BlockMichigan
The archive covers 83 counties in Michigan so far. Everything below is a work of the United States government or a book published before 1929, and every page links to the record it came from.
What the archive holds in Michigan
| Records | Count | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Settlements | 2,959 | Every populated place the Geographic Names Information System records, each with the survey sheets that cover it. |
| Topographic sheets | 3,379 | Distinct United States Geological Survey sheets covering those settlements. |
| Township histories | 17 | Complete chapters from the county histories, reproduced unedited. |
| Listed properties | 1,981 | On the National Register of Historic Places. |
| Words of narrative | 364,361 | Public-domain county history, published complete. |
Counties
83 of 83All 83 counties in Michigan. Every county below has published records and opens its own page.
| Map | County | Settlements | Listed | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcona County | 23 | 1 | not yet read | |
| Alger County | 43 | 14 | not yet read | |
| Allegan County | 73 | 33 | 226,902 words | |
| Alpena County | 18 | 12 | 198 words | |
| Antrim County | 21 | 6 | not yet read | |
| Arenac County | 26 | 2 | not yet read | |
| Baraga County | 24 | 6 | not yet read | |
| Barry County | 33 | 9 | not yet read | |
| Bay County | 33 | 16 | 137,261 words | |
| Benzie County | 20 | 9 | not yet read | |
| Berrien County | 79 | 32 | not yet read | |
| Branch County | 29 | 17 | not yet read | |
| Calhoun County | 48 | 50 | not yet read | |
| Cass County | 34 | 9 | not yet read | |
| Charlevoix County | 22 | 17 | not yet read | |
| Cheboygan County | 50 | 9 | not yet read | |
| Chippewa County | 56 | 26 | not yet read | |
| Clare County | 20 | 3 | not yet read | |
| Clinton County | 22 | 6 | not yet read | |
| Crawford County | 20 | 3 | not yet read | |
| Delta County | 57 | 15 | not yet read | |
| Dickinson County | 29 | 7 | not yet read | |
| Eaton County | 34 | 18 | not yet read | |
| Emmet County | 33 | 49 | not yet read | |
| Genesee County | 34 | 73 | not yet read | |
| Gladwin County | 23 | 0 | not yet read | |
| Gogebic County | 40 | 11 | not yet read | |
| Grand Traverse County | 30 | 12 | not yet read | |
| Gratiot County | 30 | 6 | not yet read | |
| Hillsdale County | 30 | 9 | not yet read | |
| Houghton County | 75 | 41 | not yet read | |
| Huron County | 36 | 27 | not yet read | |
| Ingham County | 29 | 55 | not yet read | |
| Ionia County | 26 | 16 | not yet read | |
| Iosco County | 29 | 3 | not yet read | |
| Iron County | 45 | 80 | not yet read | |
| Isabella County | 30 | 6 | not yet read | |
| Jackson County | 38 | 29 | not yet read | |
| Kalamazoo County | 43 | 60 | not yet read | |
| Kalkaska County | 25 | 0 | not yet read | |
| Kent County | 60 | 57 | not yet read | |
| Keweenaw County | 28 | 31 | not yet read | |
| Lake County | 16 | 4 | not yet read | |
| Lapeer County | 23 | 23 | not yet read | |
| Leelanau County | 30 | 25 | not yet read | |
| Lenawee County | 53 | 45 | not yet read | |
| Livingston County | 32 | 14 | not yet read | |
| Luce County | 20 | 1 | not yet read | |
| Mackinac County | 35 | 22 | not yet read | |
| Macomb County | 42 | 15 | not yet read | |
| Manistee County | 31 | 19 | not yet read | |
| Marquette County | 82 | 40 | not yet read | |
| Mason County | 24 | 10 | not yet read | |
| Mecosta County | 21 | 3 | not yet read | |
| Menominee County | 49 | 9 | not yet read | |
| Midland County | 31 | 27 | not yet read | |
| Missaukee County | 21 | 1 | not yet read | |
| Monroe County | 53 | 15 | not yet read | |
| Montcalm County | 32 | 3 | not yet read | |
| Montmorency County | 13 | 0 | not yet read | |
| Muskegon County | 32 | 14 | not yet read | |
| Newaygo County | 38 | 3 | not yet read | |
| Oakland County | 92 | 87 | not yet read | |
| Oceana County | 17 | 6 | not yet read | |
| Ogemaw County | 17 | 0 | not yet read | |
| Ontonagon County | 38 | 6 | not yet read | |
| Osceola County | 19 | 1 | not yet read | |
| Oscoda County | 8 | 1 | not yet read | |
| Otsego County | 16 | 3 | not yet read | |
| Ottawa County | 55 | 29 | not yet read | |
| Presque Isle County | 34 | 13 | not yet read | |
| Roscommon County | 20 | 1 | not yet read | |
| Saginaw County | 53 | 37 | not yet read | |
| St. Clair County | 67 | 28 | not yet read | |
| St. Joseph County | 29 | 17 | not yet read | |
| Sanilac County | 45 | 10 | not yet read | |
| Schoolcraft County | 27 | 4 | not yet read | |
| Shiawassee County | 33 | 45 | not yet read | |
| Tuscola County | 37 | 14 | not yet read | |
| Van Buren County | 42 | 9 | not yet read | |
| Washtenaw County | 47 | 87 | not yet read | |
| Wayne County | 69 | 396 | not yet read | |
| Wexford County | 22 | 9 | not yet read |
Settlements in Michigan
2,959 settlementsNamed places, each with its own page of maps and records. They are listed on the page for the county that holds them, because that is where the rest of a town's record lives too. A place with no page is a place the archive has not reached yet, not a place that does not exist.
Every county in Michigan, each listing its own settlements.
Provenance
- Boundaries. Census Bureau TIGERweb. A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- Place names. Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey.
- Counts. Computed from the records this site publishes, not quoted from anywhere. They change when the archive grows.