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Libraries & Archives
- Ellis Library and Reference Center , 3700 South Custer Rd, Monroe, MI 48161-9716- Ellis is an LDS affiliate.
- Local History Indexes on Ellis Library website. Lots of great resources for Monroe history and genealogy!
- Biblioboard on MCLS website- great resource for genealogy
- Bedford Branch Library's Local History page- all things Bedford, including:
- Farnham Funeral Home Records 1921 – 2006
- Jane Eisenmann Obituary Collection
- Karcher (Cioroch) Funeral Home Records 1969 – 1981
- Lambertville Cemetery Records of Transfer Papers (of Lots
- LeClair Monument Records 1982 – 1993
- Obituaries of Bedford Township Service Men and Women
- Obituaries Index A – L (April 9, 2024)
- Obituaries Index M – Z (April 9, 2024
- Reeb Funeral Home Records 1983 – 1997
- Monroe County Museum, 126 S. Monroe St, Monroe, MI 48161
- Old Mill- Dundee, Michigan- Great resource for local history.
- Archives of Michigan, 702 W. Kalamazoo Street, Lansing, MI
- Monroe County information available at Archives of Michigan
- Library of Michigan, 702 W. Kalamazoo Street, Lansing, MI
- Detroit Public Library - Check out the Burton Historical Collection and the huge photo collection on-line.
- Riverview Family History Center- open Tuesdays and Wednesdays. See their website for more details
- Mel-Michigana- Lots of resources for Monroe County and Michigan (can access Heritage Quest from this site)
- Naturalization Indexes at the Archives of Michigan (records to be digitized!)
- Allen County Public Library, second largest genealogical collection in the United States
- Bowling Green State University- Center for Archival Collections is open Monday through Friday 8-5.
- WorldCat, World's Largest Library Catalog!
- List of some of the genealogical resources available in the library, museum and GSMC archives
Obituaries & Newspapers
- Monroe County, MI Obit Index
- Monroe News Obituaries
- Rupp Funeral Home
- Bacarella Funeral Home
- Allore Funeral Home
- Merkle Funeral Home - has 4 locations in the county
- Merkle Funeral Home Dundee Obits- also has old information from Cover and Buhl Funeral Homes
- Capaul Funeral Home
- Martenson Funeral Home
- Ochalek Stark Funeral Home (Milan)
- Pawlak Funeral Home
- Arthur Bobcean Funeral Home
- Michigan Memorial- has a new feature to find the exact location and funeral date of those buried there. Locate a Loved One
- Roselawn Locate a Loved One
- Stark Funeral Professionals
- Tributes
- Urbanski Funeral Home
- Urbanski Bedford Funeral Home
- Molnar Funeral Homes
- IHM Sisters- Very nice biographies, be sure to scroll down to see previous years' obits.
- Monroe County Newspapers- newly digitized thanks to the grant!
- Dundee Reporter- 1879-1950
- Dundee Reporter- 1950-1957
- Dundee Enterprise 1876
- Carleton Times 1876-1919
- Carleton Messenger- 1925-1976
- Petersburgh Bulletin 1880-1884
- Petersburg Sun 1891-1899
- Petersburgh Sun- 1900- 1918
- The Monroe Evening News- 1918-1919, 1922-1937, 1941-1945
- Monroe Advocate 1846-1847
- Monroe News Courier 1918
- Monroe Journal and Michigan Inquirer 1834
- Monroe Gazette 1837-1846
- Monroe National Press 1859
- Monroe Commercial 1856-1886
- Monroe Monitor 1862-1876
- Monroe Index 1881
- Monroe Commercial and Southern Michigan Advocate 1849-1856
- Monroe Times 1836 - 1838
- Bayside Herald 1928
- Michigan Sentinel 1825-1835
- The Itemizer 1878
- Monroe Evening News- Digital copies on Central Michigan University site 1921-1923
- Monroe Democrat- Digital copies on CMU site 17 Mar 1880-13 Mar 1914
- Monroe Commercial - Digital copies on CMU site 7 Aug 1856-25 Dec 1885
- Michigan Newspapers available at the Library of Michigan - list by county
- Library of Michigan Newspaper Databases available to Michigan Residents
- Digital Michigan Newspapers - Central Michigan University/Clarke Historical Library Newspaper Portal
- Michigan Newspapers on Chronicling America
- Toledo Blade Obit Index- 1837 to present- Newly updated!!
- Toledo Blade Obituaries July 22, 2005 to present
- Cremation Society of Toledo Obituaries
- Macomb Co, MI Obituary Index
- Farmington Newspapers (listed by year)
- Rutherford B Hayes Presidential Library Obituary Index
- Livonia, MI Obituary Index
- Northville History Index (obituaries and other news)
- Northville Newspapers (digitized copies, covering 1901-2011)
- Google News Archives (lots of newspapers, including MOST Toledo Blade, listed by name of newspaper)
- Toledo Blade and Toledo News Bee on Google News Archives
- Ann Arbor Argus- covers late 1890's and has a section on Milan
- Clippings from Ann Arbor Newspapers- has info on Milan
- Tecumseh News- 1912-1914. Several issues of the Tecumseh papers have articles about Dundee and Cone residents. Well worth checking out. Copies of the articles from these papers are on file in GSMC's archives.
- Detroit Gazette - 1817- 1830. Several mentions of Monroe County in these papers!
Church Records
- Catholic Church Records on microfilm at Monroe County Public Library- Ellis
- History of St. Michael's Catholic Church (PDF)
- Christian Church Records (non Catholic) on microfilm at Monroe County Public Library- Ellis
- Lucas County, Ohio Church Records on microfilm at Monroe County Public Library- Ellis
- Lucas County, Ohio Church Records available on-line at FamilySearch.org
- Archdiocese of Detroit- Monroe County Catholic Churches were under their jurisdiction
- List of all closed parishes in Detroit Archiocese with years of operation and location of records
- Transcribed church records of Monroe County- available in book form at Ellis, Monroe County Museum and GSMC's archives. Several Monroe County Church ledgers have been transcribed/translated and are available for research in Ellis Library, some are also available in the Monroe County Museum, and GSMC's archives.
- Trinity Lutheran Church (1830's-1921)- transcribed and translated from original German by Margarette Miller.
- Zion/St. Paul Lutheran Church (1848 - 1910)- transcribed and translated from original German by L. Dunham.
- St. John Lutheran, Dundee (1850-1886)- transcribed and translated from original German by L. Dunham
- St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran (1860-1913)- now Prince of Peace- transcribed and translated from original German by L Dunham
- Evangelical Lutheran Emmanuel Church aka Pear Tree Church (1856-1878)- transcribed and translated from original German by L. Dunham.
- St. Paul Lutheran Church, Maybee (1860-1930)-transcribed and translated from original German.
- Holy Ghost Lutheran (1846-1939)- transcribed and translated from original German.
- St. Charles Catholic Church, Newport -transcribed by Lynn Reaume
- St. Joseph Catholic Church, Erie -transcribed by Lynn Reaume
- St. Patrick Catholic Church, Carleton -transcribed by Lynn Reaume
- West Ida Immanuel Lutheran records- copies of original baptism, marriage & burial ledgers on file at the museum, copies of some transcriptions on file in our archives (thanks to Joy Engel!)
Probate Court
- Probate Records Estate files 3-2460 (1811-1870) digitized copies are on line - on FamilySearch.org. These films are also available at the Archives of Michigan in Lansing. Copies are 20 cents/page. Ancestry recently added digitized probate records of Michigan to their collection. These include the probate files for Monroe County to about 1878 (the index is in our newsletters in April 1992- Aug 1993 issues).
- Probate Search - The search covers only 1988 to current. The Probate Court has transferred many of the Monroe County probate files to the Archives of Michigan in Lansing. Access to the probate records may be restricted if the material contains references to adoptions which is defined as confidential information by the State Court Administrator’s Office (SCAO). If restricted, researchers will need to make a research request to the Archives of Michigan for a search. In reviewing the records, staff found that indexes, calendars, and journals often contain mention of adoptions. If such references are present, the material will be restricted. The indexes from Monroe County Probate Court are restricted as they include adoptions, but the case files on microfilm will not be restricted as they do not have adoptions in them. In order to cover staff time, the fee for an index search will be $10.00. Researchers will also be able to make a research request for the case file only if they already have the case number for a fee of $30. Researchers can also make a research request for both an index search and case file copy for a fee of $40. The Archives of Michigan has lowered the current price for a probate record request and a-la-carte options to ease the burden on those placing remote requests. List of Probate Records Tranferred to Archives in Lansing.
Military Research
You might have a soldier in your family and not know it. Here is a list of wars/conflicts with the years they occurred and the time period when your ancestor would have been born to have served:
- Revolutionary War, 1775-1783 -- birth years 1726-1767
- War of 1812, 1812-1815 -- birth years 1762-1799
- Mexican War, 1846-1848 -- birth years 1796-1831
- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- birth years 1811-1848
- Spanish-American War, 1898 -- birth years 1848-1881
- Philippine Insurrection, 1899-1902 -- birth years 1849-1885
- World War I, 1917-1918 -- birth years 1872-1900
- World War II, 1941-1945 -- birth years 1877-1925
- Korean War, 1950-1953 -- birth years 1900-1936
- Vietnam War, 1964-1975 -- birth years 1914-1955
Military Data Files
Revolutionary War Veterans buried in Monroe County
List of Revolutionary War Veterans buried in Monroe County
Veterans of War of 1812 buried in Monroe County
Veterans of War of 1812 buried in Monroe County- compiled by Ray Dushane
1812 Veterans- 2nd Michigan Militia
List of 1812 Veterans- 2nd Michigan Militia - compiled by Ray Dushane
Civil War Research Resources
Resources for tracing your Civil War ancestor- compiled by L. Dunham
Monroe Men Exempt from Service in Civil War
Monroe Men Exempt from Service in Civil War- as reported in The Monroe Commercial 13 Nov 1862
Monroe County Civil War Fallen
Monroe County Civil War Fallen- list of casualties of Civil War who were born or resided in Monroe County. Names in red were added to list after monument names were submitted.
Military Commissions Legislative Council Journal
Journal of the Military Commissions Legislative Council July 1818- Aug 1830 (thanks to Ray Dushane)- downloadable file
1st Officers of Erie District
First Officers of Erie District & Monroe County of Michigan Territory- compiled by Ray Dushane
Revolutionary War & War of 1812
- Veterans Buried in Monroe County from the War of 1812
- 1812 Pension File Search - Surnames starting with A - T are complete for Michigan (and other states).
- 1812 Pension File Project- Status and history of project
- Diary of Elias Darnell, a Kentucky Soldier who was at the Battle of River Raisin
Civil War
- Brown Books- a digital copy!
- 7th MI Infantry- soldiers who were at Battle of Antietam, some even have photos
- Michigan Civil War Burial Database- maintained by the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
- Grand Army of Republic (GAR)- Michigan branches of the organization
- Michigan GAR Posts
- Grand Rapids Old Soldier's Home Burials
- Monroe County 1883 Civil War Veterans Pensioners Roll
- Civil War Soldier Photos- on Sons of Veterans of Union Civil War Soldier website
- Monroe County Men on the Sultana
- Monroe County Civil War Sesquicentennial - More Monroe County residents died during the Civil War that from all other wars combined including the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, The Indian Wars, the Spanish-American War, WWI, WWI, Korea and Vietnam. Over 400 county men perished during the Civil War. This site contains the list of Monroe's Fallen Civil War soldiers.
Spanish American War
- Monroe County volunteers in the Spanish American War
- Roster of 35th Michigan Infantry, Co D- Spanish American War
Miscellaneous Military Info and Sites
- Journal of the Military Commissions Legislative Council July 1818- Aug 1830 (thanks to Ray Dushane)- downloadable file
- Arlington National Cemetery- awesome application to view tombstones in the cemetery
- American Battlefield Monuments- U. S. soldiers buried in foreign cemeteries
- Monroe County Census 1894 Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines Volume III
- Application for tombstone/marker for veteran Anyone is eligible to apply for a marker for a veteran if the service was prior to 1917.
Vital Records
- Monroe County Michigan County Clerk
- On-Line Services for Monroe County - search available for deeds and probate (starting in 1988)
- Birth, Marriage & Death Records have been transcribed by GSMC from the Monroe County Courthouse records and copies of our books containing these transcriptions are available for purchase from GSMC or can be viewed in our archives, the Monroe County Museum, Ellis Reference Library, and Bedford Library. Births and deaths begin in 1867, Marriages in 1818. Researchers can visit the County Clerk's office in the Monroe County Courthouse M, T, Th, or F from 8:30 am - 5:00 pm (Closed from 12:00-1:00 pm.) See the County's website for details on cost of copies and any record limitations.
- Michiganology- Death certificates for entire State of Michigan 1897-1952. Click on SEARCH near top right of page to get to the search window. The Custom search option is the most similar to the old search on seekingmichigan. The county guides will remain on seekingmichigan.
- Michigan Deaths 1867-1897 - Deaths in Michigan from state ledgers on familysearch.org
- Michigan Births 1867-1902 - Births in Michigan from state ledgers on familysearch.org
- Michigan Marriages 1868-1925 - Marriages in Michigan from state ledgers on familysearch.org
- Michigan Death Records- Gendis- Check here for the early deaths in our county, not all were recorded in the county ledger, some were sent directly to the state! The list can also be found in our August 2015- Feb 2016 newsletters.
- Michigan Death Certificate Index 1921-1952- Information from Michigan death certificates on familysearch.org.
- Wayne County Death Indexes- 1934-1953 (not City of Detroit). Searchable through Ancestry also.
- Washtenaw County Marriage & Death Index- 1959 to present
Local Histories
- E-Book History of Monroe County Michigan, by Talcott E. Wing, 1890
- Downloadable History of Monroe County, MI by Talcott E. Wing, 1890
- E-Book History of Monroe County Michigan, by John McClelland Bulkley, 1913
- Downloadable History of Monroe County, MI by John McClelland Bulkley, 1913
- History of the First Presbyterian Church, Monroe, Michigan
- List of Mayors and Post Masters of Monroe (incomplete)
- Historical Collections- Collections and Researches made by Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society Vol 1 - 15 Link to the first 15 volumes of the Michigan Pioneer books. Great resource for 1880's and 1890's Michigan history. Digitized volumes are 1877- 1906.
- Historical Collections- Collections and Researches made by Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society Vol 16 - 30 Link to more volumes of the Michigan Pioneer books. Great resource for 1880's and 1890's Michigan history.
Maps & Atlases
- 1859 Map of Monroe County - Library of Congress site
- 1876 Atlas of Monroe County- Table of Contents to find the page
- 1896 Atlas of Monroe County- list of residents with date of arrival in county
- 1896 Atlas of Monroe County - Table of Contents
- 1901 Lang Map on Library of Congress site
- 1901 Monroe County School District Map from Stephanie Hawkins
- Library of Congress- lots of great maps for all over, including several Sanborn Fire Insurance maps for Monroe
- Sanborn Fire Insurance Map of Monroe (Library of Congress site)
- 1916 Map of Monroe County from Bowen's Michigan state atlas
- Twp Map of Monroe County showing Township, Range and Section Numbers
- Michigan County Histories and Atlases - The Michigan County Histories and Atlases Digitization Project is comprised of 428 digitized titles (many composed of multiple volumes) published before 1923. The collection offers all members of the community free keyword searching and page-by-page access to digitized reproductions of Michigan county histories and atlases as a resource for historical and genealogical research.
- Early Land Patents in Monroe County
Monroe Maps
Monroe County Map with cities and villages
Outline Map of Monroe County showing approximate locations of cities and villages
1901 Monroe County School District Map
1901 Monroe County School District Map from Stephanie Hawkins
Cemeteries -

The links below go directly to Find A Grave for each cemetery.
Several of these cemeteries have full transcriptions available on our website (for members) under Records.
The numbers before each cemetery name below correspond with the cemetery map of the county to the left
DAR Vital/Cemetery Records on FamilySearch- link directly to the DAR records on FamilySearch. You must log in to FamilySearch to view
27. Ash Center (aka Campbell Burying Ground)
76. Azalia Cemetery
113. Baker Cemetery (See Carleton Cemetery) - Full transcription available
35. Bedford Memorial Cemetery - Also known as Blouch-Osgood Cemetery
117. Bedford Memorial Gardens - Full transcription available
62. Blouch Cemetery (See Neriah Cemetery or Bedford Memorial)
71. Blue Bush Cemetery (See St. Joseph Cemetery, Leidel-Hoffman Cemetery)
87. Bound Cemetery (See Rath Cemetery)
17. Brest Cemetery - one known burial, Gideon Badger, a Revolutionary War vet
48. Brigham Cemetery Map of Brigham Cemetery showing lot numbers
88. Burnham Cemetery also called Harvey or Bragg Cemetery located in Summerfield
18. Calkins Cemetery
Campbell Burying Ground- now part of Ash Center Cemetery
113. Carleton Cemetery (aka Baker Cemetery) Full transcription available for cemetery and mausoleum
Chamberlain Cemetery- See Riverside Cemetery
29. Clark Cemetery (located at the intersection of Will-Carleton Road & I-275. It is on private property and permission must be granted for entry from the property owner.)
79. Cone Catholic Cemetery (See Old St. Marys Cemetery in Cone, Milan Twp)
70. Cooney Irish Catholic Cemetery (See St. John's Catholic Cemetery)
53. Coppernoll Cemetery (See Sandy Hill Cemetery) located in Exeter Twp
72. County Line Cemetery also known as Hack or French Cemetery
80. Doty Cemetery - Full transcription available
49. Erie Union Cemetery (aka Union Cemetery)
31. Evergreen Cemetery (See Port Creek Evergreen Cemetery).
81. Gethsemane Cemetery - across the street from Holy Ghost Church in Raisinville Twp.
30. Grafton Cemetery
93. Head-O-Lake Cemetery (See Lakeview Cemetery, Pleasantview Cemetery)
82. Holy Ghost Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery (aka Sandy Creek) This cemetery is BEHIND the church and ALL stones are now on Find A Grave. Be careful using the information on some memorials- some people are posting to Holy Ghost when the cemetery should be Gethsemane. Full transcription available.
37. Hungerford Cemetery - no longer active and no known stones exist, located in Bedford Twp on Jackman Road.
104. Immaculate Heart of Mary Cemetery (aka St. Joseph Catholic- IHM Sisters Private Cemetery)
59. Immanuel Cemetery (aka East Ida)
Isbell Cemetery- land provided by James Isbell in 1831. Located near Dunbar and Raisinville Roads.
54. Johnson Cemetery - located in Exeter Twp on Oakville-Waltz Rd. No longer used, last known burial in 1915.
50. Keeney Cemetery
84. King Cemetery aka Sackett Cemetery- most graves in this cemetery are on Find A Grave! Full transcription available.
93. Lakeview Cemetery (aka Head-O-Lake Cemetery, Pleasantview Cemetery)
44. Leib Cemetery Photos of markers in Leib are available here. Full transcription available.
71. Leidel-Hoffman Cemetery (See Blue Bush Cemetery, St. Joseph, London Cemetery)
20. Leonard Cemetery
89. Logan Cemetery
73. London Township Cemetery - across Plank Road from London Vault Cemetery, next to the church
73. London Vault Cemetery - on SW side of Plank Road across from the church. See London Twp Cemetery in Find-A-Grave listings.
58. Lulu Cemetery (aka Ida Twp Cemetery) All known markers are photographed and on Find A Grave. Transcription in process to be posted on website soon!
21. Lutheran Home Cemetery aka Altenheim Cemetery
45. Maple Grove Cemetery- located in Dundee Twp. ALL known burials are in Find A Grave. Those without markers are from the twp burial permits. Full transcription available.
61. Maplewood Cemetery - all markers are on Find A Grave now, with photos. New transcription available.
Marble Park- technically in Washtenaw County, but many Milan Twp residents are buried there. DAR reading (from 1930's) available on FamilySearch.org
McCormick Cemetery- Located on Doty Road just south of Blue Bush Road in Exeter Twp. Only one tombstone and 2 footstones were found when canvassed in 2000. It is a private, inactive cemetery.
85. McIntyre Cemetery also known as Sand Pit or Sand Hill, Blue Bush or Coppernoll Cemetery, located in Raisinville Twp. Full transcription available.
101. Memorial Park (aka Kentucky Soldiers Park) (photos of most stones in cemetery)
Monroe City Cemetery - was located where Grace Lutheran Church is now, 630 N. Monroe Street. In Nov 1838 the land for this cemetery was purchased and grave sites were sold. The bodies were disinterred around 1871 and moved to Woodland Cemetery.
22. Monroe Potter's Field Cemetery (See Potter's Field, County Infirmary) There are NO markers for anyone in this cemetery!
Muehleisen Road Cemetery- Original cemetery of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Maybee. Most of the remains were removed from this cemetery and moved to the new cemetery on Stone Road. Only about 5 graves remain here.
62. Neriah Cemetery (aka Blouch Cemetery)
Noble's Pond Cemetery- an abandoned cemetery located on the property of Legacy Golf Course. Only 2 known burials there, Laura Sheldon & Cyrus Turis.
114. Northside Cemetery (aka Maybee Protestant)- across the street from St. Joseph Catholic in Maybee
46. Oak Grove Cemetery (aka Oakwood Cemetery) located in Summerfield Twp, owned by Dundee Twp
105. Old Burial Ground (aka St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Old St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery)
110. Old Petersburg Cemetery (aka Wing Cemetery)
15. Old Saint Charles Cemetery (aka Saint Charles Cemetery)
79. Old St. Marys Cemetery (aka Cone Catholic Cemetery)
39. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Ressurrection Cemetery (aka Ressurrection Cemetery)- Full transcription under Record Transcriptions (members)
93. Pleasantview Cemetery (See Lakeview Cemetery, Head-O-Lake Cemetery)
90. Pleasant View Cemetery Full transcription available.
75. Pool Townsend Cemetery (aka Raleighville Cemetery)
31. Port Creek Evergreen Cemetery (aka Evergreen Cemetery)-
32. Potter Cemetery (aka Swan Creek Cemetery) formerly land locked cemetery, see Potter Cemetery page on left menu.
22. Potter's Field (aka Monroe Potter's Field Cemetery, County Infirmary)
86. Prince of Peace Church Cemetery (aka St. Matthews)
Protestant Cemetery of the District of Erie - was located at the intersection of West Front and S. Monroe Streets. Land donated by Samuel Egnew 16 Mar 1810 for the use as a burying ground.
87. Rath Cemetery - next to Prince of Peace Cemetery, originally owned by the Rath family. Full transcription available.
75. Raleighville Cemetery (See Pool Townsend Cemetery)
58. Red Maple Cemetery- Newest section of Lulu/Ida Twp Cem. (west of road into cemetery)
39. Ressurrection Cemetery (aka Our Lady of Mount Carmel Ressurrection Cemetery)- Full transcription available.
77. Rice Cemetery
63. Richardson Cemetery - Full transcription available. All markers on Find A Grave.
116. Riverside Cemetery- Located in S. Rockwood. Full transcription in progress!
Rose Cemetery- located along the bank of the River Raisin at the end of Vesey Street in Petersburg. The graves were moved to Pleasantview Cemetery over 50 years ago.
69. Roselawn Memorial Park - Located in LaSalle Twp. Largest cemetery in county. Search Roselawn: Find a Loved One
Rupert Cemetery- Located near Newburg and Briar Hill Roads on private property in Ash Twp. No record of any burials has been found and in 2003 the cemetery was searched using a cadaver sniffing dog. No remains were found.
91. St. Alphonsus Cemetery located in Monroe County, but is associated with the Catholic Church in Deerfield
102. St. Antoine's Burial Ground
40. St. Anthony's Catholic Cemetery (Bedford Twp, on Erie Road between Douglas & Secor)- New transcription available
15. St. Charles Cemetery- Full transcription available on GSMC website
70. St. John's Catholic Cemetery (aka Cooney Irish Catholic Cemetery)
51. St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery - Erie
103. St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery - Monroe, located on N. Monroe Street
64. St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery -Ida
71. St. Joseph Cemetery (aka Blue Bush Cemetery, Leidel-Hoffman Cemetery)
115. St. Joseph Cemetery - Maybee- Full transcription available
105. St. Mary/Old St. Joseph/ Old Burying Ground on N. Monroe St. just south of the current St. Joseph Cemetery
86. St. Matthews Cemetery- aka Prince of Peace (was St. Matthews until 1960 when the church merged with St. Marks in Ida)
34. St. Patrick's Catholic #1 (this cemetery is in 3 sections, Cemetery # 1 is located in Exeter Twp on Exeter Road)- Full transcription available
34. St. Patrick's Catholic #2 (this cemetery is in 3 sections, Cemetery # 2 is located in Ash Twp on the corner of Exeter & Stoney Creek Rds, aka Stoney Creek Cem) - Full transcription available
34. St. Patrick's Catholic #3 (this cemetery is in 3 sections, Cemetery # 3 is located in Ash Twp on W. Labo Road and has the most recent burials)- Full transcription available
56. St. Paul's Lutheran - on Stone Road in Maybee. Full transcription available.
24. St. Paul's Lutheran- in Monroe Twp (aka Zoar). Listing of stones in this cemetery on Interment.com
53. Sandy Hill Cemetery (aka Coppernoll Cemetery)
Saum Road Cemetery- Old Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery located in Raisinville Twp. Some markers from this cemetery were moved to Immanuel Cemetery after they were found in a farmer's field.
32. Swan Creek Cemetery (See Potter Cemetery)
106. Trinity Lutheran Cemetery - full transcription of this cemetery available
49. Union Cemetery (aka Erie Union Cemetery)
42. Van Auken Cemetery (See also Whiteford Union or Union Cemetery)
41. Weeks Cemetery (located in Samaria- only 2 known burials, Sam and Sammy Weeks)
60. West Ida Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery - All burials for this cemetery on Find A Grave thanks to Grace & Joy. Church records available on our website under Record Transcriptions.
16. White Cemetery (aka LaDuc or Old St. Charles, located on the east side of North Dixie Hwy near South Street in Section 7 of Berlin Twp)
96. Whiteford Union Cemetery (aka Whiteford Cemetery) Lambertville, MI. Transcription posted!
108. Woodland Cemetery (aka Woodland Historic or Grove Cemetery) Special thanks to Jane & Lo for the many corrections and memorials. The City of Monroe website for locating graves in Woodland. Map of Woodland Map of Woodland from 1842
65. Zion Lutheran Cemetery - in Ida
107. Zion Lutheran Cemetery- in Monroe
Land Records
- Monroe County Deed Search- for records AFTER 1976
- Index to deeds and deeds digitized on FamilySearch. All books are digitized now!! Note: you must now log in to view records on FamilySearch!
- Bureau of Land Office Records -live access to Federal land conveyance records for the Public Land States, including image access to more than five million Federal land title records issued between 1820 and the present.
Monroe County Twp and Range Numbers
Census Records
- 1940 Census- The official site for the 1940 census! FREE
- 1940 Census form -blank form with all questions asked in 1940 census
- 1950 Census- Official site
- Heritage Quest (via Ellis Library): 1790-1820 & 1860-1930 (partial) census. FREE for Monroe County residents
- LDS Familysearch - 1790-1940 census records, miscellaneous state census records too! FREE
Miscellaneous Records
Genealogy Forms
Research Checklist
- American State Papers, 1789-1815, Vol 1. This is an important book for early Monroe settlers. It contains early land records of the inhabitants of Frenchtown. The portion for Frenchtown are pages 282-508, with a few pages scattered in the remaining book.
- Monroe Trading Post Journal- Journal of a trading post in Monroe, Michigan, probably owned by John J. Wendell, later sheriff of Monroe County, who died in 1855. Entries detail a wide variety of items purchased at the trading post between 1828 and 1831.
- Historic Monroe site. Contains history of Monroe and the people who resided there.
- Drouillard Family History Research
- Monroe County Wikipedia Page- lots of great info and links to other info.
- Michigan Historical Society Centennial Farm Program- the place to go for information on how to apply for a centennial farm in the State of Michigan.
- Monroe Memories- Information on the history of Monroe County, MI.
- Toledo's Attic- has some information about early Monroe County (thanks to Rick Grassley for this link!)
- Northwest Ohio History- including some items on Monroe County, MI (thanks to Rick Grassley for this link!)
- Monroe Mayors and Postmasters - from The Political Graveyard.
- Monroe County Lost History-Searching for Monroe County's Lost & Forgotten History
- Monroe County Linkpendium- Great resource for sites about Monroe County genealogy
- Headlight from 1896- Lots of great photos and info on Monroe County residents
- Monroe High School Yearbooks
- Airport High School Graduation Composities Collection
- Dundee High School Graduation Composites Collection
- Petersburg High School Class Composite Photos
Historical & Genealogical Societies
- Berlin Township Historical Society
- Exeter Historical Society
- Flat Rock Historical Society
- Hillsdale County Historical Society
- Genesee County Historical Society
- Lenawee County Historical Society
- Plymouth Historical Society
- Northville Historical Society
- Tecumseh Area Historical Society
- Grosse Ile Historical Society
- Wyandotte Historical Society
- Dearborn Museum
- North-Detroit Society for Genealogical Research
- North-Northville Genealogical Society
- North-Macomb County Genealogy Group
- North- Farmington Genealogical Society
- South- Lucas County Historical Society (Ohio)
- South- Lucas County Genealogical Society (OGS)
- North- Downriver (Wayne County, Michigan)
- North- Livingston County Genealogical Society
- North- Oakland County Historical Society
- North- Washtenaw County, Michigan
- Michigan Germanic Genealogical Society
- Ohio Genealogical Society
- Michigan Genealogical Council
- Polish Genealogical Society of Michigan
- French-Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan
- The Irish Genealogical Society of Michigan
- Jewish Genealogical Society of Michigan
Neighborhood Names
- Alexandria- now part of Newport, a map found in Liber Z of Monroe County deed books, inside front cover, dated 1837
- Athelone- now called Carleton
- Azalia- located in Milan Twp
- Bateman
- Bauerle Corners
- Belden
- Bearinger's Corner- in Whiteford Twp
- Berlin Village- Section 16 of Berlin Twp. Map located in Liber 64 page 638. Dated 1871.
- Bombulvoir’s Corners – noted in a Monroe Commercial article as a place for marsh hunting, located in Erie Township, may be fictitious.
- Brest- located in Frenchtown Twp along the shore of Lake Erie
- Briar Hill - Located on Briar Hill Road three miles southwest of Flat Rock. Founded in 1800 by William Walters.
- Broadway – Ash Township near Carleton, exact location unknown
- Bullockville - in Bedford Twp near Temperance. May have become Vienna Rd.
- Carleton- village in Ash Twp in Section 17
- Clark City – located in Ash Township on Swan creek. John W. Clark built a stave mill here. Post Office opened in 1855.
- Clark's Corners -a school in Newport area
- Deland Corners-
- Dundee- Located in sections, 13, 18, 19 & 24 in Dundee Twp
- East Milan- now called Azalia, located in section 25 of Milan Twp
- East Raisinville is a former settlement located in the eastern portion of the township along the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway. A post office named "Atkinson" opened on May 22, 1829, and was renamed East Raisinville on January 20, 1838. The post office closed on November 24, 1868.
- Egypt – Located near the corner of Hiser and Day Roads. Egypt School was here.
- Emerson Corners - located in Frenchtown Twp. (maybe sections 14 & 15)
- Federman- around section 32 of Dundee Twp
- Four Corners- mentioned in 1923 Monroe Evening News
- Frey's Corner- in Berlin Twp along N. Dixie Hwy (mentioned in 1954)
- Friburgh – located near Milan.
- Gayville- there was a Gayville school in section 17 of LaSalle Twp in the early 1900's.
- Geneseo- NE1/4 of Section 19, T5S, R7E (London Twp) dated ca 1837
- Gert - 2 miles north of 223 on Sylvania Rd. at the corner of School Rd.
- Glendale- a subdivision west of Petersburg started in 1923
- Grafton - in Ash Twp at Sigler & Grafton Roads
- Grape - in Raisinville Twp, on N. Custer Road. Hannah Atkinson was the first postmaster in 1887.
- Hale's Corners- mentioned in Carleton Times in 1901
- Hall School District
- Hamlin - in Raisinville Twp. A railroad station that was given a post office on 28 Mar 1862. Office was transferred to Raisinville 2 Oct 1876.
- Harve- was located in Erie Twp near the present Morin Pt. area on the shores of Maumee Bay. It began in 1835 and was flooded out in 1838 from high water from Lake Erie.
- Hawthorn – a station on the Toledo & Ann Arbor RR in 1878.
- Hicksville- located on Swan Creek in Section 23 in Ash Twp. Map can be found in deeds, Liber V.
- Huron Station -post office is Rockwood
- Iott District- mentioned in Monroe Evening News May 1926
- Kelley's Crossing -Lasalle
- Kelly Road- mentioned in 1923 Monroe Evening News
- Lambertville- located in Bedford Twp at intersection of Summerfield and Dean Roads
- Laughlin Corners
- Liberty Corners
- Little Lake- a Bedford township village with a post office from 1873-1879, 4 miles west of Vienna
- Logan Valley- located in Summerfield Twp
- Lulu- located in Ida Twp at interesection of Douglas & Lulu Roads
- Macon - located north of Dundee, near the Macon River, Dundee and Milan Roads
- Maple Avenue
- McBryan Road-
- Maybee- located in southwest Exeter Twp, Sections 31 and 32.
- Meyers- a post office located at boundary of sections 14 & 23 near the railroad tracks in Frenchtown Twp
- Milwaukee-
- Monroetown -meaning Monroe Twp
- Mooreville &/or Tulanville -Milan
- Morocco- John Griner was the first postmaster of this rural post office in Oct 1884 which operated until Oct 1906.
- Morrin's Vicinity- South Erie
- Newport- located in southwest part of Berlin Twp, Section 1 (Map in Liber R)
- Oakville - section 3 of London Twp (from Liber P, folio 111)
- Oldport
- Palmer Corners- found in 1944 newspaper mention
- Palmer District
- Petersburg- located in Summerfield Twp, mainly in section 4. Map in Liber T-U.
- Port Creek- located in Ash Twp, near section 2
- Port Lawrence- now part of Lucas County, OH. Plat map in Liber O, folio 139 of Monroe County land records
- Prentice – Post Office in 1873-1874.
- Pumpkinhook - located near Dundee, off Dixon Road between M-50 and Alford Road
- Rea- located in Sectin 9 of Dundee Twp
- Reighley- section 20 London Twp from Liber Y, Page 388
- Reeves Station – Located just south of Azalia/East Milan in section 25 of Milan Township
- Samaria
- Sand Pit -by McIntyre Cemetery
- Sanfreeall – Erie Township
- Scofield- located in Exeter Twp near intersection of Sumpter and Scofield Roads, Sections 27 & 28
- Scrabble Hollow -a school in Frenchtown
- Seeley District
- Seola - A station on the Toledo & Ann Arbor RR located in Ida Township, 1878.
- Smith's Siding- in Lucas County at intersection of Sylvania Metamora and Mitchaw Roads, about 1/2 mile south of state border
- South Raisin
- Steiner-a station on Pere Marquette Railroad in Frenchtown, founded in 1873
- Strasburg- located in section 32 of Raisinville twp
- Stony Creek Station- in Frenchtown Twp, Section 14 near Stony Creek & Mentel Roads
- Taylor Town (from an 1817 map)
- Vienna -Erie
- Vistula- now part of Lucas County, OH
- Walnut Street-
- Warner – a station on the Lakeshore & Michigan Southern RR 1 mile north of Monroe in 1882.
- West Zion -Dundee area
- Whiteford - now Ottawa Lake, in Section 19 of Whiteford Twp
- Whiteford Center- located in Whiteford Twp on Whiteford Center & Temperance Roads
- Willits – a station on the Toledo & Ann Arbor RR in Bedford Township.
- Wittkop's Crossing - located in Dundee Township, near the corners of sections 29-32 and the Ann
Arbor Railroad - Winchester - in LaSalle Twp. Map can be found in the deeds, Liber V.
- Wood's Road - mentioned in 1923 Monroe Evening News
- Yargerville- the former post office is located on the corner of Minx and Wood Roads on the border of LaSalle & Ida Twps.
- Zion Corners
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