Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Jackson County, checked against the repository descriptions linked below. Date spans may contain gaps; an index is not a complete set of original records.
Cemetery Records
- Jackson County files · RG 83-531967 to 1976
Census Records
- State census · RG 81-371884 and from 1894
Court Records
Land Records
- Rural Property Inventory · RG 72-761936 to 1942
Military Records
- Return of names of Civil War veterans now living in Jackson County · Manuscript Collection 2009-201888
- Claims for exemption · RG 62-15draft, from 1863 to 1864
- Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) post records · RG 63-191876 to 1945
- Male citizens liable for military duty · RG 62-151862 to 1879
- Volunteers’ family relief fund · RG 52-61863
Naturalization Records
- Declarations of Intention · RG 2022-541840 to 1968
- Depositions · RG 2022-541920 to 1930
- Petition & record · RG 2022-541911 to 1929
- Petitions & oaths · RG 2022-541935 to 1969
- Repatriation females · RG 2022-541939 to 1951
Occupational Records
- Certificates of census takers · RG 52-61864 to 1874
- Registers for normal school & college certificates · RG 62-11900 to 1928
- Teacher certification examination record · RG 62-151881 to 1928
- Teachers’ Institute fees · RG 52-61883 to 1888
Prison Records
- Bills to Detroit House of Corrections · RG 52-61875, from 1884 to 1888
Probate Records
- Estate case files · RG 2018-771853 to 1886
- Index cards · RG 2022-221969 to 1971
- Probate calendars · RG 2022-221853 to 1969
- Probate index · RG 2022-221900 to 1976
Recreation Records
School Records
Tax Records
- Assessment rolls · RG 62- 471844 to 1880, from 1900, from 1920, from 1940
- Assessment rolls (Henrietta Township) · RG 2023-101847
- Assessment rolls (Rives Township) · RG 2017-1251882 to 1965
- Assessment rolls (Springport Township) · RG 2023-1171890 to 1891
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
- Jackson 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, Jackson" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
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Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Washtenaw County
Check the parent county for earlier records: Washtenaw County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1829, 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.