Vital Record Searches can be requested through the Clerk's Office. Our office has birth records, death records and marriage licenses dating back to 1866.

You may request a copy of a birth certificate, death certificate or marriage license by mail or by personally coming into our office.

Personal requests for a Birth Certificate for people born after the year 1900 must come from the person needing the certificate - a spouse/friend/child cannot request or pick up the record. however, a parent named on the Birth Certificate can get one for a child.

You may also come in during regular business hours to research records on your own, for genealogy.

Fees for Vital Records are as follows:

		Certified Copy		$10.00 for the first copy
				$ 3.00 for additional copies of the same record
		Copy-Type from Old Record		$ 2.00
		Regular Copy of Original Record		$ .25
		Search Fee (If Clerk's Office must perform a Search for requested record)		$ 5.00
		Individuals - 65 yrs. of age or older A Search & A Copy OR 1 - Certified Copy		$ 2.00

VITAL RECORDS for the STATE OF MICHIGAN can also be requested/obtained from the following: