Enter a name to search for Michigan public records. This website was created to provide genealogists with access to Michigan public records. Additional information on how to obtain Michigan public records is available below.
Return to Public Records home page.
Recommended Michigan Public Records Research:
Michigan Genealogy - DistantCousin.com has online databases of military records, obituaries, cemeteries, school yearbooks, and more...
Michigan Genealogy Queries - CousinConnect.com is a free public exchange where you can find other genealogists researching the same family lines as yours.
Michigan Cemeteries - Look up burial records of veterans and families interred at national cemeteries across the country.
Michigan Adoption Registry - Adoptees and Birth Parents can find each other through this online registry by searching and posting profiles.
Michigan Sex Offenders - Enter your zip code to find out how many registered sex offenders live in your neighborhood.
Google.com - Google is a great way to find more Michigan public records. Visit their site and type, "Michigan public records".
Michigan Public Records Search
Michigan Birth Certificates
Cost for copies: $15.00
Vital Records
3423 North Martin Luther King Boulevard
P.O. Box 30195
Lansing, MI 48909State office has records of births occurred and were filed with the state since 1867. Some of the records (especially pre-1906 births) were not filed with the state.
Personal check or money order should be made payable to State of Michigan. Additional copies of the same record, ordered at the same time are $5.00 each. To verify current fees, the telephone number is (517) 335-8656. This will be a recorded message. Information on how to obtain certified copies is also available via the internet at http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/pha/osr
Copies of records may also be obtained from the County Clerk in county where even occurred. Fees vary from county to county. Records of Detroit births occurring since 1893 may be obtained from the city of Detroit Health Department.
Michigan Death Certificates
Cost for copies: $15.00
Vital Records
3423 North Martin Luther King Boulevard
P.O. Box 30195
Lansing, MI 48909State office has records of deaths that occurred and were filed with the state since 1867. Some of the records (especially pre-1897 deaths) were not filed with the state.
Personal check or money order should be made payable to State of Michigan. Additional copies of the same record, ordered at the same time are $5.00 each. To verify current fees, the telephone number is (517) 335-8656. This will be a recorded message. Information on how to obtain certified copies is also available via the internet at http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/pha/osr
Copies of records may also be obtained from the County Clerk in county where even occurred. Fees vary from county to county. Records of Detroit deaths since 1897 may be obtained from the city of Detroit Health Department.
Michigan Marriage Certificates
Cost for copies: $15.00
Vital Records
3423 North Martin Luther King Boulevard
P.O. Box 30195
Lansing, MI 48909State office has records since 1867. Some marriages (especially pre-1926) were not filed with the state.
For earlier records, contact the County Clerk in county where license was issued.
Michigan Divorce Records
Cost for copies: $15.00
Vital Records
3423 North Martin Luther King Boulevard
P.O. Box 30195
Lansing, MI 48909State office has records since 1897. Some divorces (especially pre-1924) were not filed with the state.
For earlier records, contact the County Clerk in county where divorce was granted.
