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Ottawa County Records

County Facts

County Seat: Grand Haven

Year Organized: 1837 from Kent County
Neighboring Counties: Allegan, Kent and Muskegon Counties

Ottawa County Courthouse
12220 Fillmore Street
West Olive, MI 49460

 

Data On This Site

Durant Roll Chippewa and Ottawa of Michigan 1870 & 1908
Native American Indians In Michigan School records, census data, church records, land claims, annuities, history, etc.
Mt. Pleasant Indian Industrial School Students 1893-1906
Towns, villages, etc. in Ottawa County
Townships in Ottawa County
Michigan Men on the Sultana Many Michigan men were on the Sultana when it exploded in April 1865.
1st Michigan Colored Infantry
1894 Michigan State Census of Civil War Veterans
Spanish American War Veterans for Ottawa County
1883 Civil War Pensioners for Ottawa Co.
Doings of Battery B World War I
Fort Custer 1924 Roster
School Census Records NO LISTINGS - School Census for Ottawa County.
Michigan Yearbooks
Early Michigan Prison Records
Early Births for Ottawa County
Death Index for Ottawa County

Other Sites With Data

MIGenWeb Ottawa County Search through a great collection of files online for this county.
Dibean Marriages Marriages collected from researchers for Ottawa County
Family Search Many Michigan records to search through.
Seeking Michigan Deaths 1897-1920, Civil War files, maps, etc. of Michigan
Land Patents for Ottawa County Do your own search and get an image of the certificate!
Cyndi's List Ottawa Co. Co. Data Links
Linkpendium Ottawa Co. Data Links
Clarke Historical Library - Central Michigan University
Western Michigan Genealogical Society
Grand Valley State University Special Collections and University Archives