Selected repository locations for present-day orientation. Numbers match the research stops below. Select a marker to open its stop. Locations are approximate, not entrances or driving directions. Grouped numbers identify nearby repositories; use the address key for individual locations.
Several stops can lead to the same repository. Maps show selected verified locations, not every guide stop or every community represented in the records. Use each stop’s access instructions, including for online and out-of-county collections. Check access before traveling.
Stop 1: Terry Wantz Historical Research Center 29 W Main Street, Fremont, MI 49412
Use the current 29 W Main Street location; older partner pages may list a former address.
County outlines: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundaries ↗. Selected major roads: 2024 TIGER/Line primary and secondary roads ↗. Public repository addresses checked against the sources above, with approximate Census geocoder positions. Unmatched addresses and out-of-county repositories are listed in the key rather than assigned a guessed position. Markers identify contact locations, not collection coverage. Historical boundaries, township lines and current traffic conditions are not shown. Prepared November 1, 2026.
Collection and access sources reviewed November 1, 2026. These are selected research routes, not complete county holdings or completed name-level searches.
RESEARCH STOP 01
Township, family and school files in Fremont
Collection details
The center describes histories for all 24 county townships, family records, funeral cards, obituaries, local yearbooks, school books, plat maps and Fremont newspapers on microfilm. Its Ashland page illustrates school photographs and community material that may escape a surname-only search.
What to confirm
The website does not supply a complete year-by-year inventory. Ask staff to confirm the specific yearbook or newspaper issue. Published histories and captions require corroboration.
RESEARCH STOP 02
Croton’s 1864 census and selected state enumerations
Collection details
The county guide lists Croton Township’s 1864 state census, RG 79-62, and county state censuses for 1884 and 1894, RG 78-98. These are specific enumeration years, not a continuous series.
What to confirm
Do not assume a countywide 1864 census from the Croton entry. Match actual household details before identifying a person.
RESEARCH STOP 03
Logging marks and institutional registers
Collection details
The guide lists log-mark registers, 1862–1893, RG 99-86; an infirmary register, 1919–1952, RG 99-87; and nurse certificates, 1926–1964, in that same group. These provide occupational or institutional research routes.
What to confirm
These are separate series. A log mark may identify a business rather than a worker; an institutional entry does not explain a person’s whole circumstances.
RESEARCH STOP 04
White Cloud school yearbooks and local newspapers
Collection details
The library links to digitized White Cloud High School Chieftain yearbooks and past Times Indicator newspapers. Its local-history department also accepts specific research enquiries.
What to confirm
The library page does not publish year ranges. Check the viewer’s actual holdings; do not infer continuous school or newspaper coverage.
RESEARCH STOP 05
Fremont obituary and marriage indexes
Collection details
The local-history room provides local obituary and marriage indexes. The library also offers Ancestry access on library computers near the reference desk.
What to confirm
The page does not give index date ranges or promise remote access to the indexes. An index result is a lead, not the complete source.
RESEARCH STOP 06
Objects, exhibits and a research referral
Collection details
The museum provides local context through exhibits on Indigenous history, logging, farming and community life. Its research-department page directs heritage researchers to its partner, the Terry Wantz Historical Research Center in Fremont.
What to confirm
A tourism listing describes a museum research room, but the museum’s own current page instead points to Terry Wantz. Confirm any onsite document access. Use Terry Wantz’s own current address, not the older address on the museum referral.
Prepare one focused request
Give the repository the locality, year, collection and specific question. Ask about the relevant volume or folder, gaps, access restrictions and copying costs. Save the citation and record what you searched, including searches with no result.
Use these dated holdings to choose a next search. This is a selection of cataloged collections, not a complete inventory of Newaygo County records.
A range is a lead, not a guarantee. Bars show the dates stated by the cited catalog or inventory. They do not establish uninterrupted coverage, complete reporting or online image access. Unmarked years mean not represented in this selection, not that records were destroyed. Indexes and abstracts still need to be followed to the underlying record.
Sources reviewed November 1, 2026. Blue shows cataloged holdings; rust identifies indexes or compiled publications where the source specifies them. Read the format label and access notes for each row.
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Single township census
Croton Township state census
Listed years: 1864.
Source, access and coverage limits
Request the record group and township from Archives staff; ask about image access and the detailed inventory.
Keep in mind: Do not assume a countywide 1864 census from the Croton entry. Match actual household details before identifying a person.
Give Archives staff the series, RG and year; confirm restrictions and copying arrangements before traveling to Lansing.
Keep in mind: These are separate series. A log mark may identify a business rather than a worker; an institutional entry does not explain a person’s whole circumstances.
Listed record-series span / restrictions to confirm
Newaygo infirmary register
Listed years: 1919–1952.
Source, access and coverage limits
Give Archives staff the series, RG and year; confirm restrictions and copying arrangements before traveling to Lansing.
Keep in mind: These are separate series. A log mark may identify a business rather than a worker; an institutional entry does not explain a person’s whole circumstances.
Give Archives staff the series, RG and year; confirm restrictions and copying arrangements before traveling to Lansing.
Keep in mind: These are separate series. A log mark may identify a business rather than a worker; an institutional entry does not explain a person’s whole circumstances.
Confirm the historical jurisdiction as well as the date. A record may be held outside today’s county, and an inventory’s ending year does not mean recordkeeping stopped.
Suggest a correction, an overlooked collection or an updated access detail. An official link or source helps us check it before making a change. Please leave out private family documents and sensitive personal information.