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Eaton

Eaton County area was set aside in 1829 and organized in 1837.  One of the so-called cabinet counties, it was named for a member of President Andrew Jackson’s cabinet.

Selected general works

Durant, Samuel W.
History of Ingham and Eaton counties, Michigan: with illustrations and biographical sketches of their prominent men and pioneers. 1880
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N   F572.I5 D9 1880

Davis, Barbara J., editor.
Bicentennial probings: Eaton County explores its history, stories, sketches, poems, potpourri. [1976]
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N   F572.E2 D3z

The past and present of Eaton County, Michigan: historically together with biographical sketches of its leading and prominent citizens and illustrious dead. 1999
LIB OF MICH RARE MICH 4N  F572.E2 M5 1900z

Rural schools of Eaton County, Michigan.
2015.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N   F572.E2 R873 2015

County histories of the Old Northwest. Series V, Michigan; reel 25, no. 72.
The county of Eaton, Michigan: topography, history, art folio and directory of free holders / Bullock, Taggart & Morrel, topographers and publishers. [1895].
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM 2S  F566 .C67 1973 r.25 no.72

Selected newspapers

Bellevue
BELLEVUE GAZETTE
1908-1985
 LIB OF MICH MICROFILM NEWSPAPERS 2S

Charlotte.
CHARLOTTE REPUBLICAN.
1867-1870, 1872, 1874-1888, 1898-1923, 1925-1927
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM NEWSPAPERS 2S

Charlotte.
CHARLOTTE REPUBLICAN-TRIBUNE AND CHARLOTTE LEADER.
1928-1950.
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM NEWSPAPERS 2S

Charlotte.
CHARLOTTE LEADER.
1875-1918.
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM NEWSPAPERS 2S

Eaton Rapids.
EATON RAPIDS JOURNAL.
1865, 1880-1978
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM NEWSPAPERS 2S

Selected plats, maps, and atlases

Lake, D. J.
Atlas of Eaton Co., Michigan: from actual surveys. 1873
LIB OF MICH RARE MICH 4N   Folio G1413.E2 L25 1873

Boyd, Gregory A. (Gregory Alan).
Family maps of Eaton County, Michigan: with homesteads, roads, waterways, towns, cemeteries, railroads, and more. 2006.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N   F572.E2 B69 2006

Geo. A. Ogle & Co.
Standard atlas of Eaton County, Michigan. 1913.
LIB OF MICH RARE MICH 4N   Folio G1413.E2 O35z 1913

Rockford Map Publishers.
Land atlas & plat book, Eaton County, Michigan. 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983/84, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1998.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N   G 1413 .E2 R642 [year] 

Selected records, indexes, and transcriptions

Reeve, Gladys Moore.
Eaton County, Michigan, cemetery records. [1980-1989].
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N   F572.E2 R433 1980z (v.1-3)

Halsey, Drouscella, compiler.
All name index to Eaton County Probate Court, Will Book liber 123. [1997].
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N   F572.E2 A47 1997

Michigan state census: 1845, 1850, 1854 state censuses, Eaton County. [between 2000 and 2009?].
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM 2S   F572.E2 M532 2000z

Selected government publications

State Archives of Michigan.
Eaton County, Michigan surname index: naturalization, 1915-1929. [1990].
LIB OF MICH - MICH DOCS 2S   F572.E2 E33 1990

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration and Michigan Department of State Highways and Transportation.
Proposed construction of I-69, Charlotte to I-96 and I-96 northwest of Lansing, Eaton County, Michigan: administrative action, final environmental impact statement / U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration and Michigan Department of State Highways and Transportation. 1976.
LIB OF MICH - MICH DOCS 2S TE24.M5 P767 1976

[State Archives of Michigan]
Eaton County, Michigan surname index: 1854 census. [1991].
LIB OF MICH - MICH DOCS 2S   F572.E2 E35 1991

Michigan Dept. of State Highways and Transportation, Route Location Division.
M-99 from Eaton Rapids northerly 9.8 miles to Waverly Road, Eaton County.
LIB OF MICH - MICH DOCS 2S   TE24.M5 M15 1973

Updated 11/23/2022