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Ogemaw
Ogemaw County was organized in 1875. The name derives from the Chippewa word meaning “chief.”
Selected general works
Phillips, Althea Cascadden.
First land owners of Ogemaw County. 2006.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F572.O4 F488 2006
Rose City Historical Society.
Ogemaw COunty. 2009.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F572.O4 O34 2009
Index to Prescott community in pioneer history: 1800s plus, Ogemaw County.
Huron Shores Genealogical Society. 2001.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F572.O4 I53 2001
Rose City Area Historical Society.
Rose City-Lupton Area Historical and Genealogical Society index: books, resource information, and other related materials. 1998.
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Dustin, Fred.
Report on Indian earthworks in Ogemaw County. 1932.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N E74.M4 D9 1939
Selected newspapers
Rose City.
Rose City News. 1952-1963.
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM NEWSPAPERS 2S
Rose City.
Rose City Review. 1905, 1913, 1916, 1924, 1926-1927, 1930-1932, 1934.
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM NEWSPAPERS 2S
West Branch.
Ogemaw County Herald. 1924-1963.
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM NEWSPAPERS 2S
West Branch.
Ogemaw County Herald and the Rose City News. 1963-1974.
LIB OF MICH MICROFILM NEWSPAPERS 2S
Selected plats, maps, and atlases
Mass Marketing Inc.
Map of Iosco and Ogemaw counties with Oscoda-Au Sable, East Tawas, Tawas City, and West Branch. 2002.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN FLAT FILE 2N G4113.I6 2002 .M3
Phillips, Althea Cascadden.
Ogemaw county plat maps, first land owners. 1978.
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Ogemaw County Road Commission.
Map of Ogemaw County. 1941.
LIB OF MICH RARE MICH MAPS 4N Undersize G4113.O4 1941 .O36
W.W. Hixson & Co.
Plat book of Ogemaw County. 1930s.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N G1413.O4 H5 1930
Myers, P.A.
Plat book of Ogemaw County. 1903.
LIB OF MICH RARE MICH 4N Folio G1413.O4 M94 1903
Selected records, indexes, and transcriptions
DAR, River Aux Sables Chapter.
Brookside Cemetery records: located within the city of West Branch, Ogemaw County. 1991.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F574.W4585 B7 1991
Kirtland Community College.
Damon Cemetery, Ogemaw County, Michigan, Foster Township, section 24. 1979.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F574.F679 D3 1979
Sherman, Alonzo Joseph.
Index to Oak Grove Cemetery, 1889-1994: Goodar Township, Ogemaw County. 2001.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F572.O4 S44 2001
Bewer, Karen J.
Hill Township burial permits (a reconstruction effort of the burials at Hill Twp. Cemetery) ; Oak Grove Cemetery, Ogemaw County. 1990s.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F572.O4 B74 1990z
Willett, Roberta.
Brookside interment records - partial: to be used in conjunction with Brookside Cemetery records. 1992.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F574.W4585 B76 1992
Selected government publications
Michigan Department of Conservation.
Ogemaw County. 1965.
LIB OF MICH MICH DOCS OFFICIAL FLAT FILE (3rd floor closed stx) Undersize G4113.O4E63 1965 .M53
United States. Office of Economic Opportunity. Information Center.
Community profile, Ogemaw County. 1967.
LIB OF MICH US DOCS 4S PrEx 10.9/5:Og 2
Patriarche, Mercer H.
A Twelve-year history of fishing in the lakes of the Rifle River Area, Ogemaw County, Michigan, 1945-1956. 1960.
LIB OF MICH - MICH DOCS 2S SH509 .P37 1960
Michigan Department of Treasury.
Examination of the accounts and records of the General and the Federal Revenue Sharing funds of Ogemaw County. 1974-1976.
LIB OF MICH MICH DOCS OFFICIAL HJ9259.O35 E93
Michigan Department of Commerce.
Profile of Ogemaw County. 1980s.
LIB OF MICH MICH DOCS OFFICIAL HC107.M5 A1 Ogemaw
Updated 1/25/2023