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Montmorency

Between 1840-1843 the area of Montmorency County was called Chenoquet. In 1843 the name was changed to Montmorency. The county was organized in 1881. The county was named in honor of Count Montmorency who fought during the Revolutionary War.

Selected general works

Johnson, Charles F.
Montmorency County: where the old settlements were located. 1994.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  F 572 .M83 J6 1994

R., Hanna.
The Lewiston story and Montmorency County notes. 1987.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  F572.M83 L4 1987

Watson, Ray.
A History of Loud Township. 1968.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  F574.L785 W38 1968

Northland Library Cooperative.
Genealogy and local history resources located in Northern Michigan libraries. 1999.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  Z675.G44 G464 1999

White, Fred J.
Conversations and letters on history of Otsego and Montmorency Counties. 1993.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  F572.O78 W44 1993

Selected newspapers

Atlanta.
Montmorency County Tribune. 1974-1994.
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM NEWSPAPERS 2S

Lewiston.
Lewiston Journal. 1898.
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM NEWSPAPERS 2S

Selected plats, maps, and atlases

Board of County Road Commissioners of the County of Montmorency.
1979 official highway map of Montmorency County. 1979.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN FLAT FILE 2N  G4113.M8P2 1979 .B6

Rockford Map Publishers.
Atlas & plat book, Montmorency County. 1973.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  G 1413 .M8 R682

Rockford Map Publishers.
Triennial atlas & plat book, Montmorency County. 1970.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  G 1413 .M8 R682

W.W. Hixson & Co.
Plat book of Montmorency County. 1930s.
LIB OF MICH RARE MICH 4N  G1413.M5 H5 1930z

Montmorency County Road Commission.
Road map of Montmorency County. 1930.
LIB OF MICH RARE MICH MAPS 4N  Undersize G4113.M8 1930 .M66

Selected records, indexes, and transcriptions

Pines, Eunice Krueger.
Montmorency County cemeteries. 2002.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  F572.M83 P56 2002 (volumes 1 & 2)

LaCross, Rhea.
Index to Montmorency County, Michigan vital records. 1998.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  F572.M83 I53 1998

Otsego County Historical Society.
Montmorency County, Michigan cemetery records. 1980.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  F 574 .V532 M65 1980

LaCross, Rhea.
Index to 1903 plat book for Alpena, Montmorency and Presque Isle Counties. 1996.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N  G1411.G46 M9 1903 Index

Selected government publications

Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Surface Water Quality Division
A Biological survey of the North Branch, Thunder Bay River, Montmorency County, Michigan: July 11, 1989. 1989.
LIB OF MICH MICH DOCS OFFICIAL  TD224.M5 S8-89/158

Michigan Department of Transportation.
Final environmental impact statement for reconstruction of M-32 from Atlanta to Hillman, Montmorency County. 1984.
LIB OF MICH - MICH DOCS 2S   HE356.M5 F566 1984

U.S. Office of Economic Opportunity.
Community profile, Montmorency County. 1967.
LIB OF MICH US DOCS 4S  PrEx 10.9/5:M 78

Michigan Department of Conservation.
Montmorency County. 1962.
LIB OF MICH MICH DOCS OFFICIAL FLAT FILE (3rd floor closed stx) Undersize G4113.M8E63 1962 .M53

Michigan Department of Commerce.
Profile of Montmorency County. 1990s.
LIB OF MICH MICH DOCS OFFICIAL  HC107.M5 A1 Montmorency

Updated 1/4/2023