Oakland County, Michigan Genealogy and History Volunteers Dedicated to Free Genealogy Always Updating, Always Free   Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing it online for the free use of all researchers.   This site is available for adoption! If you have a love for history and/or genealogy, consider joining us! VOLUNTEER WEBPAGE to find out more information on joining our group as a website host. We regret that we do not have the time to perform personal research for you. All data we come across will be placed on this website, so keep checking back! Oakland County Oakland County, like many of the counties that surround it, started out as a part of Wayne County when the Territory of Michigan was first formed on 01 Nov 1815 by Lewis Cass, the Territorial Governor. On 15 Jan 1818, Macomb County (including modern day Oakland County) was formed. Oakland County became a separate county on 28 Mar 1820. In 1822, what is now Livingston, Shiawassee and Washtenaw, counties were formed, leaving what is now Oakland County. The first town in Oakland County was Pontiac, which is still the County Seat. The largest city is Troy. Starting out as a sparsely populated, rural area, Oakland County is, as of the 2010 Census, the 2nd most populated county in Michigan after Wayne County. Cities Auburn Hills * Berkley * Birmingham * Bloomfield Hills * Clarkston * Clawson * Farmington * Farmington Hills * Fenton (mostly in Genesee County) * Ferndale * Hazel Park * Huntington Woods * Keego Harbor * Lake Angelus * Lathrup Village * Madison Heights * Northville (partially in Wayne County) * Novi * Oak Park * Orchard Lake Village * Pleasant Ridge * Pontiac * Rochester * Rochester Hills * Royal Oak * South Lyon * Southfield * Sylvan Lake * Troy * Walled Lake * Wixom Villages Beverly Hills * Bingham Farms * Franklin * Holly * Lake Orion * Leonard * Milford * Ortonville * Oxford * Wolverine Lake Unincorporated Communities Andersonville * Austin Corners * Brandon Gardens * Campbells Corner * Charing Cross * Clintonville * Clyde * Commerce * Davisburg * Drayton Plains * East Highland * Elizabeth Lake * Five Points * Four Towns * Gingellville * Glengary * Goodison * Groveland Corners * Hickory Ridge * Highland * Huron Heights * Jossman Acres * Kensington * Lake Orion Heights * Lakeville * New Hudson * Newark * Oak Grove * Oakley Park * Oakwood * Oxbow * Perry Lake Heights * Rose Center * Rose Corners * Rudds Mill * Seven Harbors * Springfield * Thomas * Union Lake * Walters * Waterford Village * Waterstone * West Highland * Westacres * White Lake OAKLAND COUNTY DATA Biographies Births Cemeteries Census Records Church Histories / Records County Records Death Records Family Bibles and Records History Topics Marriages Military Records Miscellaneous Data News Gleanings Obituaries and Death Notices School Records Wills/Probate Records Website Updates July 2024:  Biography for ARMSTRONG Marriage News for WISNER-KERR PREVIOUS UPDATES   SEARCH OUR SITES Submit an Obituary to Us for any County  EMAIL US Genealogy Trails - Always Updating, Always Free. Join our Genealogy Trails Upper Midwest States Mailing List to get email notices when our county sites are updated. For the Upper Midwest States of : Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Michigan, and Wisconsin You never know who you might meet and what family data they may share with you -- it could start a whole new branch of the family! We also use the mailing lists to announce our website updates. Visit the Surrounding Counties Lapeer County (northeast) Genesee County (northwest) Macomb County (east) Wayne County (southeast) Washtenaw County (southwest) Livingston County (west)   Site Map   Visit our Michigan State Site Many thanks to our former host Nancy Bliven for all her hard work on this site. Visit the National Genealogy Trails Site Copyright © Genealogy Trails All data on this website is Copyright by Genealogy Trails with full rights reserved for original submitters.