Antrim County

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Welcome to Antrim County

      Welcome to this website which is a part of MIGenWeb and USGenWeb©, a network of websites that provide free online genealogical information.

     Antrim County, in the northwest corner of Michigan's lower peninsula was formed March 8, 1843, from its parent county, Cheboygan. It was originally named Megesee County, but ws later renamed after County Antrim in Ireland.

Antrim County is bordered on the west by Lake Michigan's Grand Traverse Bay and is one of the state's most popular recreation areas. This region was once famous for its iron processing.

 

Table of Contents
History Newspapers  Resources
Traverse Region (1884) pp 249-287 Antrim Review (2006-2021) Libraries and Historical Societies
1905 Courthouse Antrim County News (1947-1974) FamilySearch*
Hugh J. Gray Cairn Elk Rapids News MyHeritage**
Alden and Helena Twp History Part 1 Elk Rapids Progress (1949) Antrim Message Board
Alden and Helena Twp History Part 2 Elk Rapids Progress 28Nov1963 Native American
Alden and Helena Twp History Part 3 Misc. Newspapers Antrim County Books
Atwood Reformed Church History   MIGenWeb Archives
Bohemian Settlement People Michigan Family History Network
Jordan Townshp Pinney Pioneers Traverse Region (1884) Biographies  Index Archived Queries
Mancelona Early History Family Histories and Trees  
Settlement of Towns   Vital Records 
Township Organization Places Births 1867-1912  familysearch*
  Towns and Townships Marriages 1866-1921  familysearch*
Maps Antrim County Government DiBean Marriage Index
Antrim County Atlas 1897   Deaths 1867-1916   familysearch*
Antrim County Atlas 1910 Miscellaneous Death Certificates 1897-over 75 yrs old  
Michigan Map   Antrim County Photo Album DAR Vital Records  familysearch*
Sanford Fire Maps Census Records MIGenWeb Archives
  Rushton Scrapbook Probate Records 1864-1910   familysearch*
  Susan Bates Letter Cemeteries
  Jordan River Lumberjacks  
  1966 Elk Rapids High School Yearbook  
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Last update: 1/10/2026