Welcome to Newaygo County

      Welcome to this website which is a part of MIGenWeb and USGenWeb, a network of websites that provide free online genealogical information. This county is currently available for adoption.  For more information contact our state coordinator.

      Newaygo County was named for Naw-wa-goo, a Chippewa chief who was a signer of the Tready of Saginaw in 1812.  The county was created from Kent, Muskegon, and Oceana counties in 1840 and organized in 1851.

     The photo to the left is Fremont from 1910.

     This site was recently updated.  If you find missing elements or bad links email me.