Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Isabella 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
- John Maxwell’s day book · RG 72-641855 to 1887
- Partnerships · RG 2002-68*1879 to 1935
- Record of estrays · RG 72-891881 to 1943
- Sheep claims · RG 2002-68*1892
- Stockholders of the Borden Company · RG 72-891920
Cemetery Records
- Isabella County files · RG 83-531965 to 1976
Census Records
Court Records
- Alimony payments · RG 2003-101915 to 1964
- Annulments · RG 2002-68*1911 and from 1933 and from 1939
- Assignment docket · RG 2003-101891 to 1900
- Bills of sale · RG 2002-68*1877 to 1890
- Bonds · RG 2002-68*1882 and from 1889
- Chancery case file exhibits (No. · RG 72-894305), from 1949
- Chancery case files · RG 78-911871 to 1952
- Chancery index · RG 78-91not dated
- Chancery journal · RG 2003-101860 to 1918
- Chancery orders · RG 2003-101874 to 1962
- Chancery rule books · RG 2003-101870 to 1919
- Circuit Court calendars · RG 2003-101861 to 1956
- Circuit Court calendars, proceedings · RG 2002-68*1895 to 1966
- Circuit Court journal orders · RG 2003-101916 to 1918
- Circuit Court journals · RG 2003-101860 to 1982
- Circuit Court minute book · RG 2003-101880 to 1933
- Civil case files · RG 2003-101963 to 1977
- Clerk’s minute book · RG 72-741894 to 1899
- Court calendars · RG 78-911894 to 1954
- Criminal calendars · RG 2003-101885 to 1913 and from 1928 to 1947
- Criminal case files · RG 78-911914 to 1957
- Criminal docket (Coldwater Township) · RG 76-94*1888 to 1926
- Criminal index · RG 78-91not dated
- Divorce decrees & failure to appear · RG 2003-101914 to 1937
- Estate settlements · RG 2002-68*1881 to 1935
- General orders · RG 2003-101927 to 1957
- Indentures · RG 2002-68*1872 to 1935
- Injunctions · RG 2002-68*1876 to 1935
- Justice Court docket · RG 2003-151883 to 1901 and from 1938 to 1967
- Justice docket (Coldwater Township) · RG 76-94*1872 to 1922
- Justice docket (Mt. Pleasant) · RG 72-741889 to 1910
- Justice docket (Union Township) · RG 72-741879 to 1890
- Justice docket, criminal · RG 72-741882 to 1903
- Landlord and tenant record · RG 2003-101897 to 1965
- Law case files · RG 78-911862 to 1957
- Proceedings of chancery court · RG 72-741859 to 1894
- Testimony & exhibits · RG 72-891948
- Transcripts · RG 72-74docket of judgements rendered by Justice Court, from 1869 to 1910
Land Records
- Chattel mortgages · RG 2002-68*1868 to 1890
- Chattel mortgages (Coldwater Township) · RG 76-94*1870 to 1926
- Foreclosures · RG 2002-68*1874 to 1935
- Mortgages · RG 2002-68*1870 to 1939
- Mortgages of goods and chattels · RG 2003-101869 to 1882
- Rural Property Inventory · RG 72-651935 to 1938
Military Records
Naturalization Records
- Declarations of Intention · RG 2004-711861 to 1964
- Index · RG 2004-711861 to 1965
- Naturalization certificate stubs · RG 2004-711912 to 1925
- Naturalization journal · RG 2004-711895 to 1906
- Naturalization record · RG 2004-711886 to 1892
- Petition and record · RG 2004-711907 to 1965
- Petitions and oaths · RG 2004-711897 to 1903
- Petitions granted and denied · RG 2004-711930 to 1965
Occupational Records
- List of judges · RG 2002-68*1883
- Record of attorney licenses · RG 2003-141872 to 1889
- Record of dental practitioners · RG 72-891907 to 1936
- Record of deputy sheriffs · RG 72-891889 to 1939
- Statement of medical practitioners · RG 72-891883 to 1912
Political Records
- Bonds & oaths (Coldwater Township) · RG 76-94*1897 to 1926
- Election record · RG 72-641859 to 1890
- Justice of Supreme Court election returns · RG 2002-68*1879 to 1892
- Oaths (Gilmore Township) · RG 2002-3*1906 to 1914 and from 1932 to 1933
- Record of township officers · RG 72- 891885 to 1906 and from 1917 to 1928
- Township officers elected · RG 2002-68*1892 to 1893
Poor Home / Relief Records
- Poor house & farm account · RG 72-641884 to 1897
- Record of inmates of county infirmary · RG 63-171932 to 1953
- Record of inmates of poorhouse · RG 63-171886 to 1948
- Superintendent of the Poor ledger · RG 72-641886 to 1926
- Superintendent of the Poor minutes · RG 72-641894 to 1928
- Superintendent of the Poor records · RG 79-60**1929 to 1953
Prison Records
- Jail record · RG 72-741901 to 1913
Probate Records
- Case files · RG 2022-121859 to 1968
- Probate calendars · RG 2020-181859 to 1958
- Probate index · RG 2020-181869 to 1996
- Probate journals · RG 2020-181859 to 1945
Recreation Records
- Dog ownership · RG 2002-68*1893 to 1894
- Dog tax list · RG 2002-68*1885
Tax Records
- Assessment rolls · RG 72-641859 to 1862 and from 1866 to 1950
- Assessment rolls (Coldwater Township) · RG 76-94*1873 to 1965
- Assessment rolls (Mt. Pleasant) · RG 72-641949 to 1950
- Assessment rolls (Shepherd) · RG 72-641890 to 1956
- Delinquent taxes (Coldwater Township) · RG 76-94*1897 to 1901
- Dog tax record (Coldwater Township) · RG 76-94*1900 to 1903
- Dog tax record (Gilmore Township) · RG 2002-3*1907 to 1912
Vital Records
- Divorces · RG 2002-68*1866 to 1913 and from 1932 to 1935
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
- Find Isabella 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, Isabella" 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 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.