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Livingston
Livingston County was formed from Shiawassee and Washtenaw Counties in 1833. It was fully organized in 1836, 1836 PA p.65. The county was named for Edward Livingston (1764-1836), a Secretary of State in the Andrew Jackson administration.
Selected general works
Ellis, Franklin, 1828-1885.
History of Livingston County, Michigan: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers. 1880.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN MICROFICHE 2S LH4968
Pless, William A.
Our Pioneer Ancestors and Company in Michigan. 1968-1975.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F572 .L8 P554 1968 (PT 1-8)
Lewis, Helen F.
Southeastern Michigan Pioneer Families: Especially Livingston County and New York Origins. 1995.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F572 .L8 L48 1995
McMacken, Carol.
From Settlement to City: Brighton, Michigan, 1832-1945. 2004.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F574 .B763 M363 2004
Hutchins, Richard G.
Howell Goes to War 1861-1865: Livingston County, Michigan. 2006.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F574 .H85 H98 2006
Selected newspapers
Howell.
Livingston County Press. 1928-1929, 1937-2000.
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Howell.
The Livingston Democrat. 1857-1928. (LM has 1857,1861,1893-1896,1911)
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Stockbridge.
The Stockbridge Brief & Brief-Sun. 1896-1965.
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Pinckney.
Pinckney Dispatch. 1883-1965.
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Fowlerville.
The Fowlerville Review. 1875-1970.
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Selected plats, maps, and atlases
W.W. Hixson & Co.
Plat Book of Livingston County, Michigan. 1930-1939.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N G1413 .L6 H5 1930
Charboneau, Milton, 1926-.
First Land Owners, Livingston County, Michigan: From US Tract Records. 1986.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F572 .L8 C48 1986
Charboneau, Milton, 1926-.
Combined Atlas of Livingston County, Michigan, 1875-1895-1915. 1982.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N Folio G1413 .L6 G46 1982
Boyd, Gregory A. (Gregory Alan), 1960-.
Family Maps of Livingston County, Michigan: With Homesteads, Roads, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries… 2007.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN F572 .L8 B69 2007
Selected records, indexes, and transcriptions
Keating, John W.
Livingston County Directory for the Years 1873-4: Embracing the Residents, Business Houses, Officials, Churches… 1873.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN MICROFICHE 2S LH4971
Miller, Paul A, 1917-2015.
The Farm People of Livingston County, Michigan. 1947.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N HN79 .M52 L5x
Rohrabacher, Albert, Mrs.
The Cemeteries of Livingston County, Mich. 1900?
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F572 .L8 R64 1900z
Charboneau, Milton, 1926-.
Naturalization Records, Livingston County, Michigan. 1991.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F572 .L8 C43 1991
King, Kernie L.
1890 Residents of Livingston County, Michigan. 2000.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F572 .L8 E543 2000
Selected government publications
United States Department of Agriculture. Bureau of Chemistry and Soils.
Soil Survey of Livingston County, Michigan. 1928.
LIB OF MICH US DOCS 4S A 47.5:923/37
State of Michigan. Department of Auditor General.
Examination of the Records and Accounts of Livingston County for the Year… 1950-1975.
LIB OF MICH MICH DOCS OFFICIAL HJ 9259 .L58 E93
Writer’s Project of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Michigan.
Island Lake, Dodge Brothers No. 1 State Park. 1935.
LIB OF MICH MICH DOCS 2S F572 .L8 M53
Michigan Department of State. Michigan History Division.
Livingston County Courthouse, Grand River Avenue, Howell, Livingston County. 1978.
LIB OF MICH MICH DOCS OFFICIAL F572 .L8 L582 1978
Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Recreation Services Division.
Recreation on Private Land: Attitudes and Opinions of Selection Rural Landowners and Urban Residents in Livingston County, Michigan. 1978.
LIB OF MICH MICH DOCS 2S GV 191.42 .M5 M5334 1978
Updated 12/15/2022