Wexford County, Michigan:
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Projects

• Wexford Co., MI Genealogy      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Wexford County History & Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Wexford, MI      (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)

Adjacent counties

• Benzie County, MI  to the northwest
• Grand Traverse County, MI  to the north
• Kalkaska County, MI  to the northeast
• Lake County, MI  to the southwest
• Manistee County, MI  to the west
• Missaukee County, MI  to the east
• Osceola County, MI  to the southeast

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

• First Settlers and Institutions      (Source: Michigan County Histories)
• 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)
• History of Wexford County, Michigan  1903     (Source: Google Books)
• Wexford Co, Michigan, USA      (Source: Our Family Tree)
• Wexford County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Wexford County GEDCOM Index      (Source: GEDCOM Index .Com)

Cemeteries

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

Census Records and Indexes (20)

Church Records

• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, 1800-1946  includes Cadillac and Hobart     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Court and Legal Records

• Lis pendens, vol. 1, 1870-1954; index to lis pendens (dates not given)  Viewing restrictions may apply     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Twenty-eighth Circuit and Wexford County      (Source: Michigan County Histories)
• Wexford County Court Records Directory      (Source: Court Records Free Reference and Directory)

Directories

• 1884 Directory of Western Michigan  includes Cadillac, Hobart and Manton in Wexford County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Cadillac City Directories      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Estate Records

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

History (38)

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)
• Wexford County      (Source: Histopolis Collaborative Genealogy & History)
• Wexford County Public Records      (Source: Nationwide Environmental Title Research)
• Wexford County, Michigan Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy, Inc.)

Land Records

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

Libraries, Museums, Archives

• Family History Library Holdings      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Library Directory for Wexford County, Michigan      (Source: libraries.org - A directory of libraries throughout the world)
• Local History Bibliography - Wexford County  Clarke Historical Library
• Mesick Area Historical Museum      (Source: Facebook)
• PERiodical Source Index Search  Wexford County, Michigan     (Source: Find My Past)
• Wexford County Data Collections      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

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

• MIWEXFOR Wexford County genealogy

  • MIWEXFOR Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (14)

Military Records and Histories

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

• Civil War

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

• Spanish American War

  • Michigan Volunteers      (Source: Michigan Family History Network)

• World War I

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

Miscellaneous Data

• Classic Buildings of Wexford County      (Source: Society of Architectural Historians)
• First Elections of Wexford County, Michigan      (Source: Images of Michigan)
• Wexford County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)

Newspaper Records

• Chronicling America  Wexford County     (Source: The Library of Congress)
• Historical Sherman Newspapers      (Source: Newspaper Archive)     ($)
• Wexford County      (Source: Newspaper Abstracts)
• Wexford County  CMU's Digital Michigan Newspapers Collection
• Wexford County Newspaper Holdings  Michigan Newspaper Project

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• Cadillac Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Cadillac News Obituaries  Obituaries since May 2003
• Manton Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Obituary Index  Individuals born in Wexford County
• Obituary search includes Cadillac News      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• Cadillac      (Source: Detroit Publishing Company)
• Historical Postcards of Wexford County      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Penny Postcards from Michigan      (Source: USGenWeb Michigan Archives)
• Wexford County Courthouse 

School Records and Histories

• Cadillac School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Michigan Schools  Wexford Co.
• Wexford County Schools      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

Societies

• Wexford County Historical Society      (Source: Facebook)
• Wexford County Historical Society 
• Wexford Genealogy Organization  Located in Cadillac, MI

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (72)

Tax Lists

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

Transportation and Industry (12)

Vital Records

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

Wiki

• Wexford County, Michigan Wiki      (Source: RootsWeb)

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