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Kent County History

1907 Kent County Directory

1918 Grand Rapids Petition Names For Women's Right To Vote

1938-1939 Kent County School Board and Teachers
 

• Kent County Clerk
  Visit the Kent County Clerk's official information page for genealogists.

  General Information

  • Birth Certificate Request Form
  • Death Certificate Request Form
  • Marriage Certificate Request Form
• Kent County Probate Office
   The new address is 180 Ottawa NW, Ste. 2500, Grand Rapids, MI  49503.  
  Ph# (616) 632-5440 - due to being short-staffed, they will no longer look for a name in their index by telephone calling.  You must submit your request in writing with as much information as you have.
• Kent County Courts
  Visit this page for Probate Court records, including estate records and wills.
• Michigan County Clerks Genealogy Directory
  This page from Michigan State Archives contains information on what records are available for Kent County and how to request copies.
• Vital Records Request Forms: Michigan Vital Records Office
  Birth, marriage and death records since 1867 and divorce records since 1897 can also be requested from the State.
• Michigan State Archives will do lookups in their records by email or phone.

• Kent County Communities Guide
(Kent Co. MI GenWeb)
Information on townships, towns, villages, cities, hamlets, settlements, post offices, neighborhoods, railroad stations, mill towns, suburbs and others populated places in Kent County. Includes geographic and historic information, and links to several types of helpful links, including libraries and official government websites.
• Official Kent County Michigan Government Page
• Michigan Economic Development Corporation: Kent County Profile
• National Association of Counties: Kent County, Michigan
• Multimag: Kent County, Michigan
• Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce
• Grand Rapids Convention and Visitor's Bureau
• GrandNet: Grand Community
• Grand Valley Metro Council
• Grandville Chamber of Commerce
• Rockford Chamber of Commerce
• http://www.mymichigangenealogy.com/mi-county-kent.html  This a website that has a number of good
  sources for records.

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