Alpena County Clerk
720 W Chisholm Street, Suite 2, Alpena, Michigan, 49707
Contact & location
- Address
- 720 W Chisholm Street, Suite 2, Alpena, Michigan, 49707
- Records for
- Alpena County, Michigan
- Phone
- (989) 354-9520
- Official site
- Government website ↗
Last verified July 14, 2026
This office issues Michigan state records
Alpena County follows Michigan’s fees, eligibility rules and processing times. Compare the statewide baseline below before choosing where to go.
- $34.00
- Michigan birth certificate fee
- 4–5 weeks
- Statewide processing
- 10,140,459
- Michigan population
This office charges $16.00 — $18.00 less than the Michigan fee.
See full Michigan requirements, IDs & fees →Office hours
| Monday | 8:00am - 4:30pm |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 8:00am - 4:30pm |
| Wednesday | 8:00am - 4:30pm |
| Thursday | 8:00am - 4:30pm |
| Friday | 8:00am - 4:30pm |
| Saturday | closed |
| Sunday | closed |
Certificates, fees & processing
| Record | Fee | Processing |
|---|---|---|
| Birth Certificate | $16.00 | 4–5 weeksMichigan estimate |
| Death Certificate | $16.00 | 4–5 weeksMichigan estimate |
| Marriage Certificate | $16.00 | 4–5 weeksMichigan estimate |
Processing times are set at state level — county offices do not publish their own — and are estimates that vary with demand.
The Alpena County Clerk’s office or registry of vital records, offers a wide range of crucial services. These offices play a vital role in the protection and provision of essential documents such as birth certificates, death certificates, and marriage certificates . In addition to maintaining these primary records, they are responsible for managing and issuing copies of birth, marriage, and death records that occurred within the Township of Alpena. Alongside record maintenance, this office provides valuable services like issuing certified copies of documents, overseeing the registration of domestic partnerships, and offering assistance to rectify any errors detected in vital records. Through these comprehensive services, the vital records office ensures the accuracy, accessibility, and integrity of vital records for the benefit of the community.
Reviews
★★★★★3.0 (2)- ★★★★★Morgan SuszekGoogle
I've been having the worst time dealing with Christy in this office. She doesn't listen, she's incredibly rude and for some reason they keep letting her answer the phone. Been working on my felony expungement for 3 months now and everytime the process takes me back to this office I shut down. Christy's lack of willingness to be helpful in anyway is excrutiating, and I know it's just her not doing her job, because the receptionist who answers the phone for the courthouse did what I was asking, i.e. Christy's job, without hesitation or problem. If I could, I would pay money to go about this process without this awful woman involved. UPDATE 11/26/2024 I have never dealt with a group of women so inept at their jobs in all of my 36 years of life. Every woman who works in this office I have dealt with has absolutely zero idea how to do their job. I wouldn't even call them qualified to answer the phone as they do not understand how real interpersonal interactions should be handled. It reflects poorly on our entire county having this many useless people in positions of power that are supposed to help people. All I wanted was the contact info for who I had to speak to in regards to an expungement that didn't go through and the only thing Ms. Bertrand could offer was me bringing in my paperwork so she could see what I'm talking about, even though I told her exactly everything she needed to know to refer me and crickets. Literally a period of extended silence so long I thought she hung up, no help, no guidance, no idea how to do her job. Embarassing and continually upsetting.