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Township of Sherwood
The Township of Sherwood publishes its board of supervisors meetings, its notices and the contacts for its office.
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Where Sherwood's records are kept. Court and property records for Sherwood sit with Branch County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Michigan.
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As a small town, Sherwood relies on Branch County for its court cases, deeds and other public records. The cards below are the county and state offices that keep them. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
The Township of Sherwood publishes its board of supervisors meetings, its notices and the contacts for its office.
Open official site Township of SherwoodCity records
The Sherwood board of supervisors publishes its members, its meeting dates and the decisions it records for the municipality.
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Search for a business entity licensed to do business in Michigan.
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Search for the appropriate county or district court in Michigan.
Open official site Michigan CourtsVital records
Request birth records from the State of Michigan Vital Records Office.
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Lookup Michigan death records from the 19th century by accessing the MI Genealogical Death Indexing System.
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Search for a teacher's credential status with the Michigan Department of Education.
Open official site Michigan Teacher LookupVital records
Order certified copies of Michigan birth, death, marriage and divorce records from the MDHHS Division of Vital Records by mail, online or in person.
Open official site Michigan Vital Records OfficeProperty records
Search the state treasurer listings of State Foreclosed Land Auctions for Michigan.
Open official site Michigan State Foreclosed Real Property SearchState records
Search property and claim status from the office of the state treasurer.
Open official site Michigan Unclaimed PropertyPolice & jail
Branch County Sheriff's Office, the elected law enforcement office for Sherwood, Michigan, with incident reports, warrants and jail information as the office publishes them.
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MiCOURT Case Search, run by the Michigan courts, lets you pick a participating trial court and look up its cases; some courts show criminal convictions only if sentencing was within seven years.
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Local record guide
What we hold on Sherwood, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Sherwood in ZIP code 49089 keeps its own council and town business records. The Branch County offices are in Coldwater, the county seat. See our Branch County page for every county office.
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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 Sherwood. 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.
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.
Deeds for property in Sherwood 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 Branch County page lists those offices.
Incident and crash reports for Sherwood come from the Branch County Sheriff's Office, the office linked above. Ask its records staff for a copy and give the date, the location and the report or case number if you have it.
Businesses that operate in Sherwood 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.
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.
Same county
Other places in Branch County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Branch County records are on the county page.