Not a records office. Kent County Residents Directory is a private reference service. We cannot retrieve, certify, correct, or remove an official record, and cannot confirm that a person lives at an address. Those matters belong with the custodian. For an emergency call 911; for stalking or harassment concerns, contact local law enforcement.
Routes for Kent County Records
Use the record type to select the office, not a general contact request. The county's main people-record route is the combined Clerk/Register, while land instruments belong with the Register of Deeds and mapping questions belong with Equalization or the local assessor.
- Address, parcel, owner, or deed question: use the Kent County By Street record path, then contact the Register of Deeds or the appropriate assessor.
- Historic Grand Rapids directory or past household: use City Directories and the Grand Rapids Public Library History Center.
- One person, court, vital, voter, or license route: use the Resident Lookup pathways and their stated access limits.
- Non-exempt county material not online: make a focused request under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act to the office that holds it.
Kent County Register of Deeds: 300 Monroe Avenue NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503; 616-632-7610. General office hours are weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.; recording hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Register of Deeds office page gives recording and copy-request information.
Kent County Clerk/Register: 300 Monroe Avenue NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503; the county Clerk/Register provides vital-record, election, and related county services. Use the Kent vital-records page for certified-copy routes. The county elections contact listed in the research is 616-632-7640. Check the official page before traveling because department procedures may change.