Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Allegan County, checked against the repository descriptions linked below. Date spans may contain gaps; an index is not a complete set of original records.
Business Records
- Articles of association · RG 82-92*1873 to 1909
- Articles of incorporation of religious societies · RG 82-92*1859 to 1943
- Index of business conducted under assumed name · RG 82- 92*1907 to 1916
- Index to certificates of co-partnership · RG 82-92*1907 to 1956
- Record of docked horses · RG 82-92*1901 to 1903
- Record of estrays · RG 82-92*1871 to 1941
Cemetery Records
- Allegan County files · RG 83-531968 to 1976
Census Records
Court Records
- Assignment docket · RG 82-93*1888 to 1898
- Certificates of conviction · RG 82-93*1899 to 1900
- Chancery calendar · RG 82-93*1849 to 1906
- Chancery case files · RG 82-93*1849 to 1900
- Chancery common rule book · RG 82-93*1852 to 1901
- Chancery journal · RG 82-93*1849 to 1859
- Chancery order book · RG 82-93*1873 to 1911
- Chancery orders publication · RG 82-93*1891 to 1925
- Chancery record of decrees · RG 82-93*1851 to 1914
- Chancery sale of real estate of infants · RG 82-93*1894 to 1916
- Chancery special motions book · RG 82-93*1852 to 1904
- Circuit Court calendar · RG 82-93*1836 to 1895
- Circuit Court final judgment record · RG 82-93*1838 to 1840
- Circuit Court journal · RG 82-93*1836 to 1901
- Circuit Court journal, dismissals · RG 82-93*1830 to 1916
- Common rule book · RG 82-93*1839 to 1921
- County Court calendar · RG 82-93*1847 to 1851 and from 1878 to 1888
- County Court journal · RG 82-93*1847 to 1851
- Court blotter · RG 82-93*1894 to 1910
- Criminal calendar · RG 82-93*1887 to 1903
- Criminal case files · RG 82-93*1838 to 1900
- Justice of Peace transcripts · RG 82-93*1849 to 1900
- Law case files · RG 82-93*1846 to 1900
- Law index · RG 82-93*not dated
- Order pro confesso · RG 82-93*1890 to 1901
- Special motions book · RG 82-93*1840 to 1910
Land Records
Military Records
- Civil War volunteers · RG 82-92*Allegan County, from 1861 to 1863
- Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) post records · RG 63-191876 to 1945
- Indigent soldiers and sailors burial record · RG 82-92*1887 to 1925
- Record of local draft board · RG 82-92*1917
- Relief granted to dependents of military servicemen · RG 71-46 *)1862 to 1865
Naturalization Records
- Certificates · RG 98-141908 to 1955
- Declarations of Intention · RG 94-3421850 to 1855
- Petitions · RG 94-3421894 to 1956
- Repatriations · RG 94-3421930 to 1955
Occupational Records
- List of physicians returned by assessor · RG 82-92*1900 to 1915
- Record of dentists · RG 82-92*1907 to 1958
- Record of medical practitioners · RG 82-92*1883 to 1959
- Record of nurses · RG 82-92*1912 to 1936
- Record of optometrists · RG 82-92*1910 to 1958
- Record of osteopathy and chiropractic · RG 82-92*1902 to 1953
- Register of notary public & Justice of Peace · RG 82-92*1871 to 1956
- Registration of drugless healers · RG 82-92*1925 to 1934
Political Records
Poor Home / Relief Records
Prison Records
Probate Records
- Estate files · RG 88-48*1839 to 1890
Recreation Records
- Bounties · RG 82-92*1920 to 1933
- Hunter’s license record · RG 82-92*1895 to 1916
- Record of licenses concealed weapons · RG 82-92*1912 to 1917
School Records
- Family census cards (Otsego Township) · RG 89-2761926 to 1957
- Record of school examiners · RG 82-92*1887 to 1891
Tax Records
- Assessment rolls · RG 77-58*1843 to 1900
- Certificate of sale of land for delinquent tax and receipts for tax paid on land · RG 71-46*1839 to 1845
- Certificates of land sold for delinquent taxes of · RG 71-46*1836, from 1839
- Delinquent returns · RG 77-58*1836 to 1858
- Primary school and swamp land receipts · RG 82-92*1873 to 1882
- Record of delinquent tax receipts · RG 82-92*1928 to 1940
- Record of tax receipts · RG 82-92*1873 to 1925
- Statement of lands upon which taxes were unpaid · RG 71- 46*1837 to 1842
- Statement of taxes delinquent, rejected by Auditor General · RG 71-46*1837 to 1847 and from 1852
- Tax returns · RG 77-58*1844 to 1849
- Tax sales · RG 77-58*1836 to 1861 and from 1896 to 1900
Voter Records
- Record of elections · RG 82-92*1867 to 1947
See the repository's descriptions and search options
Repository access note: Selected holdings described by the Archives of Michigan. Preserve the record-group (RG) reference when requesting records. Some collections are held at partner repositories; consult the guide before traveling. Asterisks and other qualifiers refer to access or location notes in that guide. Some records have privacy restrictions or require proof of death. A date span may contain gaps and does not establish that images are online.
Sources: the catalogs and repository descriptions linked on the entries above. Selected inventories do not establish complete coverage of every record type or online access to original documents. Read the repository access note for source dates and limitations.
Where to find the records
- Find Allegan County's official website
We haven't checked this county's website yet, so this opens a web search. Look for an address ending in .gov, then find the county clerk, the register of deeds and the probate court.
- The county clerk
Births, deaths and marriages registered in the county, and court records.
- The register of deeds
Deeds, mortgages and other land records.
- The probate court
Wills, estates and guardianships.
- The Archives of Michigan
In Lansing: state and county records, and Michigan death certificates from 1897 to 1952 online at Michiganology.
- Archives of Michiganfree
The state archives in Lansing, with county and state records, military records and Michigan death records.
- FamilySearch Catalogfree
Search by place for "Michigan, Allegan" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
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Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Barry County
Check the parent county for earlier records: Barry County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1831, search the parent county. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries shows each boundary change.
Research tip
Michigan began registering births and deaths in 1867, much earlier than most states, with county clerks keeping the registers and sending copies to the state. Ask the county clerk for the early registers.