Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Luce 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
- Certificates of brands · RG 71-1151915 to 1920
- Certificates of dissolution of corporations · RG 71-1151890 to 1971
- Claims for liens · RG 71-1151894 and from 1923 to 1959
- Log marks · RG 82-1161887 to 1906
- Register of log marks · RG 71-1151887 to 1899
- Statements of liens discharged · RG 71-1151890 to 1956
- Statements of liens on labor upon logs · RG 71-1151888 to 1940 and from 1954
Cemetery Records
- Luce County files · RG 83-531962 to 1975
Court Records
- Notice of list pendens · RG 71-1151889 to 1943
- Records relating to transcript of judgement · RG 71-1151899 to 1927
Land Records
- Land ownership plats · RG 68-72not dated
- Plat book · RG 82-1151917
- Rural Property Inventory · RG 72-761936 to 1942
Naturalization Records
- Certificate stubs · RG 94-3791909 to 1927
- Certificates of Naturalization · RG 82-1161907 to 1909
- Court orders · RG 94-3791929 to 1956
- Declarations of Intention · RG 82-1161887 to 1929
- Petitions · RG 82-1161906 to 1929
Occupational Records
- Certificates of dentists · RG 71-1151922 to 1949
- Certificates of registration in medicine · RG 71-1151889 to 1953
- Druggist’s liquor bonds · RG 68-721925 to 1926
- Lists of physicians returned by assessor · RG 71-1151882 to 1905
- Lists of registration by Michigan State Board of Nurses · RG 71-1151911 to 1926 and from 1943 to 1961
- Medical practitioner records · RG 82-1161887 to 1917
- Physician records · RG 82-1161900 to 1971
- Sworn statements of physicians · RG 71-1151882 to 1905
- Teachers’ Institute fees · RG 68-721892 to 1920 and from 1934
Political Records
- Return of township officers elected · RG 71-1151901 to 1936 and from 1961 to 1963
Poor Home / Relief Records
Probate Records
- Abstracts of taxable inheritance · RG 68-721908 to 1933
- Estate tax paid to county treasurer · RG 68-721908 and from 1925
Recreation Records
Tax Records
- Assessment rolls · RG 68-721887 to 1923
- Redemption certificate register · RG 68-721890 to 1917
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 Luce 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, Luce" 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: Chippewa County, Mackinac County
Check the parent counties for earlier records: Chippewa County, Mackinac County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1887, 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.