This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WGB.2ACI/1685.1 Message Board Post: There was a state census taken in 1884 and there are records for Muskegon county available from that time. One place you can view the index (although not for the City of Muskegon yet) is through http://www.censusfinder.com/michigan_census5.htm This will take you to a portion of the Muskegon County Genealogy Resource Center website -- http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~muskegoncounty/Index.htm which is a volunteer project. Hope that helps!