  Manitou County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Wiki

• Leelanau County, Michigan Wiki      (Source: RootsWeb)

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