Manistee County, Michigan:
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Projects

• Manistee County History & Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Manistee County MIGenWeb      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Manistee County Records      (Source: Michigan Family History Network)

Adjacent counties

• Benzie County, MI  to the north
• Grand Traverse County, MI  to the northeast
• Lake County, MI  to the southeast
• Mason County, MI  to the south
• Wexford County, MI  to the east

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)
• Manistee County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Manistee County GEDCOM Index      (Source: GEDCOM Index .Com)

Cemeteries

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

Census Records and Indexes (24)

Church Records

• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1826-1945  includes Manistee, Michigan     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, 1800-1946  includes Manistee     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940  includes Manistee, Michigan     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Court and Legal Records

• Manistee County Court Records Directory      (Source: Court Records Free Reference and Directory)
• Manistee County's First Lawyer      (Source: Michigan County Histories)
• Notice les pendens, vol. 1, 1867-1882      (Source: FamilySearch)

Directories

• Filer City City Directories      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Manistee Business Directory  1863/64     (Source: The Perseus Digital Library)
• Manistee City Directories      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Manistee County, Michigan Online Historical Directories      (Source: Online Historical Directories)
• Standard atlas of Manistee County, Michigan  1903     (Source: Michigan County Histories)

Estate Records

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

Ethnic

• The Last Chippewa Chief      (Source: Michigan County Histories)

History (40)

Introduction and Guides

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

Land Records

• Family Maps of Manistee County, MI      (Source: Arphax Publishing Co.)     ($)
• Land Patent Search      (Source: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office)
• Manistee County Deeds and Indexes      (Source: FamilySearch)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Manistee County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Libraries, Museums, Archives (11)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

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

• MIMANIST Manistee County genealogy

  • MIMANIST Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers

• Family Maps of Manistee County, MI      (Source: Arphax Publishing Co.)     ($)
• Individual County Chronologies  Manistee County     (Source: The Newberry Library)
• Manistee County Gazetteer      (Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System)
• Manistee County Post Offices 
• Manistee County Sanborn Maps      (Source: The Library of Congress)
• Mantistee County Postal Covers      ($)
• Map of Benzie and Manistee counties, Michigan  1873     (Source: David Rumsey Map Collection)
• Standard atlas of Manistee County, Michigan  1903     (Source: Michigan County Histories)

Military Records and Histories

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

• Civil War

  • 1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War  Manistee County     (Source: FamilySearch)
  • Manistee County in the War      (Source: Michigan County Histories)

• Spanish American War

  • Michigan Volunteers      (Source: Michigan Family History Network)

• World War I

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

Miscellaneous Data

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

Newspaper Records

• Chronicling America  Manistee County     (Source: The Library of Congress)
• The Manistee Broadaxe  Oct 9, 1886 - Mar 29, 1890     (Source: Google News Archive)
• Manistee County Newspaper Holdings  Michigan Newspaper Project
• Manistee Standard  Apr 4, 1885 - Aug 26, 1887     (Source: Google News Archive)
• The Manistee Times  Sep 30, 1871 - Dec 9, 1874     (Source: Google News Archive)
• The Manistee Times-Sentinel  Sep 2, 1887 - Jan 31, 1890     (Source: Google News Archive)
• The Manistee Weekly Times  Feb 22, 1883 - Aug 27, 1886     (Source: Google News Archive)
• Times and Standard  Oct 7, 1876 - Mar 28, 1885     (Source: Google News Archive)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• Bear Lake Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Bennett-Barz Funeral Home & Terwilliger Funeral Home  Beulah and Kaleva, Michigan
• Kaleva Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Manistee County Obituaries      (Source: USGenWeb Michigan Archives)
• Manistee Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Manistee, Michigan Newspaper Obituaries      (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• Historical Postcards of Manistee County      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Manistee County  Built in America     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Manistee County Courthouse 
• Penny Postcards from Michigan      (Source: USGenWeb Michigan Archives)

School Records and Histories

• Growth of School System      (Source: Michigan County Histories)
• Kaleva School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Manistee School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Michigan Schools  Manistee Co.

Societies

• Kaleva Historical Society 
• The Kaleva Historical Society 
• Marilla Historical Society 

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (203)

Tax Lists

• Internal Revenue Assessment Lists  1862-1874     (Source: FamilySearch)

Transportation and Industry (16)

Vital Records

• Manistee County Marriage Records      (Source: USGenWeb Archives Marriage Records Project)
• Manistee County Vital Records      (Source: Vital Records Information for the United States)
• Michigan Church Marriages, 1865-1931      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Michigan County Births, 1867-1917  includes Manistee County     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Michigan County Marriages, 1822-1940  includes Manistee County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Michigan, County Marriages  1820-1940     (Source: FamilySearch)
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880  Manistee County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Wiki

• Manistee County, Michigan Wiki      (Source: RootsWeb)

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