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Welcome to Muskegon County

      Welcome to this website which is a part of MIGenWeb and USGenWeb®, a network of websites that provide free online genealogical information. This county is currently available for adoption.  For more information contact our state coordinator.   

     Muskegon County was organized February 4, 1859. Prior to that date most of the county was a part of Ottawa County. The countyseat is Muskegon.

     The name of the county comes from the Ojibwa word mashkig which means marsh. Along with the name of the city and county Muskegon is also the name of the river which empties into Lake Michigan after passing through Muskegon and Muskegon Lake.

Table of Contents
Biographies/Families Military Miscellaneous
Muskegon County Biographies 1893 1883 Pension List Land Records
Pioneers of Muskegon County Civil War Casualties Log Mark Holders
Family Tales Michigan in the War (Civil War) Muskegon Firehouse
Family Websites WWII Casualties Muskegon Railroad Stations
Ryerson Family Korean and Vietnam Casualties Myrtie Moore Smith Scrapbook
Archived Surname Lists Newspapers
Archived Queries Muskegon History  
  Advantages and Surroundings Schools
Census History of Muskegon County 1882 Muskegon High School 1933 Grads
1860 Surname Index Muskegon and its Resources 1884 Muskegon Schools 1888
1884 State Census History of the Settlement of Muskegon 1887 Muskegon Hts 1948 Grads
1894 State Census An Account of Muskegon County 1924 Muskegon & Hackley 1918
U.S. Census Muskegon Booklet Mouth of White River School
  History of Muskegon Townships 1882 Montague Lunch Break 1910
Court Records Holton Area Centennial Name Index  
Probate Records Montague Area Centennial Name Index Vital Records
Tax Assessment Rolls Pioneer Society Reports 1877 Birth Records
  Muskegon County Early Days Marriage Records
Maps & Places Homesteading in the Upper Peninsula DiBean Marriage Index
Muskegon County Place Names The Last Livery Stable GENDIS 1867-1897
Muskegon County Atlas 1877 The Way it Was by Carmen Carter Michigan Death Certificates
Standard Atlas of Muskegon County 1900   Ancestral Obituaries
  Cemeteries
   

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Last Updated: Friday, 31-Oct-2025 14:40:02 MDT