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Houghton Lake, Michigan Public Records

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Where Houghton Lake's records are kept. Houghton Lake has no town government, so its court and property records sit with Roscommon County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Michigan.

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Houghton Lake has no town government of its own and relies on Roscommon County and the State of Michigan for its public records. The cards below are the Michigan state offices, and the Roscommon County offices are on our Roscommon County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.

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About public records in Houghton Lake

What we hold on Houghton Lake, and who keeps its records.

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Houghton Lake at a glance

County
Roscommon County
County seat
Roscommon
Population
5,294
Roscommon County population
23,459
Local records
Roscommon County offices
ZIP codes
48651, 48630, 48629

About Houghton Lake public records

Houghton Lake has no local government of its own; the records for the people and property here are held by Roscommon County. The Roscommon County offices are in Roscommon, the county seat. Our Roscommon County page lists each county office.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Houghton Lake

Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.

From the old mine records

What is on record in Houghton Lake

Old mine sites
2
Past producers, now closed
1
Prospects and occurrences, never worked
1
Producing when recorded
1
Main minerals
construction sand and gravel; Fire Clay (Refractory)
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
12
Shafts and tunnels
0
What they are
gravel pit
Maps surveyed
1983
Sources
USGS mineral file and USGS topographic mine features

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 3 mine sites inside the city or town limits: 1 past producer, now closed, 1 prospect or occurrence that was never worked, 1 site producing when the record was made; the old survey maps add 12 holes drawn inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are construction sand and gravel; Fire Clay (Refractory).

A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area. GeoWebFace shows historic mining sites as points; no agency page with underground workings outlines was found, and the OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds Michigan maps.

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Houghton Lake: the boundary from the Census Bureau, and one dot for each old mine or hole on record inside it. The purple dots come off the old survey maps and the darkest of those are shafts and tunnels; the red, green and orange ones are mine records. The pale shapes with a name around it are the neighbouring places, from the Census Bureau. Hover a dot for its name.
Michigan mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Houghton Lake (3 shown, 12 unnamed on the map)

Houghton Lake sits over the Northern Region coal field and the coal there is medium and high volatile bituminous, worked underground in many places. The two federal files record a shaft, an adit or a deposit where one was drawn on a survey sheet or catalogued as a site; neither file carries the outline of the workings, so the counts above are not the measure of what was mined under this town. The record that shows it is the mine map, held by EGLE GeoWebFace and linked below.

Michigan abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.

Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.

Labor Department file

Wage and hour cases in Houghton Lake, Michigan

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 16 investigations with a Houghton Lake address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $120,147 in back wages agreed for 449 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.

Investigations closed
16
Back wages agreed
$120,147
Workers due back wages
449
Civil money penalties
$2,350
Employers on the record
12
EmployerCasesBack wagesWorkers
Lakeside Lodging LLC1$34,53519
Porath Contracting, Inc.1$24,1005
Elite Hotel Management LLC1$11,4934
Don Nester Auto Group1$3,5736
Instant Cash Advance Corporation4$3,33410
Lakefront Hotel Inc1$6326
Little Boots Country Diner, Inc1$2911
Mt. Pleasant Abstract & Title, Inc.1$981
Carrick Trucking, Inc.2$00
Central Michigan Lodging, Inc.1$00
Houghton Lake 1 LLC1$00
TGIF restaurants1$00

Every employer whose address on the record is in Houghton Lake, by back wages agreed; 5 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Michigan wage theft records page ranks the whole state.

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Houghton Lake public-records FAQs

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How do I register to vote in Houghton Lake, Michigan?

Voter registration in Michigan is run by the Michigan Department of State, Bureau of Elections, and the city or township clerk keeps the roll for Houghton Lake. You can register online, by mail or in person. Same day registration: yes. With 15 or more days before an election you can register online, by mail or in person; within 14 days and on Election Day, only in person at your local clerk's office with proof of residency.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Houghton Lake, Michigan?

Certified birth and death certificates for events in Michigan come from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics. The fee is $34 search fee for a standard record ($14 online processing fee); $14.00 for one copy of your own birth record if you are 65 or older. Copies of records may also be obtained from the County Clerk in the county where the event occurred.

How do I look up property records in Houghton Lake, Michigan?

Deeds for property in Houghton Lake are recorded by the county Register of Deeds, the city or township assessor sets the assessed value, and the city or township treasurer; taxes unpaid on March 1 go to the county treasurer as delinquent sends the tax bill. Our Roscommon County page lists those offices.

How do I find business license records in Houghton Lake, Michigan?

Businesses that operate in Houghton Lake register with the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division, which runs the state business entity search. Assumed names of sole proprietorships and co-partnership names are filed with the county clerk in each county where business is conducted.

How do I run a Michigan criminal background check?

Michigan criminal history checks are run by the Michigan State Police, Criminal Justice Information Center. The fee is $10.00 for a name based criminal record check (MCL 28.273). Name search online through the Internet Criminal History Access Tool (ICHAT); fingerprint searches only where a state or federal law, executive order or rule requires one.

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