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| Calhoun | Cass | Charlevoix (old) | Charlevoix | Cheboygan | Cheonoquet Chippewa | Clare | Clinton | Crawford (old) | Crawford |

| Delta | Des Moines | Dickinson | Dubuque | Eaton | Emmet | Genesee | Gladwin | Gogebic | Grand Traverse | Gratiot | Hillsdale |

| Houghton | Huron | Ingham | Ionia | Iosco | Iron | Isabella | Isle Royal | Jackson | Kalamazoo | Kalkaska | Kanotin |

| Kautawaubet | Kaykakee | Kent | Keskkauko | Keweenaw | Lake | Lapeer | Leelanau | Lenawee | Livingston | Luce |

| Mackinac | Macomb | Manistee | Manitou | Marquette | Mason | Mecosta | Meegisee | Menominee | Michilimackinac |

| Midland | Mikenauk | Milwaukee | Missaukee | Monroe | Montcalm | Montmorency | Muskegon |

| Negwegon | Newaygo | Notipekago | Oakland | Oceana | Ogemaw | Okkuddo | Omeena | Ontonagon | Osceola | Oscoda | Otsego | Ottawa | Presque Isle |

| Reshkauko | Roscommon | Saginaw | Saint Clair | Saint Joseph | Sanilac | Shawano | Schoolcraft | Shiawassee | Tonedagana | Tuscola |

| Unwattin | Van Buren | Wabassee | Washington | Wyandiot | Washtenaw | Wayne | Wexford |
Gone Counties:
Anamickee - 1840, renamed Alpena 1843
Ashicum - see Lake, changed 1843
Bleeker - see Menominee, changed 1863
Brown - 1818, now part of Wisconsin
Cheonoquet - see Montmorency, changed 1843
Charlevoix (old) - as Keskkauko, renamed 1843 as Charlevoix, merged with Emmet 1853
Crawford (old) - 1818, now part of Wisconsin
Des Moines - 1834, part of Wisconsin Territory 1836, now part of Iowa
Dubuque - 1834, part of Wisconsin Territory 1836, now part of Iowa
Isle Royal - see Keweenaw, absorbed 1897
Kanotin - 1840 from Mackinac 1840, renamed Iosco 1843
Kautawaubet - from Mackinac 1840, split into Charlevoix & Wexford, 1843
Kaykakee - from Mackinac, Saginaw and unorganized lands 1840, renamed Clare, 1843
Keskkauko - renamed Charlevoix (old) 1843, merged with Emmet 1853
Manitou - from Emmet & Leelanau 1855, attached to Mackinac 1861, attached to Leelanau 1865, attached to Mackinac 1869, abolished 1895, parts absorbed into Charlevoix & Leelanau
Meegisee - from Mackinac 1840, renamed Antrim 1843
Michilimackinac - 1818 from Wayne, renamed Mackinac 1837
Mikenauk - from Mackinac 1840, renamed Roscommon 1843
Milwaukee - from Brown 1834, now part of of Wisconsin
Negwegon - from Mackinac & unorganized lands 1840, renamed Alcona 1843
Notipekago - from Mackinac & Ottawa, renamed Mason 1843
Okkuddo - 1840 from Mackinac (also spelled Okkudo), renamed Otsego 1843
Omeena - from Mackinac 1840, abolished 1853, absorbed by Grand Traverse
Reshkauko - 1840 from Mackinac, renamed Charlevoix, 1843
Shawano - 1840 from Mackinac, (also spelled Shawono, Shawona), renamed Crawford 1843
Tonedagana - 1840 from Mackinac , renamed Emmet 1843
Unwattin - 1840 from Mackinac, renamed Osceola 1843. Some records in Ottawa
Wabassee - 1840 from Mackinac, renamed Kalkaska 1843
Washington - 1840 from Mackinac, declared unconstitutional
Wyandiot - 1840 from Mackinac, abolished, absorbed by Cheboygan 1853

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  1. Alcona - 1 Apr 1840 from Mackinac
    | A-Z | updated 17 July 2008 | 93 records
  2. Alger - 17 Mar 1885 from Schoolcraft
    Not available
  3. Allegan - 2 Mar 1831 from Kalamazoo
    Not available
  4. Alpena - 1 Apr 1840 from Mackinac
    | A-Z | updated 29 January 2011 | 51 records
  5. Antrim - 1 Apr 1840 from Mackinac
  6. Arenac - 21 Apr 1883 from Bay, Saginaw
  7. Baraga - 17 Feb 1875 from Houghton
  8. Barry - 29 Oct 1829 from St. Joseph, Kalamazoo
    Not available
  9. Bay - 20 Apr 1857 from Saginaw, Midland. Part taken for Arenac 1883
  10. Benzie - 27 Feb 1863 from Grand Traverse, Leelanau
  11. Berrien - 29 Oct 1829 from Cass
  12. Branch - 29 Oct 1829 from St. Joseph, Lenawee
  13. Calhoun - 29 Oct 1829 from St. Joseph, Kalamazoo
  14. Cass - 29 Oct 1829 from Lenawee. Part taken for Berrien 1829
  15. Charlevoix - 2 Apr 1869 from Emmet
  16. Cheboygan - 1 Apr 1840 from Mackinac
  17. Chippewa - 1 Feb 1827 from Mackinac. Part taken for Luce 1887, Marquette 1843, Ontonagon 1843
  18. Clare - 1 Apr 1840 from Isabella, Midland, Mecosta
  19. Clinton - 2 Mar 1831 from Shiawassee, Kent
  20. Crawford - 1 Apr 1840 from Mackinac
  21. Delta - 9 Mar 1843 from Mackinac
  22. Dickinson - 21 May 1891 from Marquette, Menominee
  23. Eaton - 29 Oct 1829 from St. Joseph, Kalamazoo
  24. Emmet - 1 Apr 1840 from Mackinac. Part taken for Charlevoix 1869
  25. Genesee - 28 Mar 1835 from Lapeer
  26. Gladwin - 2 Mar 1831 from Saginaw, Midland
  27. Gogebic - 7 Feb 1887 from Ontonagon
  28. Grand Traverse - 1 Apr 1840 from Mackinac, renamed 7 Apr 1851 from Omeena. Parts taken for Antrim 1840, Benzie 1863, Kalkasa
  29. Gratiot - 2 Mar 1831 from Saginaw
  30. Hillsdale - 29 Oct 1829 from Lenawee
  31. Houghton -19 Mar 1845 from Marquette, Schoolcraft, Ontonagon. Part taken for Baraga 1875, Keweenaw 1861
  32. Huron - 1 Apr 1840 from Mackinac, Saginaw
  33. Ingham - 29 Oct 1829 from Washtenaw
  34. Ionia - 2 Mar 1831 from Kent
  35. Iosco - 1 Apr 1840 from Saginaw
  36. Iron - 3 Apr 1885 from Marquette, Menominee
    | A-Z | updated 7 Mar 2008- completed | 240 records
  37. Isabella -2 Mar 1831 from Saginaw, Midland. Part taken for Clare 1840
  38. Jackson - 29 Oct 1829 from Washtenaw
  39. Kalamazoo - 29 Oct 1829 from St. Joseph. Parts taken for Allegan 1831, Barry 1829, Calhoun 1829, Kent 1831
  40. Kalkaska - 1 Apr 1840 from Mackinac. Part taken for Crawford 1840
  41. Kent - 2 Mar 1831 from Kalamazoo. Part taken for Clinton 1831, Ionia 1831
  42. Keweenaw - 11 Mar 1861 from Houghton
  43. Lake - 1 Apr 1840 from Mackinac
  44. Lapeer - 10 Sep 1822 from Oakland. Part taken for Genesee 1835
  45. Leelanau - 1 Apr 1840 from Mackinac. Part taken for Benzie 1863
  46. Lenawee - 10 Sep 1822 from Wayne. Parts taken for Branch 1829, Cass 1829, Hillsdale 1829
  47. Livingston - 21 Mar 1833 from Shiawassee, Washtenaw
  48. Luce - 1 Mar 1887 from Chippewa, Mackinac
  49. Mackinac - from Wayne 26 Oct 1818 as Michilimackinac, renamed 1837. Part taken for Cheboygan 1840, Chippewa 1827, Delta 1843, Emmet 1840, Grand Traverse 1851, Luce 1887
  50. Macomb - 15 Jan 1818 from Wayne
  51. Manistee - 1 Apr 1840 from Mackinac, additional parts from Oceana 1855, Ottawa 1855
  52. Marquette - 9 Mar 1843 from Chippewa, Houghton. Part taken for Dickinson 1891, Houghton 1845, Iron 1885
  53. Mason - 1 Apr 1840 from Mackinac
  54. Mecosta - 1 Apr 1840 from Mackinac. Part taken for Clare 1840
  55. Menominee - 15 Mar 1861 from Saginaw. Parts taken for Dickinson 1891, Iron 1885
  56. Midland - 2 Mar 1831 from Saginaw. Parts taken for Bay 1857, Clare 1840, Gladwin 1831, Isabella 1831
  57. Missaukee - 1 Apr 1840 from Mackinac
  58. Monroe - 14 Jul 1817 from Wayne
  59. Montcalm - 2 Mar 1831 from Saginaw
  60. Montmorency - 1 Apr 1840 from Mackinac
  61. Muskegon - 4 Feb 1859 from Ottawa
  62. Newaygo - Part taken for Lake 1840
  63. Oakland - 12 Jan 1819 from Wayne. Part taken for Washtenaw 1822, Shiawassee 1822
    | A-Z | updated 7 Nov 2008 | 126 records, counting
  64. Oceana - Part taken for Lake 1840
  65. Osceola - 1 Apr 1840 from Mackinac
  66. Oscoda - 1 Apr 1840 from Mackinac
  67. Ontonagon - 9 Mar 1843 from Chippewa. Part taken for Gogebic 1887, Houghton 1845
    | A-Z | updated 24 Oct 2008 | 202 records, counting
  68. Otsego - 1 Apr 1840 from Mackinac
  69. Ottawa - 2 Mar 1831 from Kalamazoo. Part taken for Muskegon 1859
  70. Presque Isle - 1 Apr 1840 from Mackinac
  71. Roscommon - 1 Apr 1840 from Mackinac
  72. Saginaw - 10 Sep 1822 from Oakland. Parts taken for Arenac 1883, Bay 1857, Gladwin 1831, Gratiot 1831, Huron 1840, Iosco 1840, Isabella 1831, Menominee 1861, Midland 1831
  73. Saint Clair - 28 Mar 1820 from Wayne
  74. Saint Joseph - Parts taken for Barry 1829, Branch 1829, Calhoun 1829, Eaton 1829, Kalamazoo 1829
  75. Sanilac - 10 Sep 1822 from Oakland, Saint Clair
  76. Schoolcraft - Part taken for Alger 1885, Houghton 1845
  77. Shiawassee - 10 Sep 1822 from Oakland, Genesee. Part taken for Clinton 1831, Livingston 1833
  78. Tuscola - 1 Apr 1840 from Saginaw
  79. Van Buren - 29 Oct 1829 from Lenawee
  80. Washtenaw - 10 Sep 1822 from Wayne, Oakland. Part taken for Ingham 1829, Jackson 1829, Livingston 1833
  81. Wayne - 21 Nov 1815, original county. Parts taken for Mackinac 1818, Macomb 1818, Lenawee 1822, Monroe 1817, Washtenaw 1822, Saint Clair 1820
  82. Wexford - 1 Apr 1840 from Mackinac
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