Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Midland 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 77-911882 to 1958
- Corporation records · RG 2013-1031900 to 1970
- Exchange Bank journal · RG 77-911902 to 1905
- John Madill journal · RG 77-911904
- M. Anderson and Co. journal · RG 77-911898 to 1902
- Partnerships and assumed names · RG 77-911918 to 1960
Cemetery Records
- Midland County files · RG 83-531968 to 1976
Census Records
Court Records
- Circuit Court common rule books · RG 77-911857 to 1924
Land Records
- County equalization studies · RG 77-651958 to 1968
- Rural Property Inventory · RG 76-881936 to 1939
Military Records
Occupational Records
- Notaries and Justice of the Peace · RG 77-911877 to 1958
- Township officers · RG 77-911887 to 1963
Political Records
- Record of elections · RG 77-911877 to 1921
Probate Records
- Estate case files · RG 2017-1781858 to 1967
- Probate calendar · RG 2017-1781863 to 1970
- Probate index · RG 2017-1781856 to 1999
Tax Records
- Assessment rolls · RG 77-911855 to 1910
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
- Midland 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, Midland" 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: Saginaw County
Check the parent county for earlier records: Saginaw County
Later formed partly from Midland County: Bay 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.