Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Cheboygan 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 54-91887 to 1906
- Register of log marks · RG 54-91885 to 1952
Cemetery Records
- Cheboygan County files · RG 83-531968 to 1976
Court Records
Land Records
- Deeds · RG 75-11854 to 1895
- Deeds index¸ · RG 75-11854 to 1903
- Mortgages · RG 80-1251855 to 1905
- Mortgages index · RG 80-1251854 to 1900
- Rural Property Inventory · RG 94-3801936 to 1939
- Tract book · RG 80-1251854 to 1885
Military Records
- Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) post records · RG 63-191876 to 1945
- State militia journal · RG 54-91900 to 1901
- State militia ledger · RG 54-91900 to 1901
Occupational Records
- List of physicians · RG 54-91902 to 1904 and from 1908
- Medical practitioner sworn statements · RG 54-91883 to 1921
Political Records
- Oaths of office (Mentor Township) · RG 82-1051888 to 1927
- Record of township officers · RG 54-91886 to 1921
- Register of township officers (Mentor Township) · RG 82- 1051888 to 1927
- Statement of Board of Canvassers · RG 54-91855 to 1889
Poor Home / Relief Records
- Superintendent of Poor ledger · RG 54-91888 to 1889
Probate Records
- Calendars · RG 80-971858 to 1915
- Case files · RG 80-971858 to 1910
- Index · RG 2019-158not dated
- Probate journal · RG 2019-1581871 to 1967
- Probate of wills · RG 80-1251871 to 1902
Recreation Records
Tax Records
- Assessment rolls · RG 69-451860 to 1889
- Tax histories · RG 54-91856 to 1918
- Tax rolls and delinquent returns · RG 75-711884 to 1921
Vital Records
Voter Records
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
- Cheboygan County official website
Hours, addresses and phone numbers for the county clerk, the register of deeds and the probate court, and any online record search the county offers.
- 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, Cheboygan" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
Offices change their hours and access rules; call before you visit.
Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Michilimackinac County (now Mackinac)
Check the parent county for earlier records: Mackinac County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1840, 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.