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Charlevoix
When first set off in 1840 it was named Keskauko, which was changed to Charlevoix in 1843. Father Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, like Joliet, was an explorer who traveled the Great Lakes looking for a route to the Pacific Ocean. In the area that is now Charlevoix county there is evidence of repeated settlements dating back to the B. C. era. Due to its water-centric geography, the first settlers were primary fishermen and farmers along the shoreline. Settlement was slow until the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad completed a line through the county in the 1870s which paralleled the boom in the lumber industry after the Civil War. After the decline in the lumber industry the county has depended on small industries, farming and a continuous increase in tourism. Beaver Island is administered by Charlevoix County.
Selected general works
Back-tracking Pa's roots. 1992 - 2010.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN PERIODICALS 2S F572.C4 B32
Lasater, George Thomas.
Charlevoix County’s: contribution to World War II. 2005.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F572.C4 L37 2005
Torch magazine. 1985/86-1987.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN PERIODICALS 2S F572.A5 T67
Traverse region: historical and descriptive, with illustrations of scenery and portraits and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. 1884.
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM 2S F566 .C67 r.30 no.90
Westcott, Rosalind.
Pioneer potpourri. 1995.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F572.C4 W47 1995
Selected newspapers
Boyne City.
Boyne citizen. 1886 - 1960.
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM NEWSPAPERS 2S
Boyne City.
Statesman. 1883 - 1886.
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM NEWSPAPERS 2S
Charlevoix.
Charlevoix sentinel. 1869 - 1934.
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM NEWSPAPERS 2S
East Jordan.
East Jordan news-herald. 1956 – 1967.
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM NEWSPAPERS 2S
St James.
Northern islander. 1850 - 1856.
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM NEWSPAPERS 2S
Selected plats, maps, and atlases
Charlevoix County, Michigan. 1956.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN FLAT FILE 2N Undersize G4113.C4P2 1956
Myers, P. A.
Plat book of Charlevoix County, Michigan, drawn from actual surveys and the county records. 1976.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N G 1413 .C4 M9 1976
Rockford Map Publishers.
Triennial plat book, Charlevoix County, Michigan. 1970.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N G 1413 .C4 R65
W.W. Hixson & Co.
Plat book of Charlevoix County, Michigan. 1930.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N G 1413 .C4 H5 1930
Selected records, indexes, and transcriptions
Babcock, Joy L.
Researching your family history in Charlevoix County, Michigan. 2000 - 2005.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F572.C4 R474 2005z
Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School District (Mich.).
Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School District directory. 1971 - 1985.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N L163.C52 A4
Charlevoix United Methodist Church.
Charlevoix United Methodist Church; Greensky Hill Indian Mission. 1988/89.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N BX8481.C43 C337 1988/89
Haughton, Bill.
Charlevoix County, Michigan surname index: naturalization, 1855-1956. 1991.
LIB OF MICH - MICH DOCS 2S F572.C4 H3 1991
Plat of North Bay Cemetery: located on Church Road, Bay Township, Charlevoix County, Michigan. 1995.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F572.C4 P55 1995
Selected government publications
Appraisal of potential outdoor recreational developments for Charlevoix County. 1967.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N GV191.42.M5 A726
Charlevoix County. Board of Supervisors.
Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors, Charlevoix County. 1955, 1957 – 1958, 1960.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N JS451.M59 C47
Charlevoix County: courtesy guide. 1976.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F572.C4 C46 1976
Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School District (Mich.)
Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School District educational directory. 1990 - 2017.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N L 163 .C52 A4 1990/91-1995/96
United States. Office of Economic Opportunity. Information Center.
Community profile, Charlevoix County, Michigan. 1967.
LIB OF MICH US DOCS 4S PrEx 10.9/5:C 38
Updated 11-23-2022