Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Keweenaw 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
Cemetery Records
- Keweenaw County files · RG 83-531968 to 1976
Census Records
- Federal census · RG 67-841870
- State census · RG 67-841884 and from 1894
Court Records
- Chancery calendar · RG 96-2211862 to 1923
- Chancery case files · RG 96-2211873 to 1923
- Chancery decree book · RG 96-2211909 to 1962
- Chancery order book · RG 96-2211899 to 1961
- Chancery record book · RG 96-2211862 to 1907
- Chancery rule book · RG 96-2211864 to 1906
- Circuit Court calendar · RG 96-2211861 to 1923
- Circuit Court case files · RG 96-2211861 to 1952
- Circuit Court docket · RG 96-2211867 to 1906
- Circuit Court journal · RG 96-2211880 to 1937
- Common rule book · RG 96-2211879 to 1896
- Coroner’s docket · RG 77-106*1911 to 1948
- Order book · RG 96-2211863 to 1865
- Special motion book · RG 96-2211862 to 1865
- Various Circuit Court records · RG 96-2211867 to 1920, and from 1940
Land Records
- Rural Property Inventory · RG 84-71*1936 to 1938
Naturalization Records
- Certificates of naturalization · RG 2019-1171907 to 1929
- Declarations of Intention · RG 96-2191862 to 1943
- Naturalization correspondence · RG 2019-1171939 to 1945
- Order books · RG 96-2191930 to 1954
- Petitions · RG 2019-1171899 to 1904
- Second papers · RG 96-2191894 to 1906
Occupational Records
Political Records
- Election records · RG 77-106*1873 to 1959
Poor Home / Relief Records
Prison Records
- Jail record · RG 2019-1171874 to 1959
Recreation Records
Tax Records
- County delinquent tax rolls · RG 77-106*1944 to 1952
- County tax rolls · RG 77-106*1941 to 1956
- Township tax rolls · RG 77-106*1857 to 1940
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 Keweenaw 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, Keweenaw" 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: Houghton County
Check the parent county for earlier records: Houghton County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1861, 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.