Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for St. Clair 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 80-631865 to 1921
- Assumed names record · RG 80-631933 to 1946
- Chattel mortgage record · RG 67-71871 to 1889
- Estrays record · RG 80-631871 to 1927
- Marine Savings Bank ledgers · RG 2020-19*1911 to 1927
Cemetery Records
Census Records
- Fort Gratiot Township · RG 80-631963
- State census · RG 80-981884 and from 1894
Court Records
- Appeals · RG 80-641848 to 1867
- Chancery calendars · RG 80-641847 to 1870
- Chancery rule books · RG 80-641847 to 1877
- Circuit Court journals · RG 80-641839 to 1874
- Circuit Court minute books · RG 67- 71833 to 1855 and from 1893 to 1895
- Circuit Court motion book · RG 67-71840 to 1868
- Common rule books · RG 80-641858 to 1876
- County Court calendar · RG 80-641847 to 1851
- County Court case files · RG 80-641847 to 1849
- County Court journal · RG 80-641847 to 1851
- Criminal docket · RG 80-641840 to 1842 and from 1873 to 1883
- Criminal calendars · RG 2019-1101925 to 1928, and 1951 to 1954, and 1958 to 1962
- Criminal case files · RG 80-641840 to 1884
- Criminal docket (Port Huron) · RG 2020-19*1921 to 1968
- Execution docket · RG 80-641859 to 1876
- Index to criminal cases (Port Huron) · RG 2020-19*1929 to 1942
- Indexes to Justice court dockets · RG 2020-19*1891 to 1906
- Inquest docket · RG 80-631834 to 1966
- Inquests · RG 80-641833 to 1872
- Judge’s daily record book · RG 83-311972
- Justice Court records (China Township) · RG 2014-1041859 to 1881
- Justice docket · RG 2020-19*1884 to 1889
- Justice docket (Port Huron) · RG 2020-19*1923
- Justice of the peace docket · RG 80-631853 to 1856
- Law calendars · RG 80-641835 to 1881
- Law case files · RG 80-641835 to 1871
- List of jurors and witnesses · RG 67-71855 to 1873
- Pleadings and judgments · RG 80-641838 to 1844
- Police Court criminal cases (Port Huron) · RG 2020-19*1889 to 1921
- Redemption certificates · RG 67-7not dated and from 1879
- Recorder’s court motion book · RG 67-71869 to 1875
- Special motion book · RG 80-641868 to 1875
- Watercraft cases · RG 80-641864 to 1903
Land Records
Military Records
Naturalization Records
- Declarations of Intention · RG 94-3011843 to 1974
- Military naturalizations · RG 94-3011941 to 1965
- Petitions for Naturalization · RG 94-3011843 to 1982
- Repatriations · RG 94-3011937 to 1957
- Transfers of petitions · RG 94-3011969
Occupational Records
- Chiropractor registrations · RG 80-631934 to 1969
- Dentist registrations · RG 80-631907 to 1957
- Medical practitioners’ statements · RG 67-71883 to 1893
- Nurse registrations · RG 80-631910 to 1954
- Optometrist registrations · RG 80-631910 to 1956
- Osteopath registrations · RG 80-631938 to 1957
Organization Records
Political Records
Poor Home / Relief Records
Probate Records
- Case files · RG 78-651828 to 1872
- Estate files · RG 2022-251828 to 1971
- General index · RG 2022-251828 to 1986
- Probate calendars · RG 2022-251828 to 1973
- Record of proceedings · RG 79-481828 to 1838
Recreation Records
- Dog fund ledger (China Township) · RG 2014-1041890 to 1917
Tax Records
- Abstract of taxable inheritances · RG 67-71925 to 1944
- Assessment rolls · RG 81-1071839 to 1904
- Property tax assessment cards · RG 67-71954 to 1957
- Receipt book for taxes · RG 67-71870 to 1881
- Tax assessment rolls · RG 2019-1101901 to 1939
- Tax assessment rolls (China Township) · RG 2014-1041886 to 1934
Vital Records
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 St. Clair 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, St. Clair" 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: Macomb County
Check the parent county for earlier records: Macomb County
Later formed partly from St. Clair County: Saginaw County, Sanilac County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1821, 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.