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Calhoun

The county was organized in 1833 and named after John C. Calhoun. Some points of interests are: Albion College founded in 1835. Over 100 years ago, W.K. Kellogg founded the Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Company which would be renamed the Kellogg Company in 1922.

Selected general works

Battle Creek Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Marriage records, Calhoun County, Michigan, 1834-1870. 1900s.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  F572.C2 M378

Jackson, James.
Calhoun County, Michigan, soldiers in the Civil War. 2017.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  F572.C2 J23

Boyd, Gregory.
Family maps of Calhoun County, Michigan: with homesteads, roads, waterways, towns, cemeteries, railroads, and more. 2009.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  F572.C2 B69

Pierce, H.B.
1830 History of Calhoun County, Michigan. 1998.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  Oversize F572.C2 H5

Biographical review of Calhoun County, Michigan: containing historical, biographical and genealogical sketches of many of the prominent citizens of to-day and also of the past. 1998.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  F572.C2 B6

Selected newspapers

Albion.
Albion Recorder. 1868-1916, 1985-1991.
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM NEWSPAPERS 2S

Battle Creek.
Battle Creek Journal. 1852-1911.
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM NEWSPAPERS 2S

Battle Creek.
Battle Creek Enquirer. 1907-1918, 1983-Current.
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM NEWSPAPERS 2S

Marshall.
Daily Chronicle. 1879-1910.
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM NEWSPAPERS 2S

Marshall.
Marshall Evening Chronicle. 1911-1930, 1932-1985.
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM NEWSPAPERS 2S

Selected plats, maps, and atlases

Farm & Home Publishers.
Calhoun County, Michigan, 2006-2007 plat book. 2006.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  G1413.C2 G46 F37

Passic, Frank.
1916 standard atlas of Calhoun County. 2004.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  G1413.C2 P39

Passic, Frank; Geil, Harley & Siverd.
Map of Calhoun County, Michigan / from actual surveys & county records by Bechler & Wenig. 1995.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  G1413.C2 B43

Bank of Albion.
Albion, Michigan city map. 1974.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN FLAT FILE 2N  Undersize G4114.A3 1974 .B3

Hickok, E. O. (Ernest O.).
Map of Battle Creek city: showing railroad and street car lines, public buildings, factories, etc. 1888.
LIB OF MICH RARE MICH MAPS 4N  Undersize G4114.B2 1887 .H5

Selected records, indexes, and transcriptions

Calhoun County Genealogical Society.
Tekonsha township cemeteries, Calhoun County, Michigan: Riverside, Windfall, MacFadden. 2000.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  F572.C2 T45

DAR Mary Marshall Chapter.
Calhoun County, Michigan cemeteries. 1900s.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  F572.C2 C2

Lancaster, Beverly M.
Marriage records of Calhoun County, Michigan, 1836-1890. 1996.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  F572.C2 L36

Calhoun County Genealogical Society.
Transcriptions, small cemeteries in Clarence Township, Calhoun County. 1993.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  F 574 .C5485 T7

Union City Genealogical Society.
Burlington Township cemeteries, Calhoun County, Michigan: Abscota, Barrington, Old Burlington, "New Burlington". 1992.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  F574.B868 B87

Selected government publications

Michigan Public Health Institute.
Calhoun County community health profile. 1995.
LIB OF MICH MICH DOCS OFFICIAL  RA407.4.M5 C35

Calhoun County Road Commission.
Calhoun County. 1984.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN FLAT FILE 2N  G4113.C2P2 .C3

Benson, Clyde E.
Index to Biographical Review of Calhoun County. 1970s.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  F572.C2 B6 Index

Calhoun County Historical Commission.
Calhoun County historic preservation plan, 1833-1973. 1975.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  NA7235.M5 C35z

Calhoun County Road Commission.
Road map of Calhoun County. 1942.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN FLAT FILE 2N  G4113.C2P2 1942 .C2

Updated 11-23-2022