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Lake County started off in 1840 as Aischum County, named after a chief. In 1843, the county was renamed for the area lakes. The first non-Native American settler to the area was Lorenzo Conklin. He settled there in 1862.
There are fifteen townships in Lake County. The townships are Chase, Cherry Valley, Dover, Eden, Elk, Ellsworth, Lake, Newkirk, Peacock, Pinora, Pleasant Plains, Sauble, Sweetwater, Webber, and Yates. Some of the communities in the area are Baldwin, Luther, Idlewild, Chase, and Branch.
Surrounding counties are Manistee, Wexford, Osceola, Newaygo, Mason.
Judkins, LaVerne M.
Going farther. 1959.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F572.L2 J83 1959
Wen, Pehyun.
Idlewild : a Negro village in Lake County, Michigan. 1972
LIB OF MICH RARE MICH 4N F574.I34 W47 1972
Lake County Historical Society.
Lake County, 1871-1960. 2009.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N SD144.M5 L355 2009
Richmond, Albert.
A history of the early settlers of Big Bass Lake. 1900s.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F 572 .L2 R53z
Baldwin history : rewritten from information from Alice Wilder & Bessie Duffing. 1900s.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F574.B166 B3 1900z
Baldwin, Mich.
The Lake County star. 1911-1992, 1994-2011.
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM NEWSPAPERS 2S
Luther, Mich.
The Luther observer. 1929-1932.
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM NEWSPAPERS 2S
Consolidated Publishing Company.
Map of Lake County, Michigan. 1900.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN FLAT FILE 2N Undersize G4113.L2 1900 .C66 1900z
W.W. Hixson & Co.
Plat book of Lake County, Michigan. 1930s.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N G 1413 .L2 H5 1930
Lake County plat book: and information book. 1965.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N G 1413 .L2 G46 L35 1965
Lakes and Streams Resort Association
Lake County in the Manistee National Forest. 1931?
LIB OF MICH RARE MICH FLAT FILE 4N Undersize F572.L2 L3 1931
Kelley, Carol J.
Lake County tombstone inscriptions. 1973.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F572.L2 K444 1973
Dostal, Fred W.
Fact book : Lake County. 1956.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F572.L2 D67z
United States. Office of Economic Opportunity. Information Center.
Community profile, Lake County, Michigan. 1967?
LIB OF MICH US DOCS 4S PrEx 10.9/5:L 14
Updated 12/15/2022