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Mecosta County is bordered on the North by Osceola County, on the South by Montcalm County, on the West by Newaygo County, and on the East by Isabella County. |
 WHAT'S NEW!!September 4, 2016 - Numerous News Briefs added to the Township page. September 5, 2016 - Mecosta Area Marriages - found from randon news articles. Listed below under Vital Records. September 7, 2016 - Added the Phelps Free Library under libraries below. September 7, 2016 - Added 1914 Forensics Class - Big Rapids High School. Will be under Schools of Long Ago on the Big Rapids City school index page. September 9, 2016 - Added VanGilder School, Big Rapids Township, under Schools of long ago below. September 9, 2016 - Added 1970 Big Rapids Football and the 1932 Big Rapids High School Class Reunion. Both located under schools of long ago under Big Rapids City Index page. September 10, 2016 - Added a page on Big Rapids Saw Mills. Under Businesses below. September 10, 2016 - Added a few more news briefs (1885) to the townships page under Grant Township. September 10, 2016 - Added several items to Old News that you can use below under newspapers. September 10, 2016 - A lengthy obit was added for the death of Miss Emma Young, under the random obits section. September 11, 2016 - Two featured stories "In the Woods" by Jim Wood (Found below under featured stories). Both are on the 4th of July, one in 1857 and one in 1862. Both stories include some of the pioneers of that time. September 11, 2016 - I hope that you are finding things of value on the website these days. I know I spent quite a bit of time not being able to keep up with things due to illness, my husband's death and then with open heart surgery. I still have about two file drawers of Mecosta Co. info and hope to get at least a page or two every few days. September 13, 2016 - Under businesses the First Hotel was added and under government, the first postmasters of Big Rapids. September 13, 2016 - Two columns of the featured stories of In the Woods were added. One on Leonard the Forgotten Village and one on the Big Rapids Gray Ladies of 1942. September 16, 2016 - Added the Smith-Morrissey-Stickney-Fairman & Newton Block under businesses below. September 16, 2016 - Added the Opera Block and Court House under businesses below. September 16, 2016 - Added Holly Water Works under businesses below. September 17, 2016 - Added the business of Frank E. Markham (sign-writing, painting and decorating) below under businesses. September 17, 2016 - Added additional news for the township pages under, Stanwood, Mecosta and Millbrook. September 18, 2016 - Added two lengthy obits to the ramdom obits page for Theophilus C. Hunt and Cyrun F. Richardson. September 20, 2016 - Added Douglas Roben - Attorney and Real Estate under businesses. September 20, 2016 - Added Mercy Hospital under businesses. September 20, 2016 - Just added a page for all the businesses and business people as the list was so long. The new page is still in the same place, but, will be done all together on one page. I really need to take the time to redo this whole index page and start grouping things all together with their own pages. Ho Hum.... LOL September 20, 2016 - A few more news briefs were added to the News Briefs of Big Rapids and Mecosta County. I like doing these, as I find that many times we will not find much of anything about ur ancestors other than thru the brevity columns and news briefs. Many times they include deaths and marriages that otherwise are not found. September 20, 2016 - Added a few news briefs to the Old Mecosta County Jail listed under government. September 20, 2016 - Added some very brief death notices between 1881 abd 1884 from the Big Rapids Current newspaper. September 20, 2016 - Added lists for Millbrook Township Births, Burial Permits and Death Certificate information. Under Vital Records below. September 24, 2016 - Added teachers from 1868-1882 for the Union School District, City of Big Rapids. You'll find it Big Rapids City Schools Index under schools of long ago. I've added the students in 7 classes that taught it in 1882, so there are several hundred listed. I need to do two more classes for Miss Rayell and Miss Price that I hope to get in the next few days. September 25, 2016 - Miss Price and Miss Rayell's class were added to the 1882 Big Rapids City School index. |
BIOGRAPHIES & FAMILY HISTORIES
BOOKS
BUSINESS PEOPLE OF MECOSTA COUNTY
CEMETERIES
CENSUS CHURCHES
DIRECTORIES ELECTIONS
FAMILY STORIES
FEATURES
FUNERAL HOMES GENEALOGY HELP
GOVERNMENT
HISTORY
HISTORICAL, GENEALOGICAL and Other SOCIETIES HISTORICAL MONUMENTS
LAND RECORDS
LIBRARIES
LOOKUP VOLUNTEERS MAILING LISTS MAPS MILITARY
MISCELLANEOUS NATURALIZATION & PROBATE NEWSPAPERS OLD SETTLERS PHOTO ALBUMS
PIONEERS
SCHOOLS
SURNAMES TOWNSHIPS - CITIES
VITAL RECORDS - BIRTHS, DEATH, MARRIAGES, OBITUARIES
OFF SITE LINKS
Index to Surnames ...Mecosta County Portrait and Biographical Album
Family Tales
...Bios from Mecosta County
Books of Interest for Mecosta County
Mecosta County Businesses & Business People- NEW!! - 
Mecosta County Cemeteries - Location Map
Westminster Presbyterian Church of Big Rapids History
History of the Catholic Church of Big Rapids
Stanwood-Higbee Methodist Church Pastors - 1886-1974
Big Rapids Congregational Church in the News
1918 - 1923 Mecosta County Farm Directory
1884 Mecosta Co. Rural Directory
1884 Big Rapids City Directory
First Village of Morley Election - 1870
New Supervisors Elected - 1871
Chloe Forward Davis Family Group Sheet - Contributed by Ivan Corbin
Chloe Forward Davis Individual Record - Contributed by Ivan Corbin
In the Woods - Featured Stories by Jim Wood
Just Beginning Your Family Tree??
Big Rapids First Postmasters- NEW!! -
Old Mecosta Jail and brief history
Mecosta County Poor House, Stanwood
Organization of Mecosta County
Mecosta County Genealogical Society
School Section Lake Old Settlers Monument - List of Negro Settlers
1879 - Every Name Index - Fork Township Plat Book - Contributed by Tom Bennett
Phelps Free Library
Mecosta County Libraries & Resources-
Civil War Soldiers of Mecosta Co., as compiled by James Wood-
Mecosta County Pension Records - 1883-
Mecosta County in the Civil War
Mecosta County in the Spanish American War
Civil War Soldiers of Mecosta County
Annual Gathering of the Pioneers
Big Rapids Boosters - Some of the Citizens Who Make the City what it is and What it is Not
History of the Medical Profession in Mecosta County
Story of the Four Drive Tractor and Inventor J. H. Fitch
1895 Mecosta County Hunting Licenses
Hard on Musk Rat Catchers - Three Millbrook and two Remus men arrested and fined.
A few deaths from the Current Newspaper (1881-84)
News Briefs of Big Rapids & Mecosta County
Obituary Indices for Surnames A - Z Online.
Borland Sensation - Double Tragedy - Murder/Suicide
Pioneer Magnet News from the late 1800's
Pioneer Magnet News from the late 1800's - Page 2
Traverse City Train Wreck Involving a Big Rapids Man - Guy Sheneman
Old Newspapers Available on microfilm from Libraries.
Negro settlers of Mecosta, Isabella, and Montcalm Counties.
Slater/Myers Family (Cotterman and Letts)
Family Photo Album- NEW!! -
Charlie Gay - Founder of the Pioneer Newspaper- NEW!! -
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Mecosta Schools Long Ago - City/Village/Rural
Autograph Book of Sarah Vollwiler Townsend
Mecosta County Schools of early 1900's
Mecosta County Townships and the City of Big Rapids
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Millbrook Township Births - Incomplete
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Millbrook Township Burial Permits (Incomplete)
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Millbrook Township Death Certificates - Incomplete
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Mecosta Area Marriages - Found from random news articles
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Page of random obituaries contributed.
1873 Mecosta County Deaths- Contributed by Pat McArthur
Obituary Indices for Surnames A - Z Online.
Marriage Announcements from the Pioneer News
1938 Deaths from the Pioneer News
1939 Deaths from the Pioneer News
Michigan Marriages - Dibean Collection of all the Counties
Mecosta County Obituaries
Submitted by Family Members
Seeking Michigan Website for Death Certificates
Slow, but worth the time
Genealogical Death Index (Gendis)
Detroit Society of Genealogical Research, Inc.
...Cemetery Publications
Western Michigan Genealogy Society Databases(Contains Kent County Obits - Many in this area used Kent Co. Hospitals)
Michigan Specific USGenWeb Search Engine
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