Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Newaygo 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
- Log mark registers · RG 99-861862 to 1893
Cemetery Records
- Newaygo County files · RG 83-531965 to 1976
Census Records
- Federal census · RG 78-981860 and from 1870
- State census · RG 78-981884 and from 1894
- State census (Croton Township) · RG 79-621864
Health Records
- Infirmary register · RG 99-871919 to 1952
Land Records
- Rural Property Inventory · RG 72-761936 to 1942
Military Records
Naturalization Records
- Applications to take oath · RG 99-821942
- Certificate stub books · RG 99-821907 to 1929
- Certificates of citizenship · RG 99-821893 to 1895
- Declarations of Intention · RG 99-821855 to 1893
- Oaths · RG 99-821895 to 1906
- Petition and record · RG 99-821906 to 1966
- Petitions granted · RG 99-821931 to 1966
- Record book · RG 99-821893 to 1966
Occupational Records
- Druggist bonds · RG 2023-551860 to 1909
- Liquor bonds · RG 2023-551877 to 1909
- Medical register certificates · RG 99-871933 to 1974
- Medical register revocations & suspensions · RG 99- 871941 to 1945
- Nurse certificates · RG 99-871926 to 1964
- Nurse registration renewal list · RG 99-871938 to 1951
- Physician and dentist register · RG 99-871900 to 1935
- Professional register · RG 99-871920 to 1976
Probate Records
- Case files · RG 2022-551860 to 1972
- Probate calendars · RG 2022-551855 to 1972
Tax Records
- Assessment and tax rolls · RG 73-221853 to 1880
- Assessment rolls · RG 71-991950
- Tax assessment rolls · RG 67-361900, from 1920, and from 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
- Newaygo 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, Newaygo" 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), Oceana County
Check the parent counties for earlier records: Mackinac County, Oceana County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1840, 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.