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Emmet

Emmet County was set off as Tonedagana County in 1840.  Its name was changed to Emmet in 1843, after Irish patriot Robert Emmet.

Selected general works

Wright, J. C. (John Couchois)
The crooked tree: Indian legends and a short history of the Little Traverse Bay region. 1917.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  F572.L7 W88 1917

Kalbfleisch, Raymond W.
Yesterday's people revisited, a chronology of northern Emmet County, Michigan: includes L'Arbre Croche Region, and the townships of Cross Village, Bliss, Carp Lake, Center, McKinley and Wawatam. 1997.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  F572.E5 K35 1997

Stanley, Kendall P.
They came to play: sports & leisure photos from Emmet & Charlevoix Counties, 1800-1970s. 2008.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  GV584.M5 T44 2008

Byron, M. Christine.
Vintage views of the Charlevoix-Petoskey region. 2005.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  F572.C4 B97 2005

Fuller, Harold Gill.
Sturgeon Bay Railroad. 2011.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  HE2791.S78 F85 2011

Selected newspapers

Harbor Springs.
EMMET COUNTY GRAPHIC. 1930-1940.
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM NEWSPAPERS 2S

Harbor Springs.
NORTHERN INDEPENDENT. 1882-1887.
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM NEWSPAPERS 2S

Petoskey.
EMMET COUNTY DEMOCRAT. 1875-1886.
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM NEWSPAPERS 2S

Petoskey.
NORTHERN MICHIGAN REVIEW. •1936-1953.
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM NEWSPAPERS 2S

Petoskey.
PETOSKEY NEWS-REVIEW. 1955-2018.
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM NEWSPAPERS 2S

Selected plats, maps, and atlases

Myers, P. A.
Plat book of Emmet County, Michigan: Drawn from actual surveys and the county records, 1902. (facsimile) 1973.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  G 1413.E4 P5 1973

W.W. Hixson & Co.
Plat book of Emmet County, Michigan. [between 1930 and 1939?].
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  G 1413.E4 H5 1930

Rockford Map Publishers.
Farm plat book with index to owners, Emmet County, Michigan. 1955, 1961.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  G 1413.E4 R642

Emmet County (Mich.). Road Commission.
Road map of Emmet County. [1966].
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN FLAT FILE 2N  Undersize G4113.E4P2 1966.E4

Selected records, indexes, and transcriptions

Jahn, Patricia C.
Surname index, Cheboygan & Mackinac County newspapers. [1997-].
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  F572.M14 J34 2000  v.1, v.2

An index of the Michigan Population census of 1884 for Emmet County. [1884?].
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM 2S  F572.E5 I5 1884

Pellston School District (Mich.).
District record for the use of the school district clerk. District No. 1, Carp Lake Township (Emmet County). [1898].
LIB OF MICH RARE MICH 4N  L163.P45 P454 1898

Trout, Chester A.
Readmond Township Cemetery, Readmond Township, Emmet County, Michigan. 1974.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  F574.R434 T77 1974

Selected government publications

Michigan. Department of Commerce.
Profile of Emmet County, Michigan. 1988-1993.
LIB OF MICH MICH DOCS OFFICIAL  HC107.M5 A1 Emmet 1988:[date]

Emmet County (Mich.).
Examination of the records and accounts of Emmet County for the calendar year of ... 1954-.
LIB OF MICH MICH DOCS OFFICIAL  HJ9259.E46 E93 1954-1970 (incomplete)

United States. Soil Conservation Service.
Important farmlands, Emmet County, Michigan. 1983.
LIB OF MICH US DOCS FLAT FILE 2N  A 57.69:EM 6/2

Updated 11/23/2022